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2007 Dodge Nitro (continued)
“In a segment that is dominated by bland, mild-mannered entries, Nitro stands apart with its bold, masculine styling,” stated the Dodge’s Tom Loveless, director of global brand marketing. “It has attitude.” Indeed, there’s no mistaking the difference in styling between this vehicle and the others it will share the road with. Taking a cure from the rear design of the Dodge Magnum, the Nitro features a large, bold “crosshair” grille, sharp body lines, flared fenders and narrow one-third rear windows that gave the magnum its one-of-a-kind look. Make that two-of–a kind as the 2007 Nitro prepares to tackle the showroom floor with all the subtlety of an NFL linebacker at a cotillion. Available in three model configurations: the base SXT, mid-level SLT and the R/T, the Nitro is certain to start turning heads as soon as it hits the freeway. The Nitro comes available with part-time or full-time four-wheel drive systems, with the full-time system standard on all 4x4s with automatic transmissions. A part-time four-wheel drive system is available on all manual transmission Nitros. Even more impressed will be fellow football fans at tailgate parties who take a gander at the utility of Dodge’s newest invention, the “Load ‘N Go” cargo floor that slides 18 inches out of the rear on steel tracks strong enough to hold two grown men of 200 pounds each. You put your party gear on the table-like panel for pre-game festivities and then slide it easily back into the vehicle as kickoff approaches. And it’s spill proof too, with a hard plastic floor covering the passenger compartment when all seats are folded flat. Three engines, three transmissions To put the muscle behind this rugged stance is, Dodge is including two V-6 engines and three transmissions for the Nitro. A 3.7-liter V6 with six-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission on the SLT and SXT models; and a 4.0-liter V6 with automatic transmission on the RXT. The smaller engine produces 210 horsepower and is expected to get 18/24 miles per gallon in the two-wheel drive automatic version and 17/23 mpg in the four-wheel drive manual version. The larger engine is standard on the top-end, R/T model, with 260 horsepower that will cover about 17 to 21 miles on a gallon of gas.
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