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Fiat Van coming to the US as Dodge Ram

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  1. TheMayor

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    amusing to see Fiat taking plays from the Mercedes playbook when Mercedes owned Chrysler :p
     
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    Dodge's answer to the Scion XB maybe?

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    I think it's kind of cool.... like a slightly smaller Ford Transit maybe....

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    Interesting point. Maybe a Euro version of the Asian looking XB.


    When I think of Dodge Ram though, I think of the look of a Kenworth -- super tough and macho.

    They say it's made in Turkey, which would be a first for the US market I think!
     
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  8. velocetwo

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    Diesel too?
     
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    Yeah! Something like that.... :)

    I like it... I'd have no problem driving one of those if it would hold all my
    big speaker samples.... but probably wouldn't. Going to have to stick to
    my clunky E350 Cube van.

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    They say the little gas engine is a total dog.
    Go with the larger diesel and it goes pretty good.
     
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    I have never driven the Scion XB. Is it a dog too?
     
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    I'm going off reviews of the Euro based version of this van, almost unanimously they said the 1.3 ltr gas engine is terrible and to get the larger of the two available diesels for best performance and economy.

    I've never driven the Scion Xb but imagine it is somewhat lighter than this van.
     
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    I wish automotive designers would quit trying to give everything a face. The shape of the headlights make the front of this van looks like an evil vacuum cleaner.
     
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    Maybe its just off of another car and they did it for economy.
     
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    It's a trend. The Ferrari FF has the same problem. It looks like an evil Pokymon in the front.
    The 458 suffers from it to a lesser degree.
     
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    That's not a Doblo though.

    That is a Ducato.
     
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    This van is the DUCATO, a competitor of the Sprinter and in my opinion FIAT should have been here with it already.
     
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    The Doblo` is not bad, but it is a competitor of the Ford van, not of the Sprinter.
     
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    Yes, it comes with a 1.4 liter diesel that is quite good.
    There is a pax version of this that is called QUBO.
     
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    Hope you guy's in the States don't buy those horrible vans. We have many like them in France and I can't look at them anymore.
     
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    I know electricians like the Mercedes because they can stand up in them. If they have diesel engines it would be great as the US doesn't really have any smaller utility diesels.
     
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    Ok with the Mercedes for electricians or other small companies.
     
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    Where is this?.........the states?
     
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