Comments on: 2008 Dodge Avenger

By: VDuv Kux Klan

VDuv Kux Klan — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 03:36:43 +0000

nice looking car, a very good replacement for the junky stratus!

By: Joey D

Joey D — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:18:12 +0000

I’m not saying they aren’t great cars, but they are more expensive, I was trying to pick cars that start under 20k. The BMW 3 series is far better then any of them, along with an Audi A4

By: Stuart

Stuart — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:34:06 +0000

Accord or camry? you must be having a joke why not just pay the extra and buy a Volkswagen Passat. Better yet BMW 3 or Mercedes C-class

By: Joey D

Joey D — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:25:21 +0000

Altima may be ugly to some people but it isn’t slow. But if its quality you are looking for you’d be stupid not to buy a Camry or Accord.

By: RustedEmpire

RustedEmpire — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:55:03 +0000

it’s a start, but it looks like an updated stratus

By: Detroit Dude !

Detroit Dude ! — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:01:53 +0000

Much better than the Sebring !

By: novicius

novicius — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:30:43 +0000

Kenny W, your initial complaint addressed the flex-fuel V6’s power output only, which was also pointless as the more powerful 3.5L V6 is listed in the same sentence. Additionally, people can still get the more fuel-efficient I4 with the new Avenger… so what’s your point? The 2.7L is not the top-of-the-line, top power-producing V6.

I do agree, this car is nothing special.

By: Endurancevm

Endurancevm — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:26:00 +0000

The Altima is ugly and low quality, i have driven one and didnt like it.

If the Caliger gets an engine bump to have more power, a nice interior, and AWD then this is the car for me.

By: Joey D

Joey D — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:23:53 +0000

Flexfuel is nothing special, there are hardly any states that have E85 and it’s not practical to have it either. For affordable mid-size go for an Altima, you won’t be disappointed…and this comes from a guy who used to be and is still die hard GM.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:11:37 +0000

This platform is capable of 4wd so may be in the future with even a v8 Hemi. The car itself looks quite good to me. More capable of being a world car with the ability of selling in europe as well as america.

The people who think the camry or accord really do need to go to the opticians sooner then later.

By: Endurancevm

Endurancevm — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:29:34 +0000

Hooray for the Caliger! (Caliber + Charge = Caliger)

The only thing im disappointed about is that terrible engine and lack of AWD.

By: chuckles

chuckles — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:07:23 +0000

yyyaaawwwwnnnn…(sound of crickets in background)

By: mertzen

mertzen — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:54:44 +0000

As a current avenger ownr Id love to have seen it being two doors, but I’ll still get one of these. Probably the flex fuel one.

By: Kenny W

Kenny W — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:34:58 +0000

blitzkrieg79,
While Mitsubishi may have some decent engines in the rest of the world, here in the states they dont, they have the Evo and that is it. Their engines aren’t refined, they aren’t gas sippers, they aren’t the most technically advanced, they really have nothing going for them. That is just one reason Mitsubishi is going down the toilet.

novicius,
Being flex fuel ready is pointless when 99% of those engines will never see a drop of E-85. It also doesn’t excuse it for being so low on the power totem. You can get the fuel economy & the power out of a I4. When the Toyota Rav4 has a more powerful V6 and gets better gas mileage than the Avenger, then yes I think thats a pretty bad showing by DCX.

This car is nothing special by any standards and thats why DCX is loosing money. If they prove me wrong then I will gladly eat my words, but I highly doubt it will come to that.

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:25:49 +0000

Woohoo! If a Diesel engine is in the works, this will be the most kick-ass mid-size sedan ever.

By: davidg1977

davidg1977 — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:18:06 +0000

I’m trying to figure out the market for a mini-me Charger. Aren’t people that were excited by the Charger already in one?

I know the idea du jour is a “design language” that both Chrysler and Ford are going by but this is truly an 80% scale model of it’s bigger brother.

I know it’s good to show some commonality from a gene pool perspective and I give them credit for such differentiation from the Sebring (which Ford didn’t do with the Milan/Fusion), but this doesn’t show much creativity.

I do like the hips in the back third but the Charger has those too. In two years, you’ll have three cars that absolutely resemble each other in the Avenger, Charger, and Challenger and this likely appeals to the same buyer and not different but similar buyers by segment which I think would be a better strategy.

By: Bonquisha Sheneequah Sharkeesha Shi-thead Jackson

Bonquisha Sheneequah Sharkeesha Shi-thead Jackson — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:14:58 +0000

It’s nice to see so many wishful thinkers/optimists on this site, you chrysler fans are forgiving it way too much.

