**** 2008 Nitro - What's New ****
(exclusive to Dodge-Nitro.com)
EXTERIOR
• Body color fascia, flares and body side molding (SXT C Package)
• Dodge Nitro is available in three new colors: Brilliant Black Pearl Coat, Light Graystone Pearl Coat, Modern Blue Clear Coat
• Two-tone seats with a choice of Inferno Red, Electric Blue or Sunburst Orange seat inserts on R/T model
SAFETY AND SECURITY
• Trailer Sway Control System
• ParkSense Rear Park Assist System
2008 Nitro Packages
Safety/Convenience Group — Includes Daytime Running Lamps, full-size spare tire, speed control, luxury front and rear floor mats, LOAD ’N GO and Smoker’s Group
SXT Appearance Group — Includes body-color fascias, fender flares and bodyside molding
Convenience Group — Includes remote start system, Premium Sound System, UConnect,® and ParkSense® Rear Park Assist System
Popular Equipment Group — Includes speed control, deep-tint sunscreen glass, sun visors and illuminated vanity mirrors, temperature and compass gauge, and fog lamps
Premium Sound Group — Includes Premium Sound System, AM/FM stereo radio with integrated six-disc CD/DVD changer and MP3 capability and auxiliary input jack
Travel Convenience Group — Includes Trailer Tow Group and Security Alarm
Rear DVD with 8-inch screen
Exterior Colors:
Inferno Red Crystal Pearl
Bright Silver Metallic
Electric Blue Pearl
Stone White
Sunburst Orange Pearl
Light Sandstone Pearl (NEW, replaces Light Khaki Metallic, not available on R/T)
Modern Blue Pearl (NEW)
Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl (NEW, replaces Black)
Interior Colors:
Available on Nitro SXT:
Everest II/Wallace II Cloth Slate Gray Two-Tone
Everest II/Wallace II Cloth Khaki Two-Tone
Available on Nitro SLT “F”:
Astor and Racine Cloth with YES Essentials® Slate Gray Two-Tone
Astor and Racine Cloth with YES Essentials® Khaki Two-Tone
Available on Nitro SLT “G”:
Royale Radar Leather Trim/Sutton Vinyl Slate Gray Two-Tone
Royale Radar Leather Trim/Sutton Vinyl Khaki Two-Tone
Available on Nitro R/T:
Alias/Wallace II Cloth Red/Dark Slate Gray Two-Tone
Alias/Wallace II Cloth Blue/Dark Slate Gray Two-Tone
Alias/Wallace II Cloth Orange/Dark Slate Gray Two-Tone
Royale Radar Leather Trim/Sutton Vinyl Dark Slate Gray Monoton
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**** 2007 Nitro ****
2007 Nitro Features, Options and Package Groups (PDF, 5-pages)
2007 Dodge Nitro - Detailed list of features and options:
Exterior Colors
Black
Bright Silver Metallic
Electric Blue Pearl
Inferno Red Crystal Pearl
Light Khaki Metallic (n/a R/T)
Stone White
Sunburst Orange Pearl
Interior Colors
Khaki (SXT & SLT)
Slate Gray (SXT, SLT & R/T)
Slate Gray with Red Insert (R/T)
Engine / Transmission
3.7L Magnum® V6 6-speed manual NSG370 (SXT only)
3.7L Magnum V6 4-speed automatic VLP (SXT & SLT)
4.0L SOHC V6 5-speed automatic (R/T only)
Air Bags— Advanced multistage driver and front-passenger air bags with Occupant Classification System
— Supplemental side-curtain air bags with roll sensing technology offer additional protection to front and rear outboard occupants in the event of a collision
Air Conditioning — Manual
Axle — Front, 30/186 millimeter/4x4 models
Axle Ratio
— 3.21:1 (requires 6-speed manual transmission)
— 3.55:1 (included with 4.0L V6 SOHC)
— 3.73:1 (included with 4-speed automatic)
Battery — 600-amp maintenance-free with Battery-Saver Feature
Brake-Park Interlock — Cannot shift out of Park unless brake pedal is applied (automatic transmission)
Brakes — 4-wheel disc antilock (ABS)
Child Seat Anchor System (LATCH) — Lower child seat anchors and upper tether anchors help ease the installation of compatible aftermarket child seats
Clutch-Starter Interlock — Cannot start engine unless clutch pedal is applied or transfer case is in 4LO (manual transmission)
Console
— Overhead with courtesy lamps
— Full-length floor console includes removable cup holders, padded armrest and covered storage bin with provisions for CD and cassette storage
Defroster — Electric rear window
Door Locks — Child-protection rear
Door Trim Panel
— Monochrome (SXT & R/T)
— 2-tone (SLT)
DVD Video Entertainment System (VES®) — Rear-seat entertainment unit that can play CDs and DVDs; includes MP3 capability, 2 wireless headphones, and remote control (requires Premium Sound System and either the AM/FM radio with 6-disc CD changer or Navigation Radio) (includes Gaming System)
Electronic Stability Program (ESP) — (includes Electronic Roll Mitigation [ERM], Brake Assist, and all-speed traction control)
Engine Block Heater
Fascias
— Front and rear, Deep Gray
— Front and rear, body-color
Fender Flares
— Deep Gray
— Body-color
Floor Mats
— Front (requires rear mats)
— Rear (requires front mats)
Fog Lamps — 2 integrated in front fascia
Fuel Tank — 19.5-gallon with tethered cap
Garage Door Opener — Universal
Glass
— Solar control
