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2007 Dodge Nitro Review

The 2007 Dodge Nitro is a new monster-sized SUV. Fueling the size Dodge Durango in 2004 and since then has been planning the Nitro. There are mid-size SUV out there, and Dodge Nitro wanted to be distinctive, to maintain its reputation for bold style. The result is a vehicle very square, with larger fender flares.

The Nitro looks and feels superior to its volume, with a high seating position that SUV owners enjoy and good cabin space. It has a storage of goods in the rear seats and front passenger seat totally flat after a few seconds, also the rear cargo floor slides on the rear bumper, and accommodates up to 400 pounds, so that the lifting of heavy objects much easier.

Nitro is available in two or two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive with a choice of V6 engines, one old and one new version. The new 4.0-liter V6 is better than the previous 3.7-liter, with 50 more HP and fuel economy that is a few miles per gallon less. However, the 4.0-liter engine only comes in high-end R / T, which costs about $ 2,700 more than the most popular SLT, but a five-speed automatic also comes with the R / T, and that transmission is better than the standard four-speed in the SLT.

There are three types of upholstery: fabric, anti-stain fabric and perforated leather. Whichever option within the seats are very comfortable. The cabin is quiet thanks to heavy use of soundproofing materials, and visibility in the rear and corners before the Nitro is excellent.

For a base price of $ 19,225, Nitro owner gets many safety features that are usually optional on other vehicles as front and side rear airbags, side curtain airbags, electronic stability program with traction control and brake assist and a pressure monitor tire on top of that.

Model Shows

The 2007 Dodge Nitro comes in three models, each with a choice of two wheels drive (2WD) or four-wheel drive (4WD).

There are three models of the new 2007 Dodge Nitro: the SXT in 2WD, $ 20,735 for part-time 4WD), SLT ($ 22,635 and $ 24,145) and R / T with four wheels full time), all prices $ 660 shipping.

The SXT ($ 19.225) comes with a 210-hp 3.7-liter V6 and a choice of 6-speed manual transmission or 4-speed automatic ($ 1,000). The 4-wheel drive model ($ 20,735) uses part-time four-wheel drive system. Standard equipment includes cloth upholstery, air conditioning, remote entry with windows and door locks electric, 115 volt outlet, the flat front passenger seat, 60/40 folding rear seat, AM / FM / CD Traction Control MP3 and six speakers, and assistant braking, slate molded front fender flares, folding power mirrors, the rear window washer / wiper and 16-inch wheels.

The SLT ($ 22.635) and SLT 4WD ($ 24,145) come standard with the car Trans. The SLT adds cloth seats stain resistant, power-adjustable driver seat six, leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio controls, overhead console, cruise control, heated mirrors, compass, auto-dimming rearview mirror, vehicle information tools, tinted windows, body-color front and rear fender flares, and aluminum wheels, 17 inches.

The R / T ($ 25,310) has a new 4.0-liter V6 makes 260 horsepower, mated to a five-speed automatic transmission. The R / T 4WD model ($ 26,970) has a of four-wheel full time. The R / T comes with a sport suspension with 20-inch wheels and Goodyear Eagle tires. The R / T is equipped like the SLT, but It also has satellite radio.

Options for all three models include a power sunroof, fog lights, tires, full size spare, and package drag. Full-time 4WD is an option in the meantime the 4WD SXT and SLT. Options for the SLT and R / T include leather upholstery, navigation system, booting remote control, telephone with hands free, luxury audio system with eight speakers and a subwoofer. Transport Option infotainment audio system features, entertainment and communication wrapped into one, with voice command and a 20 GB hard drive to store music and photos.
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Dodge advertising is a great thing looks on the Nitro, citing his athleticism call. We're not sure. We could call muscle but most just seem to square. The flares are exaggerated wings rounded the only parts of the hair. Every other angle is square-ish. It looks and feels more medium size, some of which are to be a good thing.

From the front, is undoubtedly Dodge. She has this big cross grid, which is much better in body color (R / T) chrome (SXT, SLT). The horizontal headlamps, turn signal outages and fog lights are an orderly adjustment in the face mass.

