Alright a buddy of mine sent me this photo of the new 2005 Dodge Dakota. Now I am risking my butt here since it is under embargo status... but I'll show you.. Take a look before DCX makes it be taken off the site!</P>


<IMG src=uploads/redriderbob/BFA18_2005_Dodge_Dakota_Quad_Cab_SLT_4X4.JPG border="0"></P>


Enjoy...</P>


redriderbob</P>

Just remember there will be no 5.7L HEMI "MAGNUM" V-8 in the 2005 Dakota lineup, maybe 2006 (SRT-8 model). Now the Dakota will get a 4.7L HO "MAGNUM" V-8 from the Grand Cherokee Overland. Thats 265 horsepower folks. Regular, Club (w/ suicide doors), and Quad Cab models will be available.</P>


redriderbob</P><edited><editID>redriderbob</editID><editDate>38017.0393518519</editDate></edited>

WOW!! NICE!! I really like it!! WOW!! Thanks for sharing!!

~Amanda</P>

Here is another one from my bud...</P>


<IMG src=uploads/redriderbob/18E23_2005_Dodge_Dakota_Quad_Cab_Laramie_4X4_Rear. JPG border="0"></P>


I shapened this pic up a bit. Notice the Laramie badge on the tailgate, Laramie models are on Dakota now!</P>


redriderbob</P>

Off of the rear pic, get a hint what is in store for the Ram in 2005/2006 refreshing I was telling you about, about changing the rear a bit!</P>


redriderbob</P>

Looks like the Durango platform, which is a shrunken Ram!<IMG src=smileys/smiley2.gif border="0">

hmm i've always felt the dakota looks like a shrunken ram, but
nonetheless, i like the new style, i really like the rear of the truck,
those taillights look good on the body, and the emblem right under the
handle...looks good.

Nope, the 2005 Dakota is on the current generation platform that has been revised. Durango now has it's own platform which is 15% larger than the pervious one, and is about the size of Tahoe and Expedition now. Ram currently does not share its platforms w/ anyother vehicles.</P>


redriderbob</P>

Pretty nice truck, but not big enough for me though<IMG src=smileys/smiley2.gif border="0">

New Dakota looks good, minus the headlights... hopefully when more pictures come out it will look better... I was hoping for something like this though...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/p0d0b4f09b6102312da14e8999f9fd2e8/fa98ddce.jpg

I thought something the looked like the Durango w/ round fenders would look sharp as a pickup!

redriderbob

Here is a photoshop job I did, of what I thought what make a good Dodge Dakota...</P>


<IMG src=uploads/redriderbob/CZ89C_My_Dakota_Design.JPG border="0"></P>


redriderbob</P>

I like you version to Robert!! Great job!!

~Amanda

Still a little crooked in the grill part! I'll see if I can fix it.</P>


redriderbob</P>

Great images and information from allpar.com...</P>


http://www.allpar.com/model/ram/dodge/dakota.html</P>


redriderbob</P><edited><editID>redriderbob</editID><editDate>38019.8185416667</editDate></edited>

lol, looks like they screwed up and posted it, before the embargo act was lifted, lol. </P>


redriderbob</P>

I think i saved the interior pictures on my computer at home, I'll see if they are there when I get home from college (around 1:30-2:00pm)! The interior shares very similar looks to the new Durango and even has the same intrument gauges... if that helps a bit!</P>


redriderbob</P>

allpar.com accidently released these pictures of the Dakota's interior and then took them off their site. I was lucky enough to save them... however they are still under embargo status... but as far as I know this is the only site that has these posted right now... enjoy...</P>


<IMG src=uploads/redriderbob/7FB52_2005_Dodge_Dakota_Quad_Cab_Interior.JPG border="0"></P>


<IMG src=uploads/redriderbob/FE496_2005_Dodge_Dakota_Quad_Cab_Dash.JPG border="0"></P>


redriderbob</P>

Robert... you bad boy... GREAT!! Those are fabulous!! THANK YOU!

~Amanda

Anything for you guys... <IMG src=smileys/smiley2.gif border="0">!</P>


redriderbob</P>

Some more info on the 2005 Dakota...

*Only Club Cab & Quad Cab models (no Regular Cab will be offered)

*3.7L V-6, 4.7L V-8, and 4.7L HO V-8 offered.

*Club Cab will feature suicide doors

*6-speed manual offered on 3.7L V-6 & 4.7L V-8 (not HO engine)

*IFS standard on Dakota

redriderbob

I didn't know a regular cab wouldn't be offered... that sucks... <IMG src=smileys/smiley19.gif border="0">

