Review: Cabin tech drives 2009 Dodge Durango Hybrid

by Wayne Cunningham

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A new tech barge in old SUV clothing, the Dodge Durango Hybrid features an impressive array of cabin tech and one of the most advanced power trains in a production vehicle. This truck is big, with seating for seven, plus cargo space, all riding high in classic SUV fashion. But environmentalists could learn to love it as it turns in fuel economy equivalent to a V-6 sedan. We take a close look at this behemoth, maximizing our city mileage and testing out the cabin tech.

Read the review of the 2009 Dodge Durango Hybrid.

Topics:: Hybrids and green,; New models

Tags:: Dodge,; hybrid,; GPS,; hi-fi,; Bluetooth,; traffic

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by crescentdave October 24, 2008 5:12 PM PDT: In conclusion, the reviewers say "we still would like to see Dodge try out a smaller, more economical gas engine with this hybrid system." So dodge tosses in a hybrid system to an over-sized, wallowing, SUV pig and wonders why it's going bankrupt.

Only in America does this level of stupidity perpetuate itself for so long.; Reply to this comment

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