Practical versatility, bold styling, and powerful yet efficient performance. Count on five-star front and side crash test ratings, best-in-class towing, horsepower, plus a best-in-class interior that accommodates everything but compromise. And an available and exclusive V8 that balances ready-to-rock power with smart, efficient performance.
Inside
Look for bright Satin Silver highlights, eye-friendly color treatments to gauges and pointers, even an available leather-wrapped steering wheel, and an Alpine® Premium Sound System with 6-disc CD/DVD changer, six speakers, and auxiliary audio input jack for MP3 devices. Keep in touch with the world, with audio and navigation systems that rival state-of-the-art homes and offices. Factory-installed SIRIUS® Satellite Radio includes a one-year subscription.
UConnect
The available 6.5-inch touch-screen provides entertainment, information, and communication, all through an AM/FM/CD/DVD stereo system. A 30GB hard drive allows you to store photos, playlists, maps, and points of interest, as well as rip, stash, organize, and shuffle up to 6,700 digital music files from CDs, integrated USB port, or exterior input jack. The touch screen allows you to easily change radio stations and play digital audio files. Or, step up to the available UCONNECT gps, which includes all the same great features, and adds the convenience of full mapping turn-by-turn navigation with SIRIUS¨ traffic real-time updates using SIRIUS Satellite Radio. The included UCONNECT phone provides hands-free, voice-activation capability with your Bluetooth¨ compatible phone.
• Gain access to over 130 channels, including 100% commercial-free music, sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, and weather with UCONNECT studios featuring SIRIUS Satellite Radio. Comes bundled with UCONNECT gps or it can be added as a stand-alone feature.
• Go high-tech with an in-vehicle voice-activated communication system that allows you to talk on your Bluetooth compatible phone virtually hands-free. Comes bundled with UCONNECT gps or is available when choosing the optional Convenience Group.
• Turn your vehicle into a WiFi Hotspot with UCONNECT web. This Authentic Dodge Accessory by Mopar allows every passenger in your vehicle to harness the power and entertainment value of the Internet at the same time. It's easy for the whole family to use with laptops or other wireless devices, and does not require software. Subscription required, sold separately.
Exterior
• Best in class cargo bed takes on your gear in style. Dakota adapts instantly to whatever you throw at it. And, with that best-in-class standard cargo bed capacity, whatever you throw in it. So start exploring the planet in the only pickup that gives you the largest and longest standard cargo bed in its class. The pleasure of Dakota: It all just works so well - especially when you outfit your new Dakota with Authentic Dodge Accessories:
• Under-the-rail bedliner. For extreme truck bed protection, the Under-The-Rail-Bedliner helps keep cargo from shifting with its skid-resistant construction. It's available from Mopar- or as a factory-installed option.
• Dual-function bed extender. Increase the storage capacity of your truck's bed by positioning the extender to enclose the open tailgate area. Reverse the position, and the extender becomes a convenient cargo divider.
• Tuner style headlamps. Custom taillamps install easily and are designed to provide a seamless fit, while adding a unique look to your Dakota. Meets all government (FMVSS) standards.
• Side window air deflectors. Now you can partially open your windows even in the nastiest weather and remain dry. Tinted, acrylic visors come in a set of four.
• Chrome fuel filler door. Add a bright complement to your Dakota with this Chrome Fuel Filler Door, also available in brushed aluminum.
• Dual position tailgate. In back, the innovative dual-position tailgate addresses convenience and cargo-carrying capability at the same time.
• You'll get more out of it because we put more into it. Go across town, or move across the country. The truck with best-in-classinterior room offers multiple assets to make life easy on every road.
Interior
With seating for five adults, Dakota Extended Cab increases leg room and interior to the level of best-in-class. Center consoles in all models feature a cell phone/MP3 holder.
• Stain resistant seating. Stain Repel seat fabric forces liquids to quickly bead for easy cleaning, is resistant to odors and static, and has the durability to withstand stains - even with repeated cleanings.
• Collapsable storage gate. The brilliant available Crate 'n Go storage system collapses when not in use, and is completely removable for the ultimate in convenience.
