"The Dodge Nitros styling promises some thing extra; that little some thing mid-length shoppers are nonetheless looking for - mindset," stated George Murphy, Senior Vice President - Global Marketing. "In addition, the Dodge Nitro gives many functions that aren't regular of a mid-length SUV, which include V-6 engines, 20-inch tires and chrome-clad aluminum wheels and a overall performance suspension."The 2007 Dodge Nitro is the primary mid-length sport-software car for Dodge and enhances the manufacturers cutting-edge lineup of cars, minivans, trucks, business cars and a significant SUV."Being the primary mid-length SUV for the emblem, Dodge Nitro needed to personify the formidable, effective and street-clever mindset of Dodge," stated Murphy. "In a global of often bland SUVs, the 2007 Dodge Nitro has the layout, engineering and overall performance to encourage clients and ignite the mid-length SUV marketplace."
Three transmissions - one guide and automatic - may be offered. The Dodge Nitro comes with a trendy six-velocity guide or elective four-velocity automatic. The Dodge Nitro SLT has a trendy four-velocity automatic. The Dodge Nitro R/T has a trendy five-velocity automatic. All U.S. fashions provide 4x2 and 4x4 capability. The new mid-length SUV boasts extremely good acceleration, braking, managing and towing potential of five,000 lbs. whilst nicely equipped.
Standard at the Dodge Nitro SLT and Dodge Nitro R/T is a brand new Chrysler Group feature, the LOAD N GO TM shipment ground that slides 18 inches rearward for clean and handy loading and unloading of packages, and may keep as much as four hundred pounds. It is manufactured from a heavy-responsibility plastic for clean cleaning. A compact software desk is an to be had choice at the Dodge Nitro version.
The Dodge Nitro additionally consists of many trendy protection functions, which include Electronic Stability Program, Anti-lock Brake System, Electronic Roll Mitigation and side-curtain air bags.
"With its overall performance-orientated four.0-liter engine and LOAD N GO shipment ground, the Dodge Nitro keeps the manufacturers records of making new and game-converting merchandise and functions," stated Murphy.
There become the 1992 Dodge Viper, for example. The outrageously sculpted and brutishly effective sports activities automobile grew to become heads, palpitated hearts and have become the icon of the emblem.
In 1994 the big-rig layout of the Dodge Ram pickup truck immediately made each different pickup truck in its magnificence boring.
And the Stow n Go TM seating machine, brought withinside the 2005 version yr Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivans, reasserted Chrysler Groups management role in that marketplace."Just like the ones innovations, the 2007 Dodge Nitro will reinvigorate its section, the mid-length sport-software marketplace," stated Murphy.
Chrysler Group formerly introduced that the Dodge emblem will extend to Europe and quantity markets overseas, and the Dodge Nitro may be a part of that expansion. The car may be to be had in markets out of doors North America, in each left- and right-hand pressure, through the primary region of 2007.
The 2007 Dodge Nitro may be constructed on the Toledo (Ohio) North Assembly Plant along the Jeep® Liberty. Dodge Nitro will arrive in U.S. dealerships later in 2006 as a 2007 version yr car.
With a U.S. marketplace percentage of 6.nine percentage, Dodge is the fifth-biggest nameplate withinside the United States and the eighth-biggest nameplate withinside the automobile industry. In 2004, Dodge bought extra than 1.four million cars withinside the worldwide marketplace. Dodge keeps to guide the minivan marketplace section with a 20 percentage marketplace percentage withinside the United States. In the truck marketplace, Dodge has an 18 percentage marketplace percentage. In the automobile marketplace, Dodge has a four.five percentage marketplace percentage. The Dodge emblem will arrive in Europe and different quantity markets out of doors of North America beginning in 2006.
