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Dodge Dakota Pickup

AD1987–1999

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dakota pickup 2wd ↗Automatic 4-spd · 1989–1989Regular · 2.5 LNot listedRear-Wheel Drive
dakota pickup 2wd ↗Manual 5-spd · 1989–2002Regular · 2.5 LNot listedRear-Wheel Drive
dakota pickup 2wd ↗Manual 5-spd · 1991–2001Regular · 2.5 LNot listedRear-Wheel Drive
dakota pickup 2wd ↗Automatic 3-spd · 1987–1988Regular · 3.9 LNot listedRear-Wheel Drive
dakota pickup 2wd ↗Manual 5-spd · 1987–1988Regular · 2.2 LNot listedRear-Wheel Drive
dakota pickup 2wd ↗Automatic 4-spd · 1989–1999Regular · 5.2 LNot listedRear-Wheel Drive
dakota pickup 2wd ↗Automatic 4-spd · 1988–2003Regular · 3.9 LNot listedRear-Wheel Drive
dakota pickup 4wd ↗Automatic 4-spd · 1988–2003Regular · 3.9 LNot listed4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive
dakota pickup 4wd ↗Manual 5-spd · 1994–1999Regular · 5.2 LNot listed4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive
dakota pickup 4wd ↗Automatic 4-spd · 1991–1999Regular · 5.2 LNot listed4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive
dakota pickup 4wd ↗Automatic 3-spd · 1987–1988Regular · 3.9 LNot listed4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive
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About this generation

The first-generation Dodge Dakota Pickup debuted for the 1987 model year as a midsize pickup positioned between compact and full-size trucks. It was offered in the U.S. with rear-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive configurations and established the Dakota nameplate in Dodge’s truck lineup. This generation remained in production through the 1996 model year.

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