1994 Dodge Dakota Interior Review at Automotive.com
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1994 Dodge Dakota Review: Interior

Below is a full, detailed 1994 Dodge Dakota review and road test from New Car Test Drive. A full evaluation of price, equipment, the driving experience, and specs are all here in a structured, easy-to-navigate format from journalists with limitless e ...     read more
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1994 Dodge Dakota Review

Interior
Open the door and climb in and you really climb. The step up into the cab furthers the impression that this is a big midsize truck. Our Dakota had the Sport SLT trim package with the premium cloth reclining 60/40 split bench seat. It included a fold-down center armrest, adjustable headrests and a driver-side lumbar adjustment. For a bench seat in a pickup truck, it was exceedingly comfortable. Behind this was a mini-bench seat for rear passengers. Dodge says the Dakota offers a six-passenger configuration, but reality told us this was a truck for two, sometimes three, front seat passengers and maybe one or two passengers in the rear.

Controls and gauges are within easy reach with two exceptions. The power window and door lock controls are in a box mounted on the door panel somewhat out of sight. Until you get used to the touch and feel, you tend to grope for the controls and often open a window when you want to lock the doors.

We thought Chrysler designers and engineers had an excellent idea to locate the cruise control on the steering wheel. (Also present in the steering wheel is the standard driver-side air bag.) We found the joystick control for the sideview mirrors, though, wobbly and somewhat fragile.

Our 6-foot test driver had no problem with room, and the fore/aft front seat adjustment accommodated him easily. One note here: Put the front seat all the way back and there is no knee room for rear seat passengers. This appears to be the case in all extended cab configurations.

Dakota "bigness" shows up in the rear seat area. No side-facing jump seats here. This is a bench seat-the bottom of which is split and hinged to provide access to a hidden storage area behind the driver. There is also storage for the tire-changing tools behind the passenger. Storage area in the front seat was on the skimpy side. There were door pockets, but the glove box was very small.

Visibility was excellent. The hinged rear side windows in the cab and a sliding rear window provided a lot of ventilation combinations. Next Page


1994 Dodge Dakota