2008 Dodge Nitro Consumer Reviews

Best Chriswtmas present I ever received!

Written by: jaysonheather on 12/31/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Nitro SXT 4dr SUV (3.7L 6cyl 6M)

Review

My boyfriend bought me the Nitro for Christmas and we both love it! I don't think the gas mileage is bad at all being an SUV. The looks are great, very tough looking. The ride is very comfortable not hard like a truck. We also have the nice suspension, power sunroof and 20" chrome wheels along with all other options we could purchase. We get looks everywhere we go. I recommend anyone considering the Nitro to be ready to buy it because, you're gonna love it!

Favorite Features

Sunroof, 20" wheels, load & go, aggresive looks, seats, overall looks and feeling

Suggested Improvements

None yet

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Why would you buy Japanese?

Written by: tony on 12/13/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Nitro SXT 4dr SUV (3.7L 6cyl 6M)

Review

This vehicle is overall very nice and a great ride. I love the sort of retro rugged look, compared to the typical frying pan looking Japanese and German cars.

Favorite Features

Good handling, solid ride, great seats, good stock sound system, lots of conveniences, ice cold air. Great for Floridians like me, lots of chrome, fenders over tires nicely designed, awesome storage, quiet ride, seats firm the way I like them.

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Dodge Nitro RT 4X4

Written by: MIKE K on 12/11/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Nitro SLT 4dr SUV 4WD (3.7L 6cyl 4A)

Review

I had my Nitro R/T for over a month. I average 15 miles a gallon. I really enjoy driving my suv. I feel for the money I paid the interior would have more luxury items. Love the bluetooth feature through the radio, leather seats aren't too bad, heated seats are great. Only the driver seat is power, passenger seat isn't. Nitro R/T has 260 hp and great on the pick up.

Favorite Features

Rims, phone feature, info center in the dashboard, heated seats, sunroof, back up beeper

Suggested Improvements

Should have more features for $34,000 dollars. Not much as far as luxury. No GPS, no seperate climate control, no power seats on passenger side.

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Love my Nitro!

Written by: Jill on 12/06/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Nitro SXT 4dr SUV 4WD (3.7L 6cyl 6M)

Review

I traded in my 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan for this SUV. I did not want such a large vehicle now that my little ones are getting older they need less stuff to tote around, I test drove Grand Cherokees, Dodge Darango, the new Journeys and the Equinox, nothing could compare to the exterior and interior appeal of the Nitro, especially when it came to price. I really thought I wanted a new Cherokee, until I sat in one for $32,000 and there was nothing in it! But for $9,000 less I got everything I wanted except DVD.

Favorite Features

Sunroof, wheels, Sirius radio, Ipod and bluetooth capabilities, tint. Handles great, perfect amount of room for a family of 5. Looks great.

Suggested Improvements

The second day I owned it the molding in the inside by the drivers foot came off, easy to snap back in, but irritated me. Gas mileage is comparable to Caravan, was expecting better.

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Bad Experience

Written by: Ali on 09/25/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Nitro SXT 4dr SUV 4WD (3.7L 6cyl 6M)

Review

I bought Nitro on its look and power, didn't know about the poor driver's side view mirror visibility. It could have killed me the other day. and secondly its 4WD doesn't work, i got stuck for about 3 hours on a small piece of sand people laughed a lot. Ali

Favorite Features

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8 out 24 people found this review helpful

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Great Fun to Drive

Written by: MarNan on 07/21/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Nitro SLT 4dr SUV (3.7L 6cyl 4A)

Review

One of the best cars we have owned. Great ride, a little hard, but very good none the less. Having just completed a 3300 mile trip and averaging over 23.4 miles per gallon was surprising. Granted we drove the speed limit using our cruise control and air conditioning only when necessary but performance was excellent. Long stretches of driving under these conditions on the interstate resulted in over 25 MPG. Rode a little stiff and driver seat a little firm for my liking but only minor problem compared to all of the other excellent features of this vehicle. Dodge has a winner in my opinion. Hope they don't decide to discontinue the model in the near future.

Favorite Features

Exterior styling, interior room and of course the fuel efficiency.

Suggested Improvements

Seats could be a little more comfortable.

36 out 37 people found this review helpful

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The Best!

Written by: FASANI on 07/20/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Nitro SLT 4dr SUV 4WD (3.7L 6cyl 4A)

Review

Got the diesel version for outside the US market (I live in Chile, South America). Great car, beautiful, nice equipped, good interior and exterior nice. Not a single noise inside and I drive at least 10 miles a day on unpaved roads as I live in the farm. Great on mud and tried it on sand. The diesel engine is incredible. Fast and silent. Not a single problem. May be a little soft suspension, but that's good when you need it to drive on highways, as it feel as a tall car. Good rear seats space. I had many cars, including Grand Cherokees, Mercedes, etc., and this is different and great. I enjoy to drive it every day.

Favorite Features

Radio sound quality is excellent, amazing exterior look, good under body protection for bad roads, well built interior. The wheels size are perfect.

Suggested Improvements

Driver position (it looks like you are too close to the windshield). That's all!

6 out 6 people found this review helpful

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All around good

Written by: myown on 07/15/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Nitro SXT 4dr SUV (3.7L 6cyl 6M)

Review

I have over eleven thou on my Dodge Nitro, am very pleased with it after I took care of the things to do, I get 22 mpg in town if I stay out of it, performance is as good as most v8's, snappy,handles like a dream, Have your dealer put nitrogen in tires, retune the computer, align front end to zero, keep upkeep up & drive like you want to keep it for 15 years, my overall average is 26 combined driving city and open road.

Favorite Features

everything, Dodge did it right this time.

Suggested Improvements

Have none mine is loaded, all the toys.

4 out 5 people found this review helpful

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My Dodge Nitro is Great!

Written by: Zack on 07/14/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Nitro SXT 4dr SUV 4WD (3.7L 6cyl 6M)

Review

I really enjoy my Dodge Nitro, it handles really well, and is very good on gas, better mileage than I initially thought it would be. This is based because I have owned 4x4 Jeeps and Suzuki's. My family of four enjoy riding around together and feel very safe and comfortable in this vehicle. There is nothing bad that I can think of at this time to say about my Dodge Nitro.

Favorite Features

It looks great, handles well, great on gas, very roomy both front and back seating areas.

Suggested Improvements

None. I'm a satisfied customer. The reason is because I had test driven this vehicle prior to purchasing it, a recommendation that I think everyone should take.

3 out 3 people found this review helpful

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Mad About You!

Written by: dls on 07/04/2008

Vehicle

2008 Dodge Nitro SXT 4dr SUV 4WD (3.7L 6cyl 6M)

Review

I have leased 2 Jeep Grand Cherokees, a Dodge Durango, a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon and now a Dodge Nitro. By far, the Dodge Nitro is my absolute favorite hands down! The Dodge Nitro is such a pleasure to drive and a head turner to boot! The overall performance is so impressive for an SUV, I would recommend this vehicle to anyone. The price point on the Nitro is far less than what you would expect to pay for such quality. Thank you to Chrysler for designing such an awesome machine!

Favorite Features

Everything!

Suggested Improvements

4 out 4 people found this review helpful

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