2013 Dodge Journey vs. 2013 Ford Explorer

 2013 Dodge Journey- A vehicle cant just win SUV of the year for no reason can it. Time to see weather the new dodge journey deserves the award it recieved.

Engines - Dodge offers 2 engines in the new journey. They offer a 2.4L inline 4 that has 173hp and gets 26mpg highway and will take you over 500 miles on one tank of gas. The other engine offered is a 3.6L pentastar V-6 that gives 283hp and gets 25mpg highway. I think that there is not enough difference between the two motors to make a difference to get and extra mile to the gallon with the inline and to loose over 100hp you would be crazy not to get the 3.6.

Cost- The basic new 2013 journey starts out at around $20,000. For a more luxurious vehicle the price tops out at around $34,500.

Interior and Exterior- The new journey does not have many options for its interior. Of course theres the premium leather option or cloth option just like in almost every car. Theres also the touch screen nav and radio option or the standard radio also available in most cars. A moonroof or sunroof is also available. For the exterior there are the paint choices. The journey has a five star crash rating and is a very safe suv. Most people that have driven them say that they ride like a cloud and are very comfortable but could use more leg room but leg room is made up with the third row seating for seven.

My Opinion- In my opinion the dodge journey is a very good and very dependable suv. I guess that it does deserve the suv of the year for its dependability and quality but I think it should have more available options.


 2013 Ford Explorer- The ford explorer has been around for a long time and has not changed at all except for recently but were these changes for the better or worse?

Engines- Ford offers 3 engines for thier new explorer. A 2.0L inline ecoboost is offered that gets 20mpg and 28 mpg highway. A 3.5L V-6 with ecoboost is offer that gets 16 city and 22 highway mpg. The 3.5L with out ecoboost and 350hp gets 17 city and 23 highway. All three of these motors are great motors but the 3.5L V-6 is definatly better than the 3.5L ecoboost because it gets better mileage and it costs less with more horsepower.

Cost-  A basic explorer will start around $29,500 and a explorer sport will go up to around $50,000 with about everything you can think of put into it. The explorers laid out sport edition is pricey but you get what you pay for.

Interior and Exterior-  The ford explorer has more unique options for the interior. The my ford touch is much different than dodges uconnect and it can do more. Ford has many more interior colors for their leather and a more unique style. The explorer also has the option of a third row seating like the journey does. Also like the journey the explorer has had very good saftey reveiws and is very comfortable and has a nice ride.

My Opinion- The ford explorer is a great suv and has been around for a long time. It has come along way since it first started. The ford explorers new changes are definatly improvements becuase before them it was not a very good car. Between the journey and the explorer I think there both great suvs and both worth the money.