4th Gen Dakota Coverage
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4th Gen Dakota Coverage
Looks like a 4th Gen Ram Dakota is all but certain, especially when it's talked about at shareholder meetings!
News straight out of Detroit:
https://amp.freep.com/amp/1151441001
Might even be built in the United States!
News straight out of Detroit:
https://amp.freep.com/amp/1151441001
Might even be built in the United States!
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But it won't fit in my driveway . . . .
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2019 Ram 1500 classic - 209″ L x 79.4″ W x 74.6″ H
2005 Dodge Dakota quad cab 218.8″ L x 71.7″ W x 68.6″ H
The Dakota is longer, only 8" less width, and 6" shorter? Is the internet lying to me?
2005 Dodge Dakota quad cab 218.8″ L x 71.7″ W x 68.6″ H
The Dakota is longer, only 8" less width, and 6" shorter? Is the internet lying to me?
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It is the width that is my problem. My neighbour and I share a driveway between our houses. A full-sized truck just makes it too tight.
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Rumors have a new Ram 1200 ( Fiat Fullback ) coming in 2021-22. Whether it's called a Ram 1200 or Dakota is anyone's guess, if it even comes to the US at all.
The Fiat Fullback is a pickup truck that was developed between Fiat and Mitsubishi a few years ago, the truck is identical to the fifth generation of the Mitsubishi L200. The engines available are a 2.4 Diesel, a 2.5 Diesel, and a 2.4 Gasoline as of now. I assume that the next Gen of this truck is what we might see here in the good old USA.
Who knows, maybe we'll see the Dakota and it's twin, the Mitsubishi Raider, both appear once again.
Ram 1200
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I think that truck shown in the Autotrader article in the above post is the smaller Fiat Strada truck.
The Fiat Fullback is a pickup truck that was developed between Fiat and Mitsubishi a few years ago, the truck is identical to the fifth generation of the Mitsubishi L200. The engines available are a 2.4 Diesel, a 2.5 Diesel, and a 2.4 Gasoline as of now. I assume that the next Gen of this truck is what we might see here in the good old USA.
Who knows, maybe we'll see the Dakota and it's twin, the Mitsubishi Raider, both appear once again.
Ram 1200
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I think that truck shown in the Autotrader article in the above post is the smaller Fiat Strada truck.
Last edited by dakotaff; May 16, 2019 at 12:15 PM.
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nope. I had the same realization when I was looking at a 2005 silverado. It was litteraly just wider, to make the bed a 4ft wide between the wheel wells. Other than that the 3rd gen dakota might as well have been a full size truck.
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I don't see much point in a rebadged Gladiator, so we'll see what/if they do.
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The internet is lying to you. That 209" Ram Classic is a short bed, regular cab. A quad cab is going to be about 238". That's a LOT longer than the Dakota.