Chrysler has three of the "Ten most improved cars of 2011" spots!

The Dodge Durango, Dodge Journey and Jeep Grand Cherokee are three of the "Ten most improved cars of 2011." Among the crop of new cars out for 2011 it's worth singling out those vehicles that have shown significant improvement.

2011 Dodge Durango

The original Durango was a monstrous, thirsty body-on-frame truck that had worse handling and fuel economy than the larger Chevy Suburban, but with less space inside than the Tahoe. The new Durango is built on a new unibody chassis shared with the Mercedes-Benz M-Class and R-Class crossover SUVs and it is outfitted with either the company's new 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 engine or the latest version of the company's heralded Hemi V8, with cylinder deactivation for better gas mileage when cruising on the highway. Mercedes' ride and Hemi power? That's a tough-to-beat combination.


2011 Dodge Journey

Dodge briefly ran tongue-in-cheek television commercials touting the Journey mid-sized crossover as the best car in the world. It was a joke because the old Journey obviously wasn't, with its appalling cabin materials and thirsty V6 engine.

But the 2011 Journey was the recipient of the company's most lavish makeover, with a positively opulent interior that welcomes customers inside. Under the hood it also gets the new 3.6-liter Pentastar V6, with its accompanying improvements in power, smoothness and efficiency.


2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Jeep The Jeep Grand Cherokee suffered during the years when the Jeep brand was controlled by then-DaimlerChrysler. Now that the company has split from the Germans and aligned itself with Fiat, the result has been, incredible as it may seem, a gigantic improvement. The old Grand Cherokee was as capable off-road as ever, but budget pressures robbed its once-luxurious cabin of premium materials.

Today's Grand Cherokee returns the premium materials to the cabin, while revving up the styling and installing the company's efficient new Pentastar 3.6-liter V6 engine or the latest version of the powerful Hemi V8. For off-road enthusiasts it is a restoration of the Grand Cherokee to its deserved position as a premium off-road wagon.

We are excited to have several vehicles make this list!

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