~Amanda

A lot of talk over at the allpar.com forums about the $16,000 M-80 taking the production regular cab Dakota's place! that could be why, so they don't conflict the cost of one another since they are built on the same platform.</P>


redriderbob</P>

<IMG src=smileys/smiley5.gif border="0">I DON'T GET IT. THE SIX SPEED W/ THE HO ENGINE WOULD BE SWEET. WHY WOULD THEY NOT OFFER THAT COMBO. I KNOW SOMETIMES IT IS BECAUSE OF THE MAXIMUM POWER THE TRANSMISSION CAN HANDLE. BUT, COM'N. THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO HANDLE THE EXTRA, WHAT, 30 FT LBS OF TORQUE. MAYBE THEY DONT WANT IT FASTER THAN A HEMI RAM STOCK, AND FOR THOUSANDS LESS. MAYBE THEY FIGURE PEOPLE WHO WOULD OPT TO PAY EXTRA FOR THE HO WOULD'NT DRIVE ANYTHING BUT AN AUTO.</P>

http://www.stratusphere.us/img/peekaboo1.JPG border=</P>


A picture of the waiting to be unveiled 2005 Dodge Dakota at the Chicago Auto Show... Press Days start tomorrow (2/4/04) and last till 2/6/2004.</P>


redriderbob</P>

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!! Robert, drive down, pick me up and we'll drive all night to Chicago to be there!! Okay? Awesome picture!!!

~Amanda</P><edited><editID>Dodgegirl19</editID><editDate>38020.869224537</editDate></edited>

lol. Too bad I have class tomorrow or I just might! lol.</P>


redriderbob</P>

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p5796e99d35b9f6 (http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p5796e99d35b9f6e84e0d3e58341b437a/f9bbd60e.JPG target=) e84e0d3e58341b437a/f9bbd60e.jpg </P>

Thanks for joining us MoparRevolution... I always enjoy your post on allpar.com and pickuptruck.com... Be sure to stop by pickuptruck.com more often...</P>


redriderbob</P>

http://www.dakotausa.com/05dak.jpg (http://www.dakotausa.com/05dak.JPG target=)

Thanks for joining us MoparRevolution... I always enjoy your post on allpar.com and pickuptruck.com... Be sure to stop by pickuptruck.com more often...</P>


redriderbob</P>


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Thanks, I'll try to.</P>

No prob, and keep those pictures coming...</P>


redriderbob</P>

The pic of the Dakota underwraps is actually this bubble...</P>


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/pc236928dc76081 (http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/pc236928dc7608153d195abeaec3b42ce/f9bbc617.JPG target=) 53d195abeaec3b42ce/f9bbc617.jpg </P>

That bubble thing kinda looks like a bubble gum bubble... Can't wait to see some more Chrysler Spec. Photos...</P>


redriderbob</P>

i hope they make regular cab dakotas. I just dont need/like the club or quad cab models.

Well the way people are talking you will be able to get a regular cab M-80, which DCX estimated for production at a $16,000 MSRP!</P>


redriderbob</P>

allpar.com's page about the 2005 Dakota is back up and running...</P>


http://www.allpar.com/model/ram/dodge/dakota.html</P>


redriderbob</P>

DCX is not producing the reg cab dakota any more because they can't give them away. Warren truck builds about 1000 a month. Compare that to 18000 quad cabs and 10000 ext cabs. As of right now the m-80 is doa. Chrysler dosen't want to spend that kind of money on a loss leader. I can't wait to drive a 4.7HO myself. I own a 2002 ram quad w/a 4.7. Also remember 4.7 to be redone for 2006 rumored around here to be about 300 horse. 2005 DAK looks great!!</P>


HEMI an american legend, now built in MEXICO. Buy american buy a 4.7 built with pride by Mack Avenue Engine in Det. Local 51.</P><edited><editID>jgralka</editID><editDate>38021.557025463</editDate></edited>

Looks like the first posted pics somehow travelled from Carspyshots , so lets give them some credit. :):)

~Amanda

If you mean the first two pictures I posted... no... they were from a friend of mine, and they were given out to the press (which he is) by DaimlerChrysler!

redriderbob

I emailed you about this, I don't know who did what... and I don't care. ;) LOL! I HAD to give credit on these pictures... they came from:
http://carspyshots.proboards2.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=new&num=1075497301&start=0

No matter who got them first, I've been reprimanded for it and I don't like that. That's all... :) So, all who post pictures found on other sites, please leave the link on the picture or the copyright... whatever it is. :) THANKS!

~Amanda

http://www.dodge.com/autoshow/img/gallery/enlarge/2005_dakota/dakota_1.jpg

http://www.dodge.com/autoshow/img/gallery/enlarge/2005_dakota/dakota_3.jpg

http://www.dodge.com/autoshow/img/gallery/enlarge/2005_dakota/dakota_4.jpg

http://www.dodge.com/autoshow/img/gallery/enlarge/2005_dakota/dakota_6.jpg

http://www.dodge.com/autoshow/img/gallery/enlarge/2005_dakota/dakota_7.jpg

http://www.dodge.com/autoshow/img/gallery/enlarge/2005_dakota/dakota_8.jpg

http://www.dodge.com/autoshow/img/gallery/enlarge/2005_dakota/dakota_9.jpg

Well here are the pictures from Dodge.com that I posted that got deleted...

redriderbob

Anyone have any idea on pricing????

That truck is really cool looking. Why no manual in the HO Engine? Does anybody know what the SRT-8 Dakota will look like?

