Buyer's Guide: 2009 Dodge Nitro
Car Summary
New in 2009: The chassis on the Nitro has been revamped to increase handling performance.
The 2009 Dodge Nitro lives by its motto “Go bold or go home.” Whether it’s in the styling or the driving experience, the Nitro is not for the casual SUV/crossover driver. Although it offers an easy, comfortable driving experience, to truly appreciate the Nitro, one needs to be an active driver with an affinity for four-by-fours with a strong personality.
Pros
- Controlled, comfortable ride.
- Great audio.
- Versatile cargo area.
Cons
- Styling is an acquired taste.
- Higher trim levels become an increasingly poor value.
- Quality of interior materials is below average.
Read more about the Dodge Nitro on the vehicle's buyer's guide page, where you'll find our driving impressions, previous road tests, galleries, and more. You can find buyer's guides to other vehicles in the NextAutos Buyer’s Guide database.
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TheStig
They still make this thing?????
Russ Bellinis
I think it demonstrates some of what has put Detroit in the position it is in. If you look at the list of cons, the problem becomes apparent. Styling is subjective no comment needed. Detroit has for years tried to "gussy" up low price models and add premium prices to them. If you look at Mercedes, or BMW the difference between the entry level models (higher priced than 'normal' entry level to be sure) and the top of the line, the difference is in content as well as trim. The third point is revealing however. Is it really a "quality" issue, or is it really a "sensory, tactile" issue. I think it is probably the later more than the former. They can make plastic that looks and feels like carbon fiber, wood, or leather. Does it cost significantly more to use plastic that looks and feels like the real stuff rather than plastic that looks like plastic? When the customer goes into the dealer to buy a new car, they may look at the styling. They will drive the car to see if it has the performance they expect, and they will probably look at fuel economy numbers, but the deal maker/breaker will be the perceived value of the interior fit and finish particularly as compared to competitive models from other manufacturers.
The customer is probably not going to shop Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes, and BMW, and then decide on a Dodge. They will however shop Dodge, Chevy, Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, etc before making a decision. If the perceived value, fit, and finish of the interiors of Oriental cars appear to be superior to the American brands, guess what the consumer buys?
Lear
It's a free country, so you can characterize the fit and finish and tactility of "oriental" and "American" brands as you do, but it really isn't reflective of what is going on. What's going on is that the difference between brands is bigger than the difference between countries of origin. The average Ford interior is hands down better than the average Mitsubishi interior. Toyota interiors vary from mediocre to pretty good. So do GMs. Chrysler missed the mark this time around, but thowing Ford and parts of GM in there isn't correct. Not only that, but lots of "Oriental" cars have pretty mundane and low quality interiors, though Mazda tends to be better than Subaru. And so on.
mo
I agree, GM and ford interiours are getting better. They relized their mistakes and their working on it. Chrysler is in deep touble (financially) and it seems their hands are tied on this issue. they need to go cheap on something around, as well, they don't have money for developing new stuff. Same goes with mitsu. these guys are almost bankrupt and they can't do major steps just like mazda, GM and Ford.
You can't just compare east and west. everybody is looking at the big three losses especially after the crisis happened where in reality all makers and companies are affected (even outside of the automotive world). Toyota is expecting a first loss in 70 year, honda started major changes in future plans, subaru and mitsu stopped their WRX programs. It seems that the big 3 is more under the lights than any other maker. well, we can exclude chrysler since the company ain't big anymore and call them the big 2 instead.
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