Spy Shots: Dodge Nitro's accidental sneak peek
A lightly-camouflaged Dodge Nitro was tooling down the streets of Toledo, Ohio, when, BAM, the little 'ute struck the back of a semi after blowing a stop sign. Or so the story goes. The vehicle, which isn't available for public consumption yet, had something of an impromptu debut when it got into the little fender-bender courtesy of an engineer who was later ticketed for the incident. The Nitro's accident occurred near Jeep's Toledo plant, which will churn out dent-free examples for Dodge showrooms later this summer.
[Source: WTOL-TV]
(Thanks to Muamer for the tip)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Michael Karesh 9:21AM (5/14/2006)
This has already been introduced in production form at the auto shows, hasn't it? I've see them from time to time around the Detroit area.
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Chris 10:20AM (5/14/2006)
I'm surprised that this doesn't happen more often! Considering how alot of the engineers and others drive the test mules. I've been dusted by a group of camo covered Ford Super-Duties on I-96 while going 85 mph. (For those who don't live in Michigan or Detroit area 85 mph is about average, if not a bit slow on that road!)
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Dodge Hater 11:50AM (5/14/2006)
Even people who work for Dodge hate them so much that they want to wreck them and get something else.
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Dodge Nitro 12:08PM (5/14/2006)
Looks Jeepish.. hopefully it will be a good seller for Dodge.
If you're interested in the Dodge Nitro, be sure to check out http://www.dodge-nitro.com/
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Dodge Hater 1:42PM (5/14/2006)
Even people who work for Dodge hate them so much that they want to
wreck them and get something else.
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Horst 4:24PM (5/14/2006)
No accident, I've seen a few undisguised runners on the freeways here around DCX's HQ in Auburn Hills.
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Mal Fuller 5:00PM (5/14/2006)
Dumb engineer, I think. It's one thing to "overlook" a stop sign, but quite another to not see and respond to the back of a tractor-trailer.
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That One Person 12:01AM (5/15/2006)
I have seen a few of these and the four door Wranglers running around...
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Paul Murray 9:24AM (5/15/2006)
Yes, they showed the production version in Detroit last January. Not a secret.
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skeptic 11:35AM (5/15/2006)
Maybe they were doing real life crash testing!
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Dale Hazelton 9:02PM (5/19/2006)
Oh, A Hummer-Cherokee-Ram. Real nice.
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