New Dodge Nitro Makes "Accidental" Debut
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New Dodge Nitro Makes "Accidental" Debut
New Dodge Nitro Makes "Accidental" Debut
May 14, 2006 10:36 PM EDT
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=4897528
May 14, 2006 10:36 PM EDT
NORTH TOLEDO -- Here's something you don't see every day. the 2007 Dodge Nitro isn't even in dealer showrooms, but one of them bumped into the back of a semi truck on a public street. It happened Friday morning when police say the driver of the Nitro blew through a stop sign and hit a semi near the Jeep plant in north Toledo.
It may not be the debut DaimlerChrysler had in mind for its new vehicle, but we captured the aftermath of the accident on video just so we could give you a sneak peek at the SUV so many car enthusiasts have been wanting to see. This one's the real thing that real people will be driving -- not the prototype shown off at a couple of auto shows. Click the video link to see what we're talking about.
The Nitro driver? A DaimlerChrysler employee who was ticketed for ignoring a stop sign. A company spokesman says DaimlerChrysler employees routinely drive new vehicles between the Toledo plant and headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
If you like what you see here and want to buy one, you'll have to wait. The Nitro won't be available until later this summer.
Workers at DaimlerChrysler's Toledo North Assembly Plant build the Nitro. They also build the Jeep Liberty.
It may not be the debut DaimlerChrysler had in mind for its new vehicle, but we captured the aftermath of the accident on video just so we could give you a sneak peek at the SUV so many car enthusiasts have been wanting to see. This one's the real thing that real people will be driving -- not the prototype shown off at a couple of auto shows. Click the video link to see what we're talking about.
The Nitro driver? A DaimlerChrysler employee who was ticketed for ignoring a stop sign. A company spokesman says DaimlerChrysler employees routinely drive new vehicles between the Toledo plant and headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
If you like what you see here and want to buy one, you'll have to wait. The Nitro won't be available until later this summer.
Workers at DaimlerChrysler's Toledo North Assembly Plant build the Nitro. They also build the Jeep Liberty.
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seriously, they are trying to make all these trucks of theirs "aggressive" "masculine" like that caliber, it's a cute car and they know men wouldnt buy cute cars so they make it ugly...errr...i mean aggressive
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Right off-hand, it looks to me like a Jeep Commander with some fender work and a Dodge cross-hair grille stuck on it.....but we won't know that for sure until Dodge releases the specifications and dimensions for it. You can't always tell just from a picture.
And the accident? Maybe he was just testing out the air bags.
And the accident? Maybe he was just testing out the air bags.