By Darlene Donloe
I drove the Redline 2K exterior and black and red interior
colors with leather trimmed seats and perforated panels. It’s a comfy, good-looking,
affordable, family-friendly SUV with three rows of seats. There is an optional
feature-packed 8.4-inch touchscreen that has a contemporary design that is practical
and user-friendly. Interior materials are upgraded.
The ride is OK. It’s quiet!
Surprisingly, even though this is a behemoth vehicle, for the most part it
handles well and the drive is smooth – even over bumps. It goes from 0-60 in 7.8 seconds with a top
speed of 118 mph.
The 2017 Dodge Journey, available in five and seven passenger
configurations, is available in five trim levels: base GT, SE, Crossroad, SXT
and Crossroad Plus.
The GT is rather cool and hot!
It has a heated steering wheel, remote engine start, heated front seat
and automatic headlights.
If you lower all the seats you can get 67.6 cubic feet of total cargo
capacity, which is an average capacity among small crossovers. Unfortunately,
the fuel economy is not great!
VEHICLE AT A GLANCE: Engine: 3.6-Liter, V6 24-valve VVT Engine;
Transmission: 6-speed automatic 62TE Transmission, advanced multistage front
airbags, supplemental side-curtain airbags in all rows, active head restraints,
remote start system, Keyless Go®, security alarm, high performance suspension,
electronic stability control, anti-lock 4-wheel disc brakes, traction control,
21.1 gallon fuel tank, radio 8.4 8.4 inch touchscreen display, 6-premium
Alpine® speaker with subwoofer, 368 watt amplifier, SiriusXM® sat radio with
one year radio subscription, heated from seats, heated steering wheel, power
6-way driver seat, power 4-way driver lumbar adjust, front passenger fold flat
seat, passenger in-seat cushion storage, second row in-floor storage bins, rear
reclining/fold flat seat, second row 40/60 seat with fore/aft adjust, remote
USB port, 12 volt DC front and rear power outlets, 115 volt auxiliary power
outlet, 19-inch x 7.0-inch painted aluminum wheels, fog lamps, power heated
exterior mirrors with manual fold-away.
MSRP: $38,050
FUEL ECONOMY: 16/24
THE DRIVE: OK!
Darlene Donloe is a seasoned
entertainment and travel journalist whose work has appeared in People, Ebony,
Essence, LA Stage Times, This Stage, LA Watts Times, The Compton Herald, Black Meetings and
Tourism, Los Angeles Sentinel, EMMY, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Grammy and more. Contact her via:
ddonloe@gmail.com
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