It looks like a PLymouth Cricket

The detailing is very poor

By: tppp

tppp — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:10:58 +0000

The 189hp V6 gets good gas mileage and I would rather drive a car with small a V6 than a 4cyl for the same price or more in a Camry or Accord.

By: Saud

Saud — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:47:33 +0000

Way better than the dodge stratus, especially the front.

By: BrokenCadillac...

BrokenCadillac... — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:34:03 +0000

Looks good. A formidable competitor this time around. Much better than the lame Malibu or G6. On par if not better than the underwhelming Saturn Aura as well.

By: novicius

novicius — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:30:23 +0000

RTFArticle people, that’s a 189 flex-fuel V6. The unleaded-only V6 outputs 235 horse, more than enough for daily-driving duties.

It is polarizing, something an Altima/Camry/Accord is not. Also, when equally optioned, should be cheaper than any of those three. For many folks, that’s enough. *shrug*

By: blitzkrieg79

blitzkrieg79 — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:26:43 +0000

“189bhp V6 is pathetic, sounds like an engine Mitsubishi would put out.”

Actually if you would know anything about engines Mitsubishi makes one of the most reliable and powerful engines in the world. Besides, you must be an American to think that HP is everything when it comes to car performance but there is much much more to it.

The thing is that most of the cool stuff is not being released on the North American market by Mitsu. For example Europe has a turbo Outlander and turbo Colt, Japan once had a Pajero Evolution which put to shame all 4×4s performance wise. However we have an Evo here with its 4G63 engine and only few engines can compete with it powerwise and fuel efficiency wise. Besides, the new Outlander will have a 3.0l V-6 PZEV with 220HP which I don’t think is that bad. Also most of the Mitsubishi engines are mod friendly.

By: Bush

Bush — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:22:51 +0000

Better looking than the Sebring, now just add a 280+ HP V6 and AWD.

By: TimG

TimG — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:06:41 +0000

Well, at least it doesn’t look like the “Saturn-ish” pics leaked earlier. And at least their designs are eye-catching-like ‘em or not! What they NEED to do is get their engines to compete.

By: Brendino

Brendino — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:00:30 +0000

“one hit wonders” is a paradoxical thing to say.

By: Kenny W

Kenny W — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:23:16 +0000

I’ve said it once & I’ll say it again. The American division of DCX is in the worst position of the big 3. DCX relies too much on one design language and far too heavily on trucks. They’re a company of one hit wonders and in the long run that is no way to run a business. GM and to a lesser extent Ford have the right idea in both interior/exterior design and engine offerings. 189bhp V6 is pathetic, sounds like an engine Mitsubishi would put out.

By: Carnut4ever

Carnut4ever — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:08:40 +0000

The C pillar with the fender bulge is still plain ugly right down there with the C pillar of the new CRV. What were the designers thinking?

By: Joey D

Joey D — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:28:36 +0000

It’s ugly and going by the quality of DCX vehicles it will more then likely be junk. Also 189hp V6? That’s pretty lame, the Monte Carlo has 211hp (which isn’t awesome) and the Fusion comes with 221hp with it’s V6, sure you could opt for the high output V6 but I would assume its just a N/A tuned of the 189hp V6, which means your gas mileage is going to the dogs. Just save yourself the trouble and buy an Altima, Camry, or the Accord. You won’t be punching yourself later on.

By: Ferg

Ferg — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:23:52 +0000

100% A-V-E-R-A-G-E!!!

By: Webran61

Webran61 — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:40:10 +0000

This will be hot, simply because it (ever so boldly) resembles the Charger.

By: DaveO

DaveO — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:06:23 +0000

I like it and think it will be well recived….should have called it the Dodge Dart and had a special “Swinger” package. Guess the silver warehouse photos were the rental spec.

By: 3aboud

3aboud — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:49:47 +0000

wat’s so CONCEPT abt it..!!!!
its nuthing but normal…..
nuthingz special.!

By: WonbyOne

WonbyOne — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:47:48 +0000

I would say that at least from these pics it looks nothing like the last Avenger and only carries desgine cues from the Dodge lineup. Pretty much like every car company in the world does Andres. There are few if any cars out there that could not be identified if you stripped off the badging.
THis isnt bad looking, but as usual I will reserve final judgement when I can see it in the flesh.

By: cknoff

cknoff — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:39:21 +0000

Finally, Dodge has a mid-sized car I can care about!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:33:10 +0000

Well… OK.
Pretty ho-hum engine offerings though…