— Deep-tinted sunscreen side and rear
— Tinted windshield
Grille
— Bright front
— Body-color
Heat Outlets — Rear-seat floor-mounted
Heavy-Duty Engine Cooling — Includes power steering cooler (included with the Trailer Tow Group; not available with 6-speed manual)
Illuminated Entry
Instrument Cluster
— Includes speedometer, tachometer, oil temperature and fuel gauge (SXT)
— Includes speedometer, tachometer, oil temperature and fuel gauge with display screen and Vehicle Information Center (SLT & R/T)
Instrument Panel
— Monochrome
— 2-tone
License Plate Bracket — Front
License Plate Brow — Rear
— Black
— Bright
Lighting, Exterior
— Halogen headlamps
Lighting, Interior
— Map/dome reading
— Courtesy
— Cargo compartment lamp
Locks — Speed-sensitive power
Mirrors, Exterior— Dual power/manual foldaway
— Dual power heated/manual foldaway
— Power/manual foldaway
Mirrors, Interior
— Rearview day/night
— Rearview auto-dimming
— Rearview auto-dimming (included with UConnect®)
Molding
— Black bodyside (SXT)
— Body-color bodyside (SLT & R/T)
Portable Utility Table (optional SXT)
Power Outlet
— 115-volt auxiliary
— Auxiliary
— Rear cargo area
Radio
— AM/FM stereo radio with CD player and MP3 capability
— AM/FM stereo radio and integrated 6-disc CD changer with MP3 capability (REQ)
— AM/FM stereo with GPS Navigation, Media hard-drive and MP3 compatibility (includes SIRIUS Satellite Radio)
Rear Cargo
— LOAD ’N GO slide out system (n/a SXT)
— Tie-down rail system (n/a SXT)
Remote Keyless Entry — With integrated ignition key
Remote Start System
Roof Side Rails — Black
Running Boards — Gray
Seat Belts — Soft-edged webbing with front constant-force retractors, height-adjustable turning loops, traveling inboard buckles and passenger-side automatic latching retractor; rear with 3-point shoulder belts at all 3 seating positions
Seats
— Front-passenger forward fold-flat
— Low-back cloth bucket
— Low-back vinyl bucket
— Premium low-back cloth bucket with YES Essentials® easy-clean fabric (YES Essentials easy-clean fabric on SLT “F” and R/T)
— Low-back leather-trimmed bucket (requires heated seats)
— Manually adjustable
— Power 6-way driver’s
— Heated front bucket (included with leather-trimmed seats)
— Rear 65/35 split-folding with recline
— Front reclining bucket with passenger forward fold-flat; rear 65/35 split folding bench with fold-flat and recline
Security Alarm — Integrated vehicle alarm system
Sentry Key® — Antitheft engine immobilizer
SIRIUS Satellite Radio System (includes one year of service from SIRIUS) (only in the continental U.S.) — Next Generation (included with navigation radio)
Smoker’s Group — Includes removable ashtray and cigar lighter
Spare Tire
— Compact
— Jack and tire-changing tools stored under rear-passenger seat in removable carrier
Speakers
— 6 total
— Premium Sound System (Infinity™) with 8 speakers in 8 locations plus a subwoofer and 384 watts of power (requires AM/FM radio with 6-disc changer or navigation radio)
Speed Control
Steering — Power rack-and-pinion
Steering Wheel
— 4-spoke
— Leather-wrapped 4-spoke
— Audio controls
Sunroof — Power with express-open and vent
Sun Visors
— Sliding shaft
— Dual with illuminated vanity mirror and slide feature
— With illuminated vanity
Suspension
— Sport
— Performance (included with 20" wheels) (standard R/T, optional SLT)
Tilt Steering
Tire Pressure Monitoring Display (SLT & R/T)
Tire Pressure Monitoring Warning Lamp (SXT)
Tires
— Jack and tire-changing tools stored under rear-passenger seat in removable carrier
— Compact spare tire (standard)
— Spare, full-size (included with Trailer Tow Group)
— P225/75R16 Goodyear black sidewall, all-season (requires 16" wheels)
— P235/65R17 Goodyear black sidewall, all-season performance (requires 17" wheels)
— P235/65R17 Goodyear OWL performance (requires 17" wheels)
— P245/50R20 Goodyear VSB all-season performance (requires 20" wheels)
Trailer Tow Group — Includes a Class III receiver hitch, 4-pin wiring harness, full-size spare tire
Transfer Case
— Part-time 4WD system 143 GII New Venture Gear (4x4 only; requires 6 speed manual)
— Full-time 4WD system 140 New Venture Gear (4x4 only; requires 4-speed or 5-speed automatic)
UConnect® — Voice-activated hands-free communication system (includes auto-dimming rearview mirror; requires Alpine Sound System)
Vehicle Information Center (in instrument cluster) — Compass, temperature, trip odometer, etc.
Wheels
— 16"x7.0" styled steel
— 16"x6.5" cast-aluminum (included with 4-speed automatic)
— 17"x7.0" cast-aluminum
— 17"x7.0" chrome-clad cast-aluminum
— 20"x7.5" chrome-clad cast-aluminum (included with performance suspension) (standard on R/T, optional on SLT)
Windows
— Power, driver one-touch (SXT)
— Power, front, one-touch up and down (SLT & R/T)
Wiper System
— Variable-intermittent front
— Rear wiper/washer
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