Dodge Announces 2008 Dakota Prices
There sure aren’t a lot of new mid-size pickups these days. The trend is to build profitable full-size trucks like the Dodge Ram and Ford F-150 and forget about everything else. Dodge, however redesigned its Dakota mid-size pickup truck for 2008 and today announced pricing.
When the Dakota goes on sale in August, the starting price for the extended cab will be $19,435, $22,135 for the crew cab, not including $645 in destination charges. The Dakota comes with a 210 hp 3.7-liter V-6 engine standard in ST and SXT trim levels and a 302 hp 4.7-liter V-8 comes in the SLT and TRX trim levels.
Full pricing for the Dakota’s six trim levels is below.
2008 Dodge Dakota ST: All prices do not include $645 destination.
- Dodge Dakota ST Extended Cab 4x2 $19,435
- Dodge Dakota ST Extended Cab 4x4 $23,685
- Dodge Dakota ST Crew Cab 4x2 $22,135
- Dodge Dakota ST Crew Cab 4x4 $25,085
2008 Dodge Dakota SXT: All prices do not include $645 destination.
- Dodge Dakota SXT Extended Cab 4x2 $20,995
- Dodge Dakota SXT Extended Cab 4x4 $25,245
- Dodge Dakota SXT Crew Cab 4x2 $23,640
- Dodge Dakota SXT Crew Cab 4x4 $36,590
2008 Dodge Dakota SLT: All prices do not include $645 destination.
- Dodge Dakota SLT Extended Cab 4x2 $23,950
- Dodge Dakota SLT Extended Cab 4x4 $26,900
- Dodge Dakota SLT Crew Cab 4x2 $26,170
- Dodge Dakota SLT Crew Cab 4x4 $29,120
2008 Dodge Dakota TRX/TRX4: All prices do not include $645 destination.
- Dodge Dakota TRX Extended Cab 4x2 $24,365
- Dodge Dakota TRX4 Extended Cab 4x4 $27,545
- Dodge Dakota TRX Crew Cab 4x2 $26,550
- Dodge Dakota TRX4 Crew Cab 4x4 $29,745
2008 Dodge Dakota Sport: All prices do not include $645 destination.
- Dodge Dakota Sport Extended Cab 4x2 $25,780
- Dodge Dakota Sport Extended Cab 4x4 $28,060
- Dodge Dakota Sport Crew Cab 4x2 $26,565
- Dodge Dakota Sport Crew Cab 4x4 $29,475
2008 Dodge Dakota Laramie: All prices do not include $645 destination.
- Dodge Dakota Laramie Extended Cab 4x2 $26,745
- Dodge Dakota Laramie Extended Cab 4x4 $29,725
- Dodge Dakota Laramie Crew Cab 4x2 $28,150
- Dodge Dakota Laramie Crew Cab 4x4 $31,100
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Does it now have standard ABS? I remember it used to be an option on the current Dakota and Ram.
WHEN are they, Daimler-Chrysler, as inventors of Bluetec clean diesel technology, gonna capitalize on warming public sentiment to these cleaner, quieter torque-monsters and drop the 3.2 litre Mercedes (E-,ML-, GL320) diesel engine in a Dakota?
Not everyone needs a Ram. Not everyone is hooked on less durable and less powerful gas engines.
Oh, and this V8 upgrade still falls short of what every prospective buyer thinks of when they think Dodge: a HEMI.
WHEN are they, Daimler-Chrysler, as inventors of Bluetec clean diesel technology, gonna capitalize on warming public sentiment to these cleaner, quieter torque-monsters and drop the 3.2 litre Mercedes (E-,ML-, GL320) diesel engine in a Dakota?
Not everyone needs a Ram. Not everyone is hooked on less durable and less powerful gas engines.
Oh, and this V8 upgrade still falls short of what every prospective buyer thinks of when they think Dodge: a HEMI.
T_H_R_O: We're in complete agreement on the diesel thing. Many have been saying that for years. Really sad they're so out of touch on certain things. But i guess the same can be said about SUV's and full size trucks getting bigger every new model. I think it's stupid to make the durango twice as big as originally, for example. Dodge eliminated the regular cab dakota and shut out low cost fleet sales that were starting to open up (not to mention people that want a small truck but don't want a total piece).
Unfortunately, most people use emotion to make purchasing decisions -- and only then -- logic to justify them. If this habit was the other way around -- who knows what crazy sensible things the car companies would come out with.
Also to your last point, the 4.7 costs substantially more to produce than the hemi 5.7 (truck version). It's really a brilliant, compact design, much like most non-USDM technological V8's. It is incorrect to indicate it is inferior in any way but displacement to the 5.7L. Not to mention the 5.7 would have packaging issues in the dakota unless they bloated it even more.
So, if the 5.7L is too big for the Dakota, why can't they make the 4.7L a Hemi also? I love the Dakotas and I've owned two now. My only complaint with the daks is that they have under powered them for too long.
BTW, I've seen a 6.1L go into an 05 Dakota. I'm not sure if the had to do a whole lot of restructuring on the frame or not, but the guy that did that lived in Texas I believe. He also had SRT8 badges put on it for fun.