'08 Dodge Dakota

The 2008 Dodge Dakota has been almost completely revamped. Inside, 2008 Dakotas which feature an extended cab also have room for five occupants, while the crew cab models can seat up to six occupants.

The dashboard now comes with storage space in front of the passenger. Remote starting is now standard, and there are options for stain resistant and anti static seat upholstery.

Also standard in the 2008 Dakota are audio systems which come complete with the capabilities to connect MP3 players to the truck. Optional auxiliary features include Sirius Satellite Radio and a navigation system that is based on DVD technology.

As far as standard safety features go, all 2008 Dodge Dakota's come with anti lock brakes in the rear. There is also an anti lock brake option for all four-wheel drive models. Other options include side curtain air bags.

The standard engine is still a 3.7 liter V-6 with two hundred and ten horsepower and two hundred and thirty five pounds per feet of torque.

'07 Dodge Dakota

The 2007 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab models have the capacity for six person seating rather than the traditional, typical five person capabilities. That is a lot of room in a truck, and even more room available in the 2007 Dakota Club Cab models. When the rear seats are folded down in Club Cab models, drivers get a total of thirty cubic feet of storage place.

The rear seats can be folded down in Quad Cab models as well, making for a total of just over thirty seven cubic feat of storage space. Also featured in Club Cab models are forward facing back seats and access doors for the back seat passengers which feature rear-hinges.

Outwardly, like their predecessors, Dakota Club Cabs have a six and a half foot bed, whereas the Quad Cab models have a bed of five feet and four inches of total length. The silhouette is sleek and square, and owners have the option of 16 inch, 17 inch, or 18 inch wheels.

'06 Dodge Dakota

The 2006 Dodge Dakota comes as a Club Cab model and a Quad Cab model. The Club Cab has a six and a half foot long bed and the Quad Cab has a bed that is five feet and four inches in length. The hood, grill, and fender plus a boxy styling gives the 2006 Dakota a squared off look, all of which serves to make the truck very distinctive and unique.

The 2006 Dodge Dakota models feature pieces of sleek, even chrome which buyers cannot get on other models. The newest model, the TRX, has likewise distinctive sixteen inch aluminum wheels, as well as painted monotube shocks and tow hooks.

With the TRX4 Off Road, drivers get anti-spin differential, skid plates, and an improved axle ratio. Dodge calls the Dakota Night Runner an intimidating truck, due to its monochromatic, blacked out color scheme, which comes complete with seventeen inch black, chrome wheels.

'05 Dodge Dakota

Dodge promised that the 2005 Dodge Dakota would be, in Dodge's words, “bigger, bolder, and tougher,” and they made good with the completely redesigned 2005 Dakota.

Dodge also promised that the 2005 Dakota would be the best in class in terms of horsepower, torque, and towering capabilities. That, too, is an easy promise to fulfill, as it is the only truck in its class to come with the option of a V-8 engine.

The V-6 comes standard, but buyers have two optional choices for the engine: the 2005 Dakota can be fitted with one of two V-8 engine. The most powerful of the two is a two hundred sixty horse power, V-8 engine with three hundred and ten pounds per feet of torque.

The 2005 Dodge Dakota comes in a Club Cab model and a Quad Cab model, and can be either two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive in one of three trim levels – ST, SLT, and Laramie.