Safety and Security
It's Everywhere in Dakota. Dodge Dakota crew cab offers the highest front and side crash test ratings. Also helping protect you:
• Energy-Absorbing Octagonal Front Frame Rail Tips. These replaceable tips reduce impact energy by collapsing rearward in a controlled manner in the event of a front impact by reducing transferred force that could reach the driver and front passenger.
• Automatic Headlamps. Standard on Laramie models; when switched to automatic, headlamps turn on at dusk and turn off in daylight.
• The Antilock Brake System. This system features two modes: rear-wheel ABS, which is standard on 2009 Dakota models; tuned for tolerance, the available 4-wheel ABS works with the rack-and-pinion steering system, and helps provide Dakota with superb maneuvering and stopping capability.
• The Fully Boxed Hydroformed Ladder Frame. Critical to Dakota's outstanding handling and towing/hauling capability, this is technology that works under all conditions and loads, helping deliver a quiet, comfortable ride while contributing to impressive strength, stiffness, durability and NVH (noise, vibration, and harshness) control.
• The Advanced Multistage Front Air Bag System. Standard on all Dakota models is an advanced multi-stage front air bag system; the available supplemental side-curtain air bags (included in the Extra Security Package) help further protect both front and rear side passengers.
• The Tire Pressure Monitoring System. Add peace of mind with this standard feature. It communicates a clear, visible alert in the instrument panel when tire pressure is low, keeping steering and handling in top form - and contributing to obtaining peak mileage and fuel economy.
Performance
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3.7L Magnum® V6
The standard engine for Dakota
generates a solid 210 horsepower
@ 5,200 rpm and 235 lb-ft of torque
@ 4,000 rpm, with reliability proven
through extensive testing.
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4.7L Flex Fuel V8
Utilize either gasoline or E85 ethanol - or any combination of the two. This
engine produces more power than the
previous version - 302 horsepower
@ 5,650 rpm, and 329 lb-ft of torque
@ 3,950 rpm - with no compromise
in performance.
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Trim Levels
ST
Standard: 3.7-liter V6 engine mated to a Getrag 6-speed manual transmission. Also available is a 4-speed automatic, both riding on 16-inch styled steel wheels. Inside: AM/FM/MP3 stereo with single-disc CD player and auxiliary input jack, cloth seats, tilt steering, advanced multistage driver and front-passenger air bags, black instrument-panel bezel and air conditioning. Mechanical advantages include front disc/rear drum brakes with rear-wheel ABS and, on four-wheel-drive models, electronic part-time 4WD system with 4LOCK, 4LOW, and Neutral. Manual 5"x7" exterior mirrors, fixed rear window, Dark Slate Gray front fascia and rear bumper, chrome grille with black honeycomb insert.
Bighorn
New is the Big Horn trim level, known in Texas as Lone Star. Big Horn features all the standard equipment of the ST, and adds body-color front and rear fascias, accent color grille, black headlamp bezels, fog lamps, speed control, power windows, locks, and mirrors, Crate 'n Go,TM 17-inch cast aluminum wheels and tailgate badges.
TRx4
Available only on Dakota 4x4 models. TRX4 shares the same grille, headlamp and fascia as the new Big Horn, but adds black bodyside molding and black fender flares. Standard part- time shift-on-the-fly transfer case, 4x4 Skid Plate Group (which includes front suspension, transfer case, and fuel tank skid plates), antispin rear differential, rugged P265/70R16 outlined white- letter trail tires on 16-inch cast aluminum wheels, front tow hooks. TRX4-specific power cloth bucket seats, standard SIRIUS Satellite digital radio, leather-wrapped steering wheel, overhead console with temperature compass and trip computer, and security alarms.
Laramie
In Laramie, you'll find all the standard equipment of Big Horn and TRX4, plus automatic headlamps, chrome rear bumper and front chrome grille with matching billets, chrome bodyside molding, and silver-painted 18-inch aluminum wheels. Standard features also include Remote Start and the Alpine¨ six-speaker system with a 276-watt amplifier.
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