
2018 Dodge Grand Caravan
GT minivan extended Front 3.6-liter V6 (283 hp) (Regular Gasoline) Automatic 6-speed
Retail Value: $9650 ~ $10025
Trade-in Value: $6715 ~ $7135
MSRP: $26250 ~ $34495

Until recently, Dodge was known for building outrageous high-performance muscle cars, including the Challenger and Charger, with brashly named trims—Hellcat, anyone? Dodge is still finding its footing during the transition to electrification and stricter emissions laws, with plans for electrified and turbocharged muscle yet to materialize in dealerships. The Hornet compact SUV is based on the Alfa Romeo Tonale, and is available as a plug-in hybrid. The Durango SUV soldiers on, largely unchanged from 2011 and still based on the same design as the 2011-2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Most alarmingly, it lags behind more modern vehicles in crash tests. Dodge sits near Chrysler at the bottom of our used car reliability rankings.
A major reworking for 2011 improved the ride and brought a nicer interior, but still failed to measure up to the class leaders. The infotainment system is behind the times and while blind spot monitoring is readily available, forget about forward-collision or lane-departure warning systems or automatic braking -- safety features that were beginning to proliferate quite broadly during this time. Poor performance in the IIHS small-overlap crash test throws up another red flag.Car Specifications
Air Pollution Score | 3 |
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Cargo Volume | 61.5 |
EPA City MPG | 17 |
EPA Combined MPG | 20 |
EPA Highway MPG | 25 |
Front Head Room | 3.0 |
Front Leg Room | 41.0 |
Front Shoulder Room | 64.0 |
Greenhouse Gas Score | 4 |
Height | 68 |
Length | 203 |
Max Load | 1150 |
Max Seating Capacity | 7 |
Rear Head Room | 3.0 |
Rear Leg Room | 32.5 |
Rear Shoulder Room | 63.5 |
Smartway | No |
Weight | 4685 |
Wheel Base | 121 |
Width | 79 |
Fuel Economy Specifications
Annual Fuel Consumption (Gal) | 700.0 |
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Annual Fuel Cost (Dollar) | 2280.0 |
Cruse Range (Miles) | 340 |
Test Results
Acceleration 0-60 MPH (secs) | 8.1 |
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Avoidance Speed (MPH) | 49.0 |
Braking from 60 MPH (ft) | 141 |
City MPG | 11 |
Highway MPG | 27 |
Overall MPG | 17 |