Why haven't they done it for the dakota? i think i would be cool

 

cost, money that chrysler currently does not have (if you watch the news). if you ask me, they first need to give us the 5.7 (which is avalible in the jeep GC) then eventually work up to the SRT8, if there is enough of a market for it.

having a 5.7 would make a hell'uv'a R/T wouldn't it

 

yeah, i just figured there would've atleast been some talk about it before all this stuff happened

 

yeah i hear where you are coming from, but it really surprises me that they didn't do it in the ram (since it has much more sales)... they did the SRT10 in the ram but it was pretty expensive and having both an SRT10 and SRT8 option would have really made it badass.... the dak just doesn't have enough sales to warrent such a large investment, sure people would like it, and look at it but chances are, and esp in the economy, they wouldn't or couldn't buy it

 

If chrysler wanted to, they could produce an srt8 dakota with very little cost in my opinion. All the money they would have to spend really is just whatever it takes to figure out how to put the 5.7 in the dakota. Once they figure that out they can just use the same powertrain they use behind a 5.7 Ram. Probably all they would have to do is shorten the driveshaft because they already put the 545RFE in daks behind the 4.7. Throw in a 3.92 rear with LSD, lower the front one inch and the rear 2 inches, add some better looking wheels and throw on some SRT badges and voila...SRT8 dakota. Of course it would only come in extended cab because they dont even have a regular cab anymore, but its better than nothing. They dont wanna do that though because it would take sales away from their precious Rams. I honestly think chrysler wants dakotas to fail. Think about it, they made them ugly and charge an arm and a leg for them and they never advertise them.

 

a 3rd gen STR8 Dak is absurd. those turds arent meant to look good, go fast, or do anything. now if they brought the 2nd gen BACK, well, now that would make a hell of a SRT8.........

 

Holy sheit! You guys are being hateful again... wth, you are hating on us 3rd gens and we never said anything bad about you little guys... be nice dammit

I think a 3rd gen Dakota SRT8 would be sweet, badass, and all the above...

 

although i am partial to the looks of the 2nd gen, a 3rd gen would really be something..., if they could bring back the look of the 2nd gen for the 4th gen, that would be sick as hell but as wink said, i agree that chrylser wants the dakota to fail, ther is much more money in it for them if they were able to just ahve the ram... which is a shame if you ask me JMHO

 

especially if they gave it the new front end like is on the ram R/T concept......*drooling*(damnit i want smilies back!!!!!)

 

Really I don't think it would sell. Unless they do something drastic to make them look better no one is going to buy it. The new daks are ugly as hell. Like rt said if it were 2nd gen it would be awesome but Id rather have my 4.7 in a 2nd gen than a 3rd gen with a 5.7 or 6.1, they're just so ugle compared to the 2nd gen... but its still a hell of a lot better than those POS toyots