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Dan1
Dodge Dakota
6/25/2001
09:43:51
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What would win 0-60
1999 Dodge durango with a K&N induction 5.9. Or A 1997 Chevy Tahoe with 5.7 Vortec stock. I read that the durango will win but inside the tahoe feels faster. It could be because of the crappy ride though. But Please No lies just the truth.
Thanks Great sight.
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Hawkeye
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6/25/2001
11:50:59
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My wife has a 99 4x4 Durango and I think that the Durango would win the power to weight ratio. My nod goes to the Durango but I am biased towards it anyway.
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y22man
Dodge Dakota
6/25/2001
12:39:49
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This is my 2 cents
If you are going to pull i.e. boats,trailers. I would go with the Tahoe--wider stance a little heavier. The durango has a little more power but I would go for the more stable puller. Stable and stoping is more a priority than pulling. I have been pushed to many times by a 4 horse trailer. I know you would not pull a horse trailer with one of those but still I have been pushed to many times. That is my 2 cents. Please no flames.
Jay
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Tyler A
Dodge Dakota
6/25/2001
13:02:52
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In a Aug 2000 Truckin mag(I think) the Durango R/T did the quarter in 16.9. Maybe that little stat will help you out.
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Dan1
Dodge Dakota
6/25/2001
13:19:58
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Does anyone know what the quarter is for the 97 or same style tahoe. Thanks Tyler for the numbers.
I think the durango is faster but its just that i got a ride in the tahoe and even though the ride is crap and the seats are junk and it rattles and the fan motor ticks it just felt like it might do 0-60 in 8 secs my durango will do it in 8 secs in perfect conditions. Maybe its slower and because of the sway and crap ride or falty speedo it felt just as fast. Because when i hit the gas on the durango it stays pretty level. But thats because its a sports car. Oh and buy the way. If i were going to pull a trailer i would go with the durango. Heres why. The rear axle is way stronger then the tahoe. The 5.9 is in its element towing a huge trailer. Durango has bigger drum brakes and better brakes in the front. It has a longer wheel base. It has a class 4 that distributes the weightinstead of 3 hitch. It has a 3.92 rear end instead of a 3.75. Its got a stiffer suspention and has a lower center of gravity. Plus the tires stick out away from the body (like a indy car) and the tahoe's tires are inward of the body making for a unstable ride. And last but not least. THe durango has bigger rear view mirrors and there heated incase it fogs up.
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RTjohn
Dodge Dakota
6/25/2001
19:58:19
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All I know is I have smoked both in a 01 grand cherokee V8. The grand cherokee does the quarter in 15.1-15.3 depending on who drives it. The new 270 hp HO cherokee is supposed to do high 14's. Not bad for a tow vehicle.
RTjohn
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Detlman
Dodge Dakota
6/25/2001
21:23:50
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AS laong as your talking 97 tahoe with the 5.7 the durango will win no prob. now the new tahoe with the 5.3 may be another story. I have a 2001 chevy express van with the 3.9? rear gears and the 5.7 and its the bigges pig I have ever driven !
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Dan1
Dodge Dakota
6/25/2001
21:35:21
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No the new tahoes are slower. There nothing. The old ones got some pep. But i am confident.
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Markeb
Dodge Dakota
7/26/2001
10:35:34
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I have a 2000 Tahoe with the 5.3L V8. I bought it over the Durango mostly because the 1999 and I assume the 2000 Durangos failed the frontal crash test miserably. It was the only SUV to get a 2 of 5 Stars(NHSTA tests). Geek jeeps like the RAV4, Suzuki, KIA, Forester etc. performed better than the Durango. I would not even drive a Durango until Dodge has addressed this flaw. The other reason I bought the Tahoe is it is much bigger. I can get three car seats accross the second or third row of seats with ease. Seating for nine. The Tahoe is an awesome tow vehicle 285 HP and 325 TQ. Don't think I'm not a Dodge person, I loved the 95 Ram CC that I traded for the Tahoe. Three kids where too much for a truck without 4 doors. I drove both the Tahoe and Durango and there was no comparison the Tahoe was hands down the better vehicle. As far as performance, I thought the Tahoe was pretty fast until I got my 2001 Dakota CC with the 4.7L V8. The Dakota is much quicker. The Dakota is my little sports truck while the Tahoe is for my wife to get the kids around. They are entirly very different vehicles. A Durango with the 4.7 may (?) edge out the Tahoe in quickness only because it is much smaller/lighter than the Tahoe. But I doubt it. Oh yeah and the Durango is cheaper.
