12 May 2008

Dodge Journey in November

When the new Dodge Journey arrives in Ireland around the end of October it will come in just one specification and will have a choice between a six speed manual and a six speed dual clutch automated manual tranmissions.

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The seven seat Journey will be powered by a VW sourced 2.0 turbodiesel here. The importers are not considering the 2.3 and 2.7 petrol options.

The Journey arrives on the scene at the same time as Chrysler-Jeep drops the iconic Voyager from its lineup in favour of the larger and recently revamped Grand Voyager.

The SXT specification includes electric driver seat adjustment, dual-zone climate, traction control and ESP as standard and 17-inch alloys.

The manual version just stays in the 24 percent VRT band with CO2 of 170 g/km, while the DCT's emissions pushes the car into the 28 percent band.

Prices have not yet been decided, but the Journey will be competing with Ford's S-MAX.