22 ~ North Shore News — Friday, April 21. 2000

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Dakota Quad

| Technical Data

2000 Dodge Dakota Quai Cab ax

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Price as tested.

Freight.

TYP 6 .......00e four-door, five-passenger mid-size pickup
Layout... longitudinal front engine/PT/FT 4WD
Engine... ssssssarantveeseneseeseed 4.7-litre V8, SOHC, 16 valves
HOPSOPOWES ....ssccseseersesseees seoscoeesonsasseeen 235 @ 4,800 ro.m.
TOrque........... 295 it.-Ib. @ 3,200 p.m.
Transmission .«.fOur-Speed automatic
THES .....sssecsccssesesuseseseeene LT 31 X 10.5R-15 OWL all-season
Curb weight... 2,021 kg (4,457 tb.)
Wheelbase ... seven doef MM (131.6 in.)

LONGHR,..oossscecceretsneereneressssessecseserenend 463 MM (215.1 in.)
Width .... csressrooneel OLS MM (71.6 in.)
Height... sessment 04 MM (66.3 in.)
Ground clearance............. sone 213 TM (8.4 in.) minimum
Payload....... ....658 kg (1,450 ib.)
Box length . 4,602 mm (63.1 in.)
TOWING CAPACI «.............cescnscreseeeeeesdys 177 kg (4,800 Ib.)

Fuel consumption..............City: 16.5 /100 km (17 m.p.g.)
samsanereecsesssrmmeneenedtighway: 11.4 100 km (25 m.p.g.)
Warranty . sveccoeseeees ssssesanssenceneonceseeced three years/60,000 km

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pickep truck. Their passenger
cabins are often as roomy
and as luxurious as compara-
ble SUV models, and the
ride and handling are also
comparable. The big differ-
ence is that the pickup’s
open cargo box is useful for
itec.s that wouldn’t normally
be thrown into the back of
an SUV — such as firewood,
garbage, gravel, hay bales,
dead animals, wet or dirty
sports equipment, and tall
items like mattresses and fur-
niture.

Bigger cab, shorter Lox
2000 Dakota pickups
come in three body styles:
two-door regular cab, two-
door Club Cab (extended
cab); and four-door Quad
Cab. The Dakota Quad Cab
has the same wheelbase and
overall length as the Club
Cab, but the Quad Cab has a
much roomier, six passenger
cabin with four full-sized
doors for easier entry and
exit. The Quad Cab’s box,
however, is over a foot short-
er than the Club Cab’s: 5%

EH & pass, fully
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feet vs OF feet.

Unlike the smali rear-
hinged door panels found on
many extended cab pickups,
the Quad Cab's large rear-
hinged doors open almost 9C
degrees and offer outside
door handles and roll-dowa
or optional power windows.

Up to three rear passen-
gers can sit in the forward-
facing rear bench seat which
has a 60/40 split-cushion
that fuld-ups to create extra
sccure storage space of up to
736 litres (26 cu.ft.). The
split cushions allow one or
two passengers to sit on one
side and cargo on the other.

The Dakora’s rear seating
area features pull-out
cupholders in the centre of
the rear seat, back-of-scat
mep pockets, rear under-seat
cargo loops, and overhead
grab handles for casier enzry
and exit. The latter are useful
because the step-up height
into the cabin is rather high:
584 mm (23 in.).

For safety, outboard rear
passengers have three-point
safety belts, and centre pas-
sengers have a lap belt. There
are two rear head restraints

built into the seats, but they
are rather shallow in height.

The standard front cloth
seats are split 40/20/40
with a folding armrest as
standard equipment.
Optional high-back bucket
seats and floor console are
also available.

The Dakota’s attractive
dashboard features simple,
easy-To-see gauges including
a tachometer, rotary dials for
heater and ventilation conve-
nienty close to the driver's
right hand, an AM/FM/CD
stereo, a handy 12 volt
power outlet and a cigarette
lighter, and an ashtray that
can be used as a coinholder.

The automatic transmis-

- sion lever is focated on the’

column while the 4WD lever
is positioned on the floor.
Interior storage is reason-
able: there’s a centre armrest
and storage bin, glove box,
map pockets and open stor-

“age on the Roor console. An

overhead console includes
map lights and a sunglasses
holder.

Headroom and legroom
for both front and rear pas-
sengers is generous, particu-
larly headroom. The Dakota
Quad Cab will seat six, but
the cabin width is better suit-
ed to two front and two
adult rear passengers.

The Quad Cab’s cargo
box is 63 inches long by 57
inches wide (1.61.45 m)
with a standard payload
capacity of 1,450 Ib. An
exterior lamp above the rear
window illuminates the cargo

Cab’s variable seating holds six

box at night, and there’s also
an optional sliding rear cen-
tre window.

Three engine choices

Quad Cabs come with a
standard 3.9-litre V6 engine
with 175 horsepower and
225 Ib.ft. of torque mated to
a revised five-speed manual
transmission. Optional is a
5.9-litre pushrod V8 with
245 horsepower and 335 Ib.-
ft. of torque — this engine
provides the Quad Cab with
a 6,350 Ib. maximum towing
capacity and a standard
1,450 Ib. payload. Maximum
payload capacity is 953 xg
(2,100 Ib.)

New for 2000 is a 4.7-
litre single overhead cam V8
engine which has 235 horse-
power and 295 Ib.-ft. of
torque at 3,200 r.p.m. This
engine is also offered in the . =
Dodge Durango and Grand -

. Cherokee.

Along with ether Dakota ny
models, the Quad Cab -
receives improved brakes and
steering for 2000, and four-
wheel drive versions of the
Dakota receive a new, lighter
front axle and new, more .
responsive rack and Pinion: a
steering. :

Quad Cab’s are available” u
with two-wheel drive or a?!
choice of part-time or fulle 3
time four-wheel drive. The
recently-revised full-time sys-
tem eliminates 2WD mode, -
but rerains FT4WD, 4WD
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