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Hawkeye
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7/26/2001
19:24:38
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A far as crash testing I have done it first hand. We had my wifes 99 4x4 Durango for exactly 4 weeks, the day we mailed off the first payment a lady turned in front of us, I swerved and braked, she came in full throttle into the drivers side front and careened down the entire drivers side, her front went under us, hitting the left rear tire, tore the rear axle out from under us, pushed the rear up and to the right, right rear corner hit a telephone pole pushing the rear back left. Finally came to rest pointing straight down the road, butt end resting on the ground. Engine was still purring away, air bags both deployed. My self and my wife both waled away with only some minor neck and back injuries, our 5 month old son in his car seat was unharmed. Ionce the police and rescue arrived, in order to clear the road, I drove the Durango off to the side of the road by putting it in 4wd and using the front tires to drive the truck off the road, dragging the rear. Didnt even strain. The steel beems in the doors saved me from her coming right into my lap. I will trust my life and that of my family to our Durango (which we still have) and my Dak with no hesitation. I have experienced first hand just what their crash safety is. As for weight, The Durango is actually heavier than my 4x4 Quad cab Dak.
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kota4bye
Dodge Dakota
7/27/2001
10:51:55
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There's some pictures floating around the DML of a Dakota that was hit head on by a lebaron running from the police. The combined vehicle speed was close to 200mph as I recall. Dude in the Dak wasn't wearing a seatbelt and walked away with minor injuries to his knee from his CB. Bad guys in the leBaron didn't due so well. The pictures of his truck were amazing. You wouldn't think that even if he was wearing a seatbelt he could have lived through it.
MikeJ
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Mar
Dodge Dakota
7/27/2001
13:30:08
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As far as the Tahoe being the better vehical hands down. I dont think so. Reasons. The tahoe Is made with cheaper material. Interior uses cheaper leather and plastic. The seats are not comfertable. And the trim creaks and sometimes falls of. As for the exterior. The durango uses parts that are in some places twice as strong as the tahoes. The rear axle for one on the durango is a heavy duty truck axle the tahoe has one that looks like it came of the camaro. The frame on the durango is the strongest frame of any suv excluding the hummers. A guy in a tahoe ran a light and i couldnt avoid him and hit him. I bent his frame and totaled his truck. I needed a new bumber and suffered no injuries. Dodge is hands down. Plus the 5.9 would rip the crap out of the 5.3 5.7 and probably the 6.0 in a pulling compatition.
Chevy fans face it. YOU GUYS ARE DRIVING CARS THAT LOOK LIKE TRUCKS. Like a rock only implys to the vehicals slugish of the line acceleration.
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Rudy
Dodge Dakota
7/28/2001
08:39:33
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Where I work we sell all three Dakotas, Durangos, and GMC Yukons(Tahoe) While the outside of the new Tahoe is nice the inside istill lacking, I have driven a 98 Tahoe and a 5.9 Durango Dakota Quad-Cab, a 4.7 Durango and own a 00 Dakota Club Cab with a 4.7. For my money I would buy the Dodge product. Of all three domestic lines I work with(including Ford) I have found that Dodge has the better vehicle. Now before I get lambasted with comments on this statement let me qualify it first. Like Hawkeye I too was in a a crash with a 97 Dakota, 45mph no problem, second thing price replacement parts for each vehicle Mopar will have the less expensive part, and thats not saying their cheap either. You put them side by side the Dodge whens in over all looks too.I am not trying to be biased on this I am thought of a Yukon for my wife or an Expedition plus a Grand Cherrokee but she wants a Durango.
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mark br
Dodge Dakota
7/30/2001
12:38:00
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Visit this site and see for yourself: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ncap/cars/1999SUVs.html. 1999 and 2000 Durangos failed the frontal crash test miserably. 2 of 5 stars. Worst score of all SUVs tested. I'm a big fan of performance but I bought an SUV as a sporty alternative to the mini-van to haul my children. In light of these tests there was no way I was going to buy a Durango in 1999.
The good news is the 2001 Durango scored 4 of 5 stars. The Tahoe got 3 of 5. Kudos to Dodge for the changes. If I were to buy an SUV now I would have to think long and hard. The Durango actually has the better safety rating. I'd give the engine, size and comfort to the Tahoe. I owned a 5.9 in my Ram and the 5.3 GM is faster and stronger. The numbers also bear this out. The 5.3 gets 285 hp while the 5.9 gets about 250 hp with the same torque. If you are towing something substantial the Tahoe's power and larger wheelbase got to get the nod. The Dodge 4.7 is a great engine. Hopefully, the replacement for the 5.9 will blow away the GMs. If Dodge made an SUV based on the Ram with this new engine I'd be all over it.
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Mar
Dodge Dakota
7/30/2001
13:26:43
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For one the durango has a bigger wheelbase then the tahoe and has a lower center of gravity. IT has stronger suspention components and rear drum brakes which makes it more idealy suited for towing. Plus dodge has a class 4 hitch on it and tahoo has only class 3. Next. The chevy tahoo with 5.3 0-60 is 9 secs a dodge Ram 1500 with 5.9 is 8.7 and the ram is .5 faster in 1/4 mile. and last the safty test in my opinion was set up to suck so people will go and buy cars and save the enviroment. I was in a crash at 45 and didnt even feel it. The 5.3 may look good on paper but the 5.9 is the better engine it will out tow it and out torque it and last 4 times longer with close to 0 maintnence.
