It is fitted with a six-speed automatic with Auto/Stick sequential manual shift mode and is standard. Next up are the SXT and R/T that use a 3.5-litre, SOHC V6 making 235 hp and 232 lb/ft of torque. It comes with a four-speed automatic transmission and is available only in front-wheel-drive (FWD). The SE Plus adds remote entry, roof rack, cargo cover, cruise control and trim upgrades like illuminated vanity mirrors and overhead console.īoth SE models are powered by a 2.4-litre, variable valve timing DOHC inline four-cylinder producing 174 hp and 166 lb/ft of torque. With all that equipment and a price point under twenty grand, it's a bargain.
Also standard is four-wheel independent suspension, 40/60 split folding rear seat, power heated mirrors, power locks and windows. While the SE is considered entry level, it comes standard with four-wheel disc brakes with ABS, Electronic Stability Control with integrated traction control, Electronic Brake Assist, Electronic Rollover Mitigation and Trailer Sway Control. Examples are the SE Canada Value model at $18,745 at one end and the R/T at $27,395 at the other end. NOTE: As I am writing this, there are a number of incentives available so make sure you check the web site. The price walk for the Journey starts with the SE ($19,995), the mid-range SXT ($25,795) up to the topline R/T at $29,855). Bigger than a Mazda5, it also offers a real interior utility advantage against the rise of Santa Fe/Equinox/Edge competition. To me, Journey is a clever way of taking a minivan and making it look like an SUV so people get the utility of up to seven seats along with a more rugged trucky look so in vogue these days.īased on a stretched Sebring platform, the Journey answers the question about whatever happened to the regular-size Chrysler minivans and fills a void in the evolving Chrysler/Dodge lineup at the same time.Įssentially, this is the vehicle that fits in where the short-wheel-base Caravan used to be and is still very much in demand by a lot of consumers who don't want a full-size minivan in the Odyssey/Sienna class. Like "business casual", crossover is a term used when no one really knows how to define the way hatchbacks, station wagons and light trucks are all blending together like some kind of primordial people mover soup.
Like so many vehicles these days, the Journey is called a crossover. When the Dodge Journey debuted in 2008 as a 2009 model, Chrysler Canada officials called it their "right-sized" crossover because it slotted in between the Caliber compact car and the Grand Caravan minivan.
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