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- petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
spec sheet
- built
- 1987–2011
- body
- pickup
- engine
- 2.2 L–5.9 L
- cylinders
- 4–8
- turbo
- no
- power
- —
- drive
- 4x4, all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive
- gearbox
- automatic, manual
- seats
- —
- doors
- —
- weight
- —
- fuel use
- —
- CO₂
- —
- US rating
- 12–22 mpg
- EV range
- —
- US size class
- Standard Pickup Trucks
- avg new price NL
- —
Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇺🇸 US versions (198)
Every version the EPA tested, model years 1987–2011. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.
| year | version | engine | gearbox | drive | fuel | mpg | L/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dakota Pickup 2WD | 3.7 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Regular | 17 | 13.8 |
| 2011 | Dakota Pickup 2WD | 4.7 L 8 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Gasoline or E85 | 16 | 14.7 |
| 2011 | Dakota Pickup 4WD | 3.7 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | 4WD | Regular | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2011 | Dakota Pickup 4WD | 4.7 L 8 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | 4WD | Gasoline or E85 | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2010 | Dakota Pickup 2WD | 3.7 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Regular | 17 | 13.8 |
| 2010 | Dakota Pickup 2WD | 4.7 L 8 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Gasoline or E85 | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2010 | Dakota Pickup 4WD | 3.7 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | 4WD | Regular | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2010 | Dakota Pickup 4WD | 4.7 L 8 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | 4WD | Gasoline or E85 | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2009 | Dakota Pickup 2WD | 3.7 L 6 cyl | Manual 6-spd | RWD | Regular | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2009 | Dakota Pickup 2WD | 3.7 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Regular | 17 | 13.8 |
| 2009 | Dakota Pickup 2WD | 4.7 L 8 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Gasoline or E85 | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2009 | Dakota Pickup 4WD | 3.7 L 6 cyl | Manual 6-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Regular | 16 | 14.7 |
| 2009 | Dakota Pickup 4WD | 3.7 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Regular | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2009 | Dakota Pickup 4WD | 4.7 L 8 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Gasoline or E85 | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2008 | Dakota Pickup 2WD | 3.7 L 6 cyl | Manual 6-spd | RWD | Regular | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2008 | Dakota Pickup 2WD | 3.7 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Regular | 17 | 13.8 |
| 2008 | Dakota Pickup 2WD | 4.7 L 8 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Regular | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2008 | Dakota Pickup 2WD | 4.7 L 8 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Gasoline or E85 | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2008 | Dakota Pickup 4WD | 3.7 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Regular | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2008 | Dakota Pickup 4WD | 3.7 L 6 cyl | Manual 6-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Regular | 16 | 14.7 |
| 2008 | Dakota Pickup 4WD | 4.7 L 8 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Regular | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2008 | Dakota Pickup 4WD | 4.7 L 8 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Gasoline or E85 | 15 | 15.7 |
| 2007 | Dakota Pickup 2WD | 3.7 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Regular | 17 | 13.8 |
| 2007 | Dakota Pickup 2WD | 3.7 L 6 cyl | Manual 6-spd | RWD | Regular | 16 | 14.7 |
| 2007 | Dakota Pickup 2WD | 4.7 L 8 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Regular | 15 | 15.7 |
Sources: fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.