According to latest reports, is looks like 2017 Dodge Journey won’t even come. These reports could be seen all over the internet, and all of them say that 2016 year model will be the last one. This mid-size crossover is in production since 2008, when it came as 2009 year model. It is available not only in North America, but also in Europe and some other markets. Company management decided not offer Dodge brand outside U.S. in the future, so Journey will be replaced soon. While most of reports say that 2016 year model will be the last one, we still believe that company will offer this crossover as 2017 Dodge Journey too. Reason is simple. Successor, which will come designed especially for the U.S. market in not ready, and won’t be in near future. It is still under big question will 2017 Dodge Journey even come.
2017 Dodge Journey specs
If it come, it is pretty much expected that there won’t be changes at all. It will be pretty much the same as 2016 year model. This means that we will see pretty much the same vehicle as refreshed model that came way back in 2011. Since then, company never did something more important on this model. This refresh brought us several changes, compare to original model. For the first time we saw a brand’s new logo on this model. Also, we saw several exterior modifications, and 2017 Dodge Journey will come with the pretty much same visual appearance. These changes included new front fascia, new grille, and new LED headlights. When it is about interior, changes aren’t expected neither. The cabin will be pretty much as for 2011 year model, with the pretty much same list of features too.
2017 Dodge Journey engines
The 2017 Dodge Journey will be available with the same engines as 2016 year model. For the North American market, there is a 3.6 liter Pentastar V6, which comes paired with 6-speed automatic and have max output of 283 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. For other markets, there is a 2.7 liter V6, which is good for 182 horses and 187 lb-ft of twist. Also, there is Fiat’s 2.0 liter JTD, which is available in configurations with 140 and 170 horsepower.
2017 Dodge Journey release date and price
The 2017 Dodge Journey will come late this year. It will feature the same price of 21.000 dollars for base model.
