There is also an info center on the cluster that you can select what you want displayed. You can customize a whole litany of things from the screen including behavior of lights, whether the horn chirps when you lock doors, whether mirrors rotate down in reverse, speed warnings, etc and the best news is that you don't need a masters degree to do it. The Uconnect system is frankly the smartest, easiest, most intuitive system on the market. The seats are firm and supportive, which I find extremely comfortable but can be a bit hard on trips longer than 4 hours. The interior leather is luxurious and flawless, but the color choice is limited. I use the paddle shifters (these are die cast, not cheap plastic) for hill work and they work very well. I turn it off and get about 1 mpg less mileage in town but no difference on the highway. It delays upshifts when cold which causes some concern and delays downshifts when accelerating. The eight speed trans shifts almost imperceptibly but has a strange shift pattern in eco mode. I thought I would not like this, but I have found it to be smart and intuitive - after two drives I wasn't even thinking about it. I also tow trailers, so the 6200lb rating beats anything out there, a V8 tows more. I find the interior to be very spacious even for a large person. Slightly narrower than the Explorer, so I find it very easy to park, maneuver and get it into the garage. In city driving, with lots of stop and go, I am getting 18-20mpg with ECO mode off and 19-20 with it on, 24-26 mpg on the highway.
I travel frequently where there are long stretches between gas stations and the extra 100-150 miles is reassuring. With a 24.5 gallon tank, I have close to 600 miles in range. The HIGHS: At 290 HP, the V6 feels very strong and I find it accelerates easily into freeway traffic. I now own a Citadel with the Pentastar V6 engine and absolutely love this thing. I didn't need the extra towing capacity of the V8. I was looking for range, gas mileage, a decent towing capacity and comfort on long trips. I was looking at an Explorer when I stumbled on reviews for the Durango. I took delivery back in May and, after 3000+ miles, it has been nothing short of a dream of a vehicle and pure joy to drive. Bottom line: I went out and ordered my Durango R/T immediately. The interior is AMAZING and not something I would ever have thought Dodge could produce. The Durango is darn near in the luxury SUV class with all the amazing bells & whistles as well as top notch safety features. It checked off EVERY item on my list except for price - it was about $5,000 more than I was wanting to spend, but after going for a test drive, I see where that $5k went. So I finally came back to look at the Durango.
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The Japanese don't offer V8s (except for the Nissan Armada which was otherwise terrible), the Europeans had contenders.but only if I wanted to spend $15-$50k more than I'd planned, and the other American makers only had vehicles that met my requirements if I went up to FULL size SUVs and even then their mass make them very slow and unsporty. To make a long story short, I researched Ford, Chevy, Mazda, Kia, Hyundai, Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Land Rover, Audi, BMW and, yes, even Mercedes. I made my list of requirements and started looking. My old SUV and hot rod were both Dodges so I specifically ignored the Durango at first, fearing my pro-MOPAR bias would color my judgement.
Also, since I was getting rid of my hot rod, I wanted at least SOME semblance or sportiness and power as well as a nice looking vehicle that would always make me turn back for a last look as I'm walking in from a parking lot. I wanted a 3-row, mid-size SUV with a V8 & 4WD that could give me decent mileage, carry cargo with ease and up to 6 people in comfort. Before I buy a car, I do three things: research, research, and research! This past spring I had a need to reduce our fleet from 3 to 2 vehicles (getting rid of an old SUV and my "toy" hot rod for a NEW SUV) so I began researching in earnest.
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