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All Star
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 961
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From: Akron, OH
You guys are friggan hilarious, I agree with all the analogies of what it looks like. I was gonna go with it looking like a jacked up Nitro with a phat ***.
And I agree, the front end is too short.
Extend the front end, and make it more rugged and mean.
Expand the rear window instead of cutting it off
Do away with the unibody concept
Make the side exhaust more distinctive
Try to do a little better with the body lines
Other than that, it aint too shabby, but a dakota replacement, Hells no.
And I agree, the front end is too short.
Extend the front end, and make it more rugged and mean.
Expand the rear window instead of cutting it off
Do away with the unibody concept
Make the side exhaust more distinctive
Try to do a little better with the body lines
Other than that, it aint too shabby, but a dakota replacement, Hells no.
Grand Champion
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 5,293
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From: Kekaha, HI
At least two dozen times since I've been here, lol. I still think I like the Rampage better than this.
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Record Breaker
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Sandy, UT. (SLC Suburbs)
It looks like the new durango/cherokee platform. Wouldn't doubt it since fiat wants to use the least amount of unique ideas as possible.
Sad thing is, its all based on co-designed platforms from Mercedes... just wait for the fiat co-designed stuff... goodbye dodge.
Grand Champion
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Kekaha, HI
At least the Rampage is a truck, not a unibody Durango torch job. You 4x4 guys could still lift and offroad a Rampage, I wouldn't try it with the "lifestlye Dakota" lol. Plus the Rampage actually has a truck bed vice the Ridgeline looking back end of the other.
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Joined: May 2009
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From: Lone Grove, OK
That kinda reminds me of the Australian utes. I think the "new dakota" would make an awesome "car" in an SRT package. But, that's not a truck unless it would be a 'bagged half-ton with a tow package.
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The El Camino was a car with a truck bed... thats kind of what that is.
either way. Fiat doesnt have a lot of say in what the chrysler brand actually does. they own 25% of the company. They merged to gain access to the american market with dealerships and to share technology. The whole deal was to get their small cars into the USDM without having to do all the leg work.
saying Fiat has a say, is like saying Ferrari or Maserati have a say... (yes, those are now "sister brands" to dodge, chrysler and Jeep.)
either way. Fiat doesnt have a lot of say in what the chrysler brand actually does. they own 25% of the company. They merged to gain access to the american market with dealerships and to share technology. The whole deal was to get their small cars into the USDM without having to do all the leg work.
saying Fiat has a say, is like saying Ferrari or Maserati have a say... (yes, those are now "sister brands" to dodge, chrysler and Jeep.)
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Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 221
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From: Canada
I think it's just sad. If they insist on keeping it a unibody then maybe shorten the cab to a club from a quad, gave it more bed and call it a Rampage. Maybe. I don't care what anyone says about the unibody truck thing, I still don't like it, but then again I don't have to buy it either. Especially when they start calling them "lifestyle vehicles" and "truckletts" like I've also heard them called, you've lost me. Now if I was in the market for a car and this came with rear wheel drive and a V8 configured like I suggested above? Maybe. I wonder if anyone would build a lift for it? LOL!