However, it seems not as if the attempt was made despite having the front bumper / fascia be clean, is around the edges, like a valley that could make a plate of three feet wide, or perhaps Once a sticker that says: "I'm a Dodge so I'm in your face!" Under this, a wide air intake for power steering cooler, which fins are exposed to fine flying stones because there is no screen.

Inspired by the portholes on the Buick Lucerne false, or perhaps the tradition of a Mercedes-Benz sports, there is a trapezoidal embedded in black plastic with three chrome ribs, located just in front of mirrors. Its aim is to look like a cooling slot. Is it a nice touch, and so little goes a long way toward relaxation polyhedral Nitro.

In silhouette, with its relatively upright windshield, belt line Windows and rectangular high, shorter front overhang, its shape recalls, for example, a '62 Dodge Power Wagon. But from the perspective of three-quarters lines back around the rear window of his older cousin withdrawal, the Jeep Commander. We like the cleaner black instead of chrome around the windows.

Our test Nitro R / T comes standard aluminum 20-inch chrome wheels, and is blind. The much narrower sidewall on the tires 20 inches seems to offer no defense in against floors.

Interior Features

The SXT comes in a base fabric, but the fabric of the SLT and R / T is something called YES Essentials, says repel stains, control odors and reduce static electricity. The optional perforated leather with red stitching coal in our test R / T was beautiful. Seats front are very comfortable and supportive, with excellent building.

The steering wheel is a beautiful four branches, with a large central hub and thick spokes at 9:00 and 3:00 pm, small radii of 5 and 7, the information center buttons are under your thumb in the headlights. There are three main instruments: speedo in the center, tachometer right and fuel and temperature on the left. They are very beautiful and legible, in particular, digital information still visible in the sun because the three pods are carefully wrapped. Chrysler has gauges GM generally blows right out of the water when it comes to elegance of style and function.

There is a front leg room good, and it feels like there's more because the dashboard is narrow, so the cabin feel nothing of this in a mini-van. The dashboard also has an insert in the center console, about 6 by 9-inch non-slip rubber bottom, and is perfect for many things. The glove box is the width of the passenger side.

Rearview visibility is very good, with windows only there, not trying to swoopy style sheet. And yet, because the front fenders have no place or the actual shape is easy to see the front corners of the vehicle, making parking a relief compared to many vehicles this size.

The theme the site is continuing with the center console and its instruments and buttons for the sound system and air conditioning, Although nowadays many cars look, which is not bad, just almost natural. All is clean, easy to use and easy to understand. We especially like the door handles, an intelligent ergonomic design: they are like half-circuit, simply drag and three or four fingers against the door inside the handle, fingers forward no twisting of the wrist, and pull.

Between the seats, with the gearshift, transfer case, and the emergency brake lever, there are two fixed cupholders and a small niche for change. There is a shallow shelf at the top of the center console storage bin and a deep compartment under This, as a lady in the press briefing, he said, is large enough to keep your cat, travel by road.

But the Nitro really rises to the occasion behind the front seat. No charge "Go function quickly and easily flops the 60/40 rear seats and front passenger seat totally flat. With the tailgate up, vinyl carpet (washable in the SXT) cargo floor slides towards the rear of 18 inches, along the bumper, saving a back loader. May contain 400 pounds.

Less than half the cargo floor is a compartment four inches deep that can store things such as home cables and tools, or hide a laptop.

Over the past two years, Dodge has worked hard to make her quiet SUV, and Nitro succeeds. The 3.7-liter engine is strong enough, but the facts, soundproofing Nitro to the knees.

Finally, the air conditioner can be but a normal day, but is minimal in hot weather.

Driving Impressions

After lengthy cruises, both SLT and Dodge Nitro 4WD R / T 2WD, we prefer the R / T.

The 3.7-liter engine in the SLT is slightly harsh and too slow, and the automatic transmission four-speed train requires an Other, the two floors SLT 40 mph, and not kick down and the transport vehicle has Wimpy said. The suspension is hit with a jolt, especially at low speed, especially on the front wheels. And when he turned off the stability control and forcefully pushed into a corner, before the end as badly as washing everything we've felt for a long time, Goodyear Wrangler tires. This was surprising, because the Nitro is a rear-drive layout.

