Dodge Dakota - The Car Connection
The Dakota gave Chrysler a unique pickup truck to market against the compact Ford Ranger, Chevy S-10. Read More Below » The Dodge Dakota is a mid-size pickup truck that Chrysler first sold in the 1987 model year. In three generations of production, the Dakota has been an also-ran in a class where the Toyota Tacoma is a perennial best-seller, and where the current Nissan Frontier is our choice as the best in class. The Dakota gave Chrysler a unique pickup truck to market against the compact Ford Ranger, Chevy S-10 and the Toyota and Nissan pickups when it was introduced in 1987. From 1987 to 1996, it was the largest small truck offered in the U. S. : if a... The first-generation Dakota came with a choice of four- and six-cylinder engines, rear- or four-wheel drive, and a single cab configuration--though a unique convertible model was sold from 1989 to 1991. Midway through this model life, Dodge added... V-8 engines were added as well, and the Dakota gained a driver-side airbag as standard equipment before its final model run in 1996. The second-generation Dakota could be spotted easily in showrooms: it adopted some of the fender flares of the... Source: www.thecarconnection.com
