1997 Dodge Dakota Review Summary & Specs

Summary & Specs

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Some truck buyers have been stuck in a quandary: don't need that big

honkin' full-size pickup, but the next size down doesn't meet the power

requirement to tow the boat to the lake.

Like no other truck on the planet, the Dakota fills that niche perfectly.

If you need to tow or haul something bigger than the Dakota will handle,

then face it: You need a full-size pickup. If you don't contemplate heavy

loads, one of the other compacts might do just fine. But if you have needs

that are somewhere in that great middle ground, there's nothing else available

that will do the job like the Dodge Dakota.

Specs

Specs as Tested