The R / T costs about $ 2,700 more, but he def. worthwhile. It is better to see, more to trim the same color as the body, although 20-inch wheels in Chrome are a bit expensive (Such as $ 1,405 option on the SLT, shame you can not get 17 – "the size in the R / T and save money.) Chrysler R / T models are considered higher performance, but in this case is not hot-rod high performance.

The 4.0-liter V6 engine is a new single-cam general. Rated at 260 horsepower, 50 more than the SLT engine, and offers 265 lb.-ft. of torque at 4200 rpm. That's a lot of horsepower and torque, and we can not say that the R / T really feels like that much.

The R / T engine is quieter than 3.7 liter in the SLT, and is more or less the same mileage: 17 city and 21 highway in 2WD, with 89 octane recommended but 87 acceptable. It got 16.7 mpg driving the R / T very hard.

The five-speed automatic transmission makes a difference in the sharpness of the 4-speed. However, mode manual, you do poorly. Responds to a change by the driver (this driver at least) half the time. So, what happens on the roads is unnecessarily dangerous. Tickets quantities near Redline (6000 rpm) and a bit slow. And the exchange rate mechanism is not comfortable either.

Body R / T is reasonable, and much more Direct the SLT, quality tires help a little. But the race is much better, in this 2WD model. Theoretically R / T tuned suspension should be much firmer and it is certainly a better vehicle overall, but also much more comfortable.

Summary

The Nitro is the first mid-size SUV from Dodge, and has all the Dodge character. It is built on the same platform as the Jeep Liberty, and it really feels superior to its volume, thanks in large part to a waistline high, the high seating position, and although the glass instead of metal in the rear corners. It is not easy to make an SUV look distinctive, and the Nitro is. Mechanically, stimied by the 3.7-liter engine and four-speed automatic on SXT and SLT, the most popular models.

Test Pattern
Dodge Nitro R / T ($ 25,310) base price
19 225
Basic warranty
3 years/50, 000 miles Price as tested
28 645
Meeting
Toledo, Ohio proved Vehicle Options
Trailer hitch, sunroof, DVD/CD/MP3-compatible AM/FM/6-disc with 8 speakers and a subwoofer for full size communication parts, hands-free ($ 2,675)
Destination charge:
660
Energy taxes:
N / A
Description of the model line
range models
Dodge Nitro SXT 2WD ($ 19.225) SXT 4WD ($ 20.735) SLT 2WD ($ 22.635) SXT 4WD ($ 24,145), R / T 2WD ($ 25.310), R / T 4WD ($ 26,970) Engines
4.0-liter SOHC V6
Safety equipment (standard)
multi-stage front airbags, side airbags front and rear airbags curtain, ABS disc brakes, electronic stability program with traction control and brake assist, electronic roll mitigation, child seat anchoring system, Communications of the tire pressure monitor
5-speed automatic
Safety equipment (on request)

Specifications for test
Standard Equipment
air conditioning, remote entry with power windows and door locks, six-way power driver seat, flat front passenger seat, 60/40 folding rear seat, LOAD 'N GO cargo storage system with tie rails, AM / FM / CD with MP3 and six speakers Satellite Radio, SIRIUS, folding door mirrors Electric Heated rear window washer / wiper, Tilt steering column, cruise control, tinted glass, console on the roof, the vehicle information instrumentation, compass, 115-volt outlet, automatic-dimming rearview mirror, leather steering wheel wrapped with audio controls, aluminum wheels and 20-inch
Engine and transmission
Engine
4.0-liter SOHC V6 Transmission
5-speed automatic
Drivetrain type
rear-wheel drive EPA fuel economy city / highway
17/21
Horsepower (hp @ rpm)
260 @ 6000 Torque (lb-ft @ rpm min)
265 @ 4200
Suspension
Brakes, front / rear
disc / disc with ABS Tires
P245/50R20
Front Suspension
Independent back
independent
Accommodation
Seating
5 Head / legroom hip / before
40.6/56.8/40.8
Height / in the hip and the Middle
N / A head and hip / Legroom, rear
40.8/47.4/37.7
Steps
Fuel Capacity
19.5 Load
N / A
Load capacity
75.6 Towing capacity
5000
Wheelbase
108.8 Camino front / rear
61.0/61.0
Length / width / height
Ground clearance 178.9/73.1/69.9
7.3
Turning circle
36.3 Empty weight
3971
2007 Dodge Nitro User Reviews

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