Saturday, April 10, 2010

New Dodge Journey 2010

The 2010 Dodge Journey is a stylish five-or seven-passenger crossover medium and worth a look before you start your next trip cross country. As a family-friendly vehicle, 2010 Dodge Journey crossover boasts some middle-seat configuration, decent fuel efficiency and many standard features of this crossover provides flexibility correct.



In the second year of production, 2010 Dodge Journey to compete with the Ford Edge, Hyundai Santa Fe, Subaru Tribeca and Toyota Highlander. The trip is built on the Dodge Avenger and Chrysler Sebring platform. The 2010 Dodge Journey is available in SE, SXT and sporty R / T trim levels and is offered in front-or all-wheel drive with two powertrain options, including the basic 173-horsepower, 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine and 235-power horse, 3.5-liter V-6, each well mated with a four-speed automatic with overdrive or a six-speed multi-speed automatic with overdrive and auto-manual. EPA estimated fuel economy is quite impressive for a crossover reaches up to 19 mpg in the city and 25 mpg on the highway.



The 2010 Dodge Journey sitting on a standard 16-inch steel wheels with 16 -, 17 - and 19-inch aluminum or chrome wheels are available as options. hot mirror is a standard feature. Perhaps one of the most attractive qualities is flexibility Journey to transport people and cargo. A system of Stow n 'Flip offers additional storage under the front passenger seat cushion and an additional storage bin is located on the lower floor standard 60/40-split second row seats, which, through' n Tilt Dodge's Slide function, can slide forward and backward or fold flat into the floor for even more cargo options.




Options include the third-row seat that can fold flat into the floor, navigation system, backup camera, remote-start systems, roof racks, Bluetooth cell phone connectivity, Chrysler's "MyGig" Onboard hard-drive to store and play MP3 music files and rear seat entertainment system.




The 2010 Dodge Journey adds only minimal improvement in the second year, including anti-lock brakes and standard driver and front passenger active head restraints on all trims. Additional standard safety features include side-impact airbags for front seats, side curtain airbags for all rows, electronic stability systems and electronic roll mitigation.


ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS
dohc V61 sohc V62 ohv V83 ohv V84
Size, liters/cu. in. 2.7/167 3.5/215 5.7/345 6.1/370
Horsepower @ rpm. 178 @ 5500 250 @ 6400 368 @ 5200 425 @ 6200
Torque (lb-ft) @ rpm. 190 @ 4000 250 @ 3800 395 @ 4350 420 @ 4800
Availability Standard Standard Standard Standard
EPA City / highway mpg
4-speed automatic 18/26 17/25 --/-- --/--
5-speed automatic --/-- 17/23 16/25 5 13/19

FUEL DATA
EPA Fuel Economy Est - City 18 MPG
EPA Fuel Economy Est - Hwy 26 MPG
Fuel Tank Capacity, Approx 18.0 gal

DRIVETRAIN SPECIFICATIONS
Drivetrain Rear-Wheel Drive

INTERIOR SPECIFICATIONS
Front Headroom 38.7 in
Front Hiproom 56.2 in
Front Legroom 41.8 in
Front Shoulderroom 59.3 in
Passenger Capacity 5
Second Headroom 36.2 in
Second Hiproom 55.5 in
Second Legroom 40.2 in
Second Shoulderroom 57.6 in

EXTERIOR SPECIFICATIONS
Curb Weight 3728 lbs
Height, Overall 58.2 in
Length, Overall 200.1 in
Min Ground Clearance N/A in
Tread Width, Front 63.0 in
Tread Width, Rear 63.1 in
Turning Diameter - Curb to Curb 38.9 ft
Turning Diameter - Wall to Wall N/A ft
Wheelbase 120.0 in
Width, Max w/o mirrors 74.5 in