Justin Pritchard is a seasoned Sudbury, Ontario-based automotive journalist, producer, and technical writer. With a passion for cars and a talent for storytelling, he's established himself as a ...

Dodge seemingly had a winner with its Dakota pickup truck that debuted in 1987. Enthusiasts point to the original Dodge Dakota as the progenitor of the midsize truck segment. It was larger and longer ...

In 2025, manual transmission cars are rarer than ever. The same goes for manual-transmission pickup trucks, which are now virtually extinct.That wasn’t always the case. In fact, there was a time when ...

For 2010, Dodge's mid-size Dakota pickup gets some suspension tweaks intended to improve ride and handling. It loses its 6-speed manual transmission. A few new exterior paints are now available. For ...

This morning, Automotive News quoted Fiat Chrysler CEO Mike Manley as saying Ram is planning to bring a mid-size truck back to market. The story reminded me of something I've been meaning to discuss: ...

The third generation of the Dodge Dakota was unveiled in 2004 for the 2005 model year and morphed into the mid-size pickup segment available in two cab versions, the Club Cab and the Quad Cab.

A decade or more before the Subaru Baja, Lincoln Blackwood, and Chevrolet SSR became some of the biggest sales flops in the history of the pickup truck was a rare and unique Dodge from the 90s that ...