http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/05/d...latest-tv-ads/

Since when is Durango a "titan of the SUV world"? It was a joke for years until this new model came out.

 

Hmmm...does anyone else see something wrong with that pull off besides me?

Rick

 

Oh how inriguing, I`ve always asked myself who would win. A front wheel drive v6 crossover based on a large car platform or a two million ton 360 hp hemi V8 shaped like a an angry brick. I mean who the hell would need to tow to go to work with one of those in the morning and tow a medium sized house in the afternoon? Stupid,stupid test.

 

Compared the Durango R/T AWD vs. the Explorer 4WD Limited:

Curb Weight: 5330 lbs. - 4730 lbs. (600 lbs. /= 2 million tons)
Towing Capacity: 7200 lbs. - 2000 lbs. (2 1/2 tons more, there)
HP: 360 hp. - 290 hp.
Torque: 390 lb-ft. - 255 lb-ft. (pwnage!)

They're about the same price for these packages, but hardly seem to be in the same class, imo.

 

If you wanna a SUV for towing, buy an Expedition, not Explorer. Durango Hemi cost $36,000 for RWD and $39,000 for 4x4 - exact same numbers as Expedition. And they're both rated at 14/20 mpg.

 

Where did you get 2000lbs towing, the Explorer is 5000lbs...

My parents have a '11 explorer and towed their boat which weighs right near 5000lbs boat/trailer combinded perfectly fine.

 

Vehicle comparison on Autotrader.

Couldn't tell you how accurate it is.

 

Yeah man, it says 5k right on Ford's website.

 

Is that for the 2WD or 4WD version? I was looking at the 4WD Explorer because the price was nearly the same as the Durango.

 

IMO. Durango has always been garbage. But Chrysler is truly doing their best lately to hit some home runs. They have been on their last leg for a while and need desperately to beat the competition. It's probably a better vehicle than the explorer and the expedition. The explorer and expedition have both been trash since their inceptions. I'm sure that I will get some heat from that one but its true. I was a mechanic for 15 years professionally and I've worked on them all. With the exception of the excursion, ford can't build a mid/full size suv. The excursion should have been named the exaggeration instead but it was very well built. GM still builds the best full sized American suv and Nissan has done a great job with the Armada which I would give the second place ribbon to. I am not biased to one particular brand. This is just my observations through the years.

 

Really? I heard nothing but bad things about Titan and Armada.

 

Just from the little experience I have with them, they are built pretty good. A little cheap on the suspension side but they are not bad at all. Of course Nissan hasn't been in the V8 full trans vehicle market that long but they are doing a decent job with it. I could go into some real details with all of them but I've typed enough for now.

 

i get a really big chuckle when I see that commercial for the durango(e)s on the race track when they're supposed to be performance vehicles. Anything that is that bulky is not a performance vehicle, unless it's a baja truck.

The new one's are very "eh" in my opinion, and I still can't get over how ridiculously loud (not exhaust noise) the 1st gens were. It's astounding to me that a vehicle can make that much noise!

 

You mean the Durango isn't a sports car? Well what the hell?

 

Well, hey- NASCAR races pickup trucks, and lots of folks in the EU race diesel trucks. Maybe this will be the start of a whole new series!

 

I'd like to see RV racing while were at it, top gear has the right idea

 

I like the new durango. That is all.

 

gotta hand it to um... they are pretty good commercials. If the plan was to go after the Explorer.... they certainly did. If they have best in class of something, why not capitalize on it?

 

I have sat in both. the dodge is still a pos with cheap everything. The ford had lcd screens and soft touch every where. The dodge was a 1990s hard plastic nightmare that could me a 1990s dodge van. The dodge was 45k and the ford was the same price. go sit in both and you willsee the dodge is crap.

 

I like the way they both look, but isn't ford putting a 4 popper in the explorer? And only a 4? If they do discontinue the v6 explorer then would they even be in the same class? I don't really believe they are now but that would make things unfair to compare the two