An Amazing Journey

The online magazine touts itself as being geared toward women, not gearheads. It concentrates on the average consumer concerned with purchasing autos, trip planning and safety on the road.

As far as safety is concerned, Journey has been an IIHS Top Safety Pick for four consecutive years and is loaded with more than 50 safety and security features, including seven standard airbags, LATCH child seat anchor system, four-wheel disc anti-lock brakes and more.

As for taking trips in the Journey, test-drivers at Road & Travel praised the SUV’s nooks and crannies calling them “very clever and very usable features,” citing some secret hiding places, including a front passenger seat bin that pops up from the seat cushion and the rear seat dual floor bins. Besides the hidden features, Road & Travel found the more prominent features in the interior “handsome and inviting.” Who could resist such an attractive description? Chrysler knows the interior isn’t just a nice place to ride, it also offers best-in-class utility.

The online magazine checked out more than the SUV’s attractive features, it also took into account its functionality, saying “families with young children older than the toddler stage should appreciate the built-in rear child seats that pop up out of the seat cushion, and disappear back down when not needed.” Another secret hiding place!

Test-drivers also appreciated the backup camera with video displayed on Dodge’s Uconnect 4.3-inch touch screen. Not big enough for you? Don’t worry, it also comes in the largest-in-class 8.4-inch touch screen.

And when it comes time to buy, with a starting U.S. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of $18,995 (excluding destination), Dodge Journey is the most affordable crossover in the United States.

Road & Travel magazine calls the 2012 Dodge Journey a “good-looking, four-door, liftgate vehicle designed to carry as many as seven people without being oversized in the process.”

How many passengers you bring and what you decide to pack is up to you. But we do want to wish you a very pleasant journey.

 

Courtesy of Chrysler