12 Facts About Dodge Dakota

Dodge Dakota, known as the Ram Dakota for the final two years of production, is a mid-size pickup truck from Chrysler's Ram division.

The Dodge Dakota was the first mid-size pickup with an optional V8 engine.

Dodge Dakota was nominated for the North American Truck of the Year award for 2000.

Dodge Dakota was the first pickup truck with rack and pinion steering.

The Dodge Dakota Warrior was made to resemble the Warlock trim from the late 1970s.

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Second-generation Dakota began development in 1991, with an exterior design proposal by Dennis Myles under design director John R Starr being approved in mid-1993 and frozen for production in January 1994,30 months ahead of Job 1.

The 1997 model year Dodge Dakota was unveiled via press release in the summer of 1996 and built from July 1996 through July 2004.

Also in 1998, the Dodge Dakota R1 was released for production in Brazil through the efforts of a small team known as Truck Special Programs and featured a base four-cylinder engine and offered a 2.

The Dodge Dakota is built at the Warren Truck Assembly plant in Warren, Michigan.

Facelifted third-generation Dodge Dakota was unveiled at the 2007 Chicago Auto Show as a 2008 model.

The Dodge Dakota received another facelift and interior upgrade along with a few other upgrades, including built-in cargo-box utility rails, heated bench seats, best-in-class towing, the largest and longest standard bed in the class, and the largest mid-size truck cab.

Third-generation Dodge Dakota was discontinued in 2011, with the last unit coming off the assembly line on August 23,2011, ending the truck's 25-year run.