Here is a few pictures of the 2005 Dodge Dakota my friend over at pickuptruck.com sent me...

http://gallery.pickuptruck.com/albums/chicago2004/DSC03024.sized.jpg

http://gallery.pickuptruck.com/albums/chicago2004/DSC03022.sized.jpg

http://gallery.pickuptruck.com/albums/chicago2004/DSC03023.sized.jpg

http://gallery.pickuptruck.com/albums/chicago2004-2005dakota/DSC02840.sized.jpg

http://gallery.pickuptruck.com/albums/chicago2004-2005dakota/DSC02845.sized.jpg

http://gallery.pickuptruck.com/albums/chicago2004-2005dakota/DSC02847.sized.jpg

redriderbob

No Dakota SRT-8 details have been given out just yet... Dodge is too busy trying to get this truck out to market, right now. I have no real idea why the HO has no manual. But the 5.9L V-8 in the current generation Dakota never had a manual, as well as the HO offered in current Grand Cherokee Limited and Overland lineup.

redriderbob

AWESOME AWESOME!! And I love the ones above from Dodge.com. Ooohhh... I can't wait to see the NY Auto Shows pics! LOL!

~Amanda

You like the ones from Dodge.com, they look so fake... I like the others ones better!

redriderbob

I don't like those mirrors, but that is the only thing that I don't like about the new Daks. I can't wait until they are released so I can really see it in real measurement. the Tremic T-56 behind that 4.7L HO, a forced air induction hood, and slap on a SRT-8 badge and now you've got yourself a pretty bad truck.

Some more Dakota Info from http://www.thecarconnection.com...

http://www.thecarconnection.com/images/gallery/7716_image.jpg

New Dakota: Bigger, More Powerful

Dodge says it's the biggest and best of the mid-size trucks with the new 2005 Dodge Dakota, a redesign of which debuted Wednesday. The new Dakota will go on sale this fall, offering the only V-8 in compact truck segment. It gets brand-new sheetmetal and a new fully boxed frame, new front and rear suspensions and a pair of V-8 engines. Dodge says the new Dakota is 3.7 inches longer and 2.7 inches wider than before, and retains its 7000-lb towing capacity. The standard engine is a 3.7-liter Magnum V-6 with 210 horsepower; a 4.7-liter V-8 has 230 horsepower and the new High Output Magnum V-8 will sport 250-plus horsepower, Dodge says. The Dakota will only come as a four-door: in Club Cab configuration the doors are rear-hinged, and in the Quad Cab front-hinged. Dual-stage front airbags and an occupant-sensing system for the passenger-side front airbag are standard, while side-curtain airbags are an option.

redriderbob

Dodge does like the number .7 don't they? I wish there was a regular cab. I love the truck though, it's good looking.

Here is a short video of the Dakota unveiling at Chicago... must have Real Player.

http://www.dcxmediaservices.com/videoptrs/real/dctv/Feb04/2005DodgeDakota_0204_low.ram

redriderbob

WHOA!! AWESOME!! Great Find!! THANKS!! NICE UNVEILING!!!!

~Amanda

Thanks for that video!

Thank DaimlerChrysler. lol.

redriderbob

2005 Dodge Dakota VS 2004 Chevrolet Colorado:

Maximum Towing: Dakota - 7,000 lb, Colorado - 4,000 lb.
Standard Transmission: Dakota - six-speed manual, Colorado - five-speed manual.
Standard Engine: Dakota - 3.7L "MAGNUM" V-6, Colorado - 2.8L "VORTEC" I-4.
Optional Engine: Dakota - 230 hp & 290 lb-ft V-8, Colorado - 220 hp & 225 lb-ft I-5.
Gas mileage: (range based on powertrains): Dakota - 14-16 city, 18-21 highway; Colorado - 17-19 city, 22-24 highway.

redriderbob

Dakota wins! Except for gas mileage, but the gas mileage in the Dakota isn't bad at all.

Is there a better pic. off the Club Cab?
thanks;)

ORIGINAL: jman

&lt;P&gt;&lt;IMG src=smileys/smiley5.gif border="0"&gt;I DON'T GET IT.Â* THE SIX SPEED W/ THE HO ENGINE WOULD BE SWEET.Â* WHY WOULD THEY NOT OFFER THAT COMBO.Â* I KNOW SOMETIMES IT IS BECAUSE OF THE MAXIMUM POWER THE TRANSMISSION CAN HANDLE.Â* BUT, COM'N. THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO HANDLE THE EXTRA, WHAT, 30 FT LBS OF TORQUE.Â* MAYBE THEY DONT WANT IT FASTER THAN A HEMI RAM STOCK, AND FOR THOUSANDS LESS. MAYBE THEY FIGURE PEOPLE WHO WOULD OPT TO PAY EXTRA FOR THE HO WOULD'NT DRIVE ANYTHING BUT AN AUTO.&lt;/P&gt;


Forget about it.....all you need is the Reg. 4.7 with the 6-speed. You can buy the 4.7 HO intake and overhead cams and instull them. Thats the only difference between the 4.7 and the 4.7 HO......and maybe the computer, because I believe the H.O takes 93 Oct fuel.

I'm just gonna keep my 2002 5.9 R/T and wait for the HEMI Dakota to come out.

not too impressed with it i want to see what and srt-8 version will look like, hope its better

Too small, IMO