GMS seem faster because of the sway and crappy suspention (NO JOKE) the dodges are very stiff and acceleration is not felt as much. Plus the dodge has better soundproofing so you dont hear the engine hit 5000 rpm as much. and the dodge with 5.9 has a lower rear end gear then chevs so its hard to compair with out testing equipment.
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Hawkeye
Gen III
7/30/2001
19:04:08
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Like I said. I will take first hand personal experience over a controlled test any time.
I have been in it when crap hit the fan blades and I feel safe in our Durango.
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Hersbird
Dodge Dakota
7/31/2001
01:33:13
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Those crash tests don't show real world numbers. Look up the Durango's score for insurance injury ratings. The Durango outscores the Lincon Navigator! The Tahoe does beat a Durango but is not much better then a Grand Cherokee, my Grand Caravan AWD beats them both probably due to the increased rollover rates on the SUVs. These stats take all real world crashes reported to all insurance companies into account, not just one car run into one wall. These are the guys who have to put the money on the line when it comes to which cars you are more likely to be injured in by a crash. Say a Durango goes haed on into a CRV, would you really rather be in the CRV? It scores better in the 'stars' rating but doesn't win in the real world.
http://www.carsafety.org/vehicle_ratings/ictl/ictl.htm
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Me
Dodge Dakota
7/31/2001
05:30:53
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Keep in mind, crash test are conducted in controlled environments. In the real world, no two accidents will ever be the same nor will the damage. So with that said, my advice is do your best not to turn your Dak or Tahoe into a crash test vehicle. Just think, maybe a slight change in speed or impact from a slightly different angle, and things may not turn out so well for either.
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Ramkiller
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2002
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I got a 96 5.7 Z71 that burns the hell out of those cheap ass dodge ram/durango/dakota.
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alex
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2002
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Wow. That's great. Where is it? Bring it and we'll see how fast you are.
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Chris W
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2002
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Durango period.
Who cares if its slower or not. Its a Dodge!
Chevy sucks.
I can say that cause this is a Dodge site!
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Chris W
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2002
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Durango period.
Who cares if its slower or not. Its a Dodge!
Chevy sucks.
I can say that cause this is a Dodge site!
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DakMatt
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2002
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First off the Z71 comment is retarded. Second, if you're going to compare HP numbers you might wanna look at the RPMs at which these are taken. The 5.9 peaks at ~1200 RPMs lower than the 5.3 in HP and ~800 RPMs in torque. And BTW, if you crash fast enough or at a bad angle there's a good chance you'll die no matter what you're sittin' in. Personally I wouldn't wanna be caught dead in a Chevy.
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GSMarquis
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2002
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This would be more interesting if it wasnt on a DODGE SITE....lol
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Hersbird
Dodge Dakota
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4/12/2002
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This would be more interesting if the original post wasn't 10 months old! Who drags out these old posts?
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Ramkiller
Dodge Dakota
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4/12/2002
17:43:22
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People like YOU JACKASS!
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D Denney
Dodge Dakota
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4/14/2002
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Who decides to buy a vehicle cause of the crash ratings? What a dingleberry
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Brian Lashbro
Dodge Dakota
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8/26/2002
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How about those front brake rotors Dodge fans?
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92dakotahd
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8/26/2002
23:20:45
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Don't forget half of a vehicles crash/rating history in terms of realworld testing is who drives what. Bigger SUVs usually get driven like indestructable tanks. And for the original post I can't imagine a Tahoe holding a candle to a 5.9 durango and softer suspensions slow vehicles down not speed them up. People think it looks cool but that's wasted power cranking the rearend down so the Tahoe even with a superior motor just has too many cards stacked against it.
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Micky D.
Dodge Dakota
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9/20/2002
19:08:35
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Hey...Lets do all we can to convince ourselves that the exorbanent amount of money we spent on a last generation pile of parts, passing itself off as a truck for the new mellineum, was worth it.
Come on guys, Face it...you have buyers remorse. You got your leaf sprung rattle-trap Wanna be a Chevy, overpriced TRUCK. Did you get what you paid for?? I doubt it.
I looked...I drove...I laughed
I'm not a Chevy man bar far, but I know the current Generation Tahoe/Yukon outclasses the Durango in every facet and the last Gen of the same is still worthy competition for your Durango. If you BOYS only take into consideration 1/4mile Stats then be free to Dribble on for days. Gee...I can drop a 454 into a Pinto Guys. And I can do it for a few HUNDRED.
....By the way the truth of the matter is, My mostly stock (comparable) truck CAN and DOES eat Durangos for lunch when I feel Adolescent. Now...I'm sure you'll be Dribbling for days trying to figure out what I drive.
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92dakotahd
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9/20/2002
19:20:44
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Nope, not actually and my brother has a roommate with a late model tahoe and that thing has had more stuff go wrong with it that I can mention. Front end parts were falling apart. Fuel pump, AC compressor.....etc. If you want the power without a vehicle that has it's own zipcode. DURANGO! If you want a rolling box, TAHOE. And my personal opinion. The durangos just look so much better than a tahoe.
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