Does anybody actually expect a pickup heavy truck to be incredibly luxurious? Most of the cases not, but it should provide more than than the 2008 Dodge Dakota does. The Dakota's interior sports countless switchgear and plastic surfaces that looks and feels industrial, with an overall quality that competes lawn furniture.

The Toyota Tacoma, Honda Ridgeline and Nissan Frontier put it to shame. Even though our fully equipped test Dodge Dakota sported features that other competitors do not, it's difficult not to realize thatan automobile with a price tag of $36,000 should be better.