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]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Michael Karesh @ May 14th 2006 9:21AM
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.
Chris @ May 14th 2006 10:20AM
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!)
Dodge Hater @ May 14th 2006 11:50AM
Even people who work for Dodge hate them so much that they want to wreck them and get something else.
Dodge Nitro @ May 14th 2006 12:08PM
Looks Jeepish.. hopefully it will be a good seller for Dodge.
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Dodge Hater @ May 14th 2006 1:42PM
Even people who work for Dodge hate them so much that they want to
wreck them and get something else.
Horst @ May 14th 2006 4:24PM
No accident, I've seen a few undisguised runners on the freeways here around DCX's HQ in Auburn Hills.
Mal Fuller @ May 14th 2006 5:00PM
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.
That One Person @ May 15th 2006 12:01AM
I have seen a few of these and the four door Wranglers running around...
Paul Murray @ May 15th 2006 9:24AM
Yes, they showed the production version in Detroit last January. Not a secret.
skeptic @ May 15th 2006 11:35AM
Maybe they were doing real life crash testing!
Dale Hazelton @ May 19th 2006 9:02PM
Oh, A Hummer-Cherokee-Ram. Real nice.