Durango sales have increased this year by an amazing 63,000%. That's because the Durango wasn't in the production line-up last year, so dealers were just selling off the few lonely strays left on the lot.
Now the Durango is back, built in the same factory as the new Grand Cherokee and sharing most of its engineering. The new Durango trades some of the Jeep's off-road toughness for better on-road performance. It also offers an optional third row of seats not available on the Grand Cherokee.
While its still a car-based SUV, just like the Explorer, Dodge markets the Durango's old-school SUV toughness. In one TV spot, an Explorer laughably loses a tug-of-war with a V8-powered Durango.
Just goes to show, some SUV buyers still want an SUV and not a tall car. And, given the Durango's truck-like capabilities, its fuel economy remains a selling point
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