Mitsu: 06 Mitsu Raider Truck (a.k.a DAKOTA)

[hemidakota]

Mitsubishi Motors reveals name of its new truck


Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) announced that "Raider" would be the name of the company's new midsize truck to be unveiled at the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

The truck's styling emphasizes sportiness with a bold stance and aggressive attitude and incorporates signature design cues from the Mitsubishi family of vehicles - including Endeavor and Galant. The all-new Eclipse takes a dynamic, muscular stance and hints toward a performance and handling package that will re-excite the sporty car segment.

The Raider will include a standard V-6 and a V-8 engine option, two different cab configurations, and unique interior and exterior styling distinctive to Mitsubishi. The Raider, based on the Dodge Dakota midsize truck, will be built in the Daimler-Chrysler plant in Warren, Michigan.

Raider available feature highlights include:

4.7L V8 with 230 horsepower and 290 pounds-feet of torque
Fully boxed steel frame
Independent front suspension with coil-over shocks and
live axle and multi-leaf rear suspension
Extended or double cab in two- and four-wheel drive
500-watt audio system with 6-CD in-dash changer
Bluetooth (R) technology.

Ref Link: http://www.autoindex.org/news.plt?no=943#

[the joker]

looks promising

[drizze99]

Hemi, did you post some pics of the new 05 Dakota? I just the DCx newpaper from my dad last night and it had a big write up in it. No Hemi!

[hemidakota]

Yep....Morpheus said the same.

So did my friend who works for the corporate.