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Dodge Dakota was part of the Chrysler inventory for over 25 years. The 1987 introduction to this pickup took the market by storm. The offering of a V6 engine for this mid-size series was a first for this Dodge group. The Dakota gave pickup truck owners what the F150 or S10 did not. The larger…

Dodge Charger engine can be various forms of a V6 or V8 depending on the year it was made. The 2005 year was when Dodge revamped its Charger lineup. The public demand for this vehicle was strong as well as the expectations that people had for the Charger. This newly created LX edition was built…

3.7 engine is one of the top selling engines for the Dodge trucks brand. Chrysler created this motor for use in its Dodge series after it did well in Jeeps. The Jeep version, known as PowerTech, was one of the styles that did well through the 1990s. The start of the next decade is what…

Dodge built its 2.7L V6 engine in the late 1990s. The early half of this decade was dedicated to a smaller series engine. The upgrade to the V6 version was introduced in the 1998 year for the Chrysler Concorde. One of the first things that buyers noticed was the base 200 horsepower. This size was…

Dodge made big changes to the Ram 1500 in the early 2000s. This included body style changes, color changes and upgrades to the engine. While the cosmetic changes were one thing, the V6 engine that was put into this truck was a great choice. Chrysler chose the 3.7L PowerTech that it used for the Jeep…

Dodge Dakota was one of the first Dodge vehicles to use the Chrysler PowerTech engine. This new and improved V8 engine was primarily used in Jeep vehicles. The 4.7L High Output engine first was introduced with the Jeep Grand Cherokee. The success of this installation convinced Chrysler to try it with a Dodge pickup. The…

Dodge 4.7L V8 engines are powerful and built totally for torque. This engine is developed by Chrysler and was first used inside of Jeep vehicles. This late 1990s engine was reserved for Dodge vehicles until the 2000 year. The Durango and Dakota used this 235 horsepower engine as the primary engine for nearly a decade.…

Dodge Magnum was reborn in the year 2004. Chrysler had shelved this vehicle during the late part of the 1970s. The Dodge vehicle success in the 1990s with the Intrepid and Stratus paved the way for the rebirth of the Magnum. The V6 engine was used as the base motor to get buyers interested in…

Dodge Dakota was upgraded in 2004 with the 3.7L EKG engine. This PowerTech engine was not the full size V8 known as the Magnum. The Chrysler technology that was used in the Jeep series was integrated into the Dakota. This entry level engine still provided more than 200 horsepower. The Dakota is known as Dodge’s…

Dodge M80 is one of the most recent concept vehicles produced by Chrysler. The M80 is a throwback to the trucks with the older Dodge body style. What the M80 had in looks is still not in comparison to what it had under the hood. The 3.7L V6 was the engine that Dodge selected for…