Comparison of Dodge Dakota II 5.9 V8 and Dodge Ram 1500 III (DR/DH) 5.7 4WD Automatic

Attribute	Dodge Ram 1500 III (DR/DH) 5.7 4WD Automatic ×	Dodge Dakota II 5.9 V8 ×
General
Make	Dodge	Dodge
Model	RAM	Dakota
Generation	Ram 1500 III (DR/DH)	Dakota II
Modification	5.7 4WD Automatic	5.9 V8
Website	https://www.dodge.com/en/car/	https://www.dodge.com/en/car/
Number of doors	4	4
Number of seats	6	6
Body type	Pick-up	Pick-up
Transmission	automatic	manual
Number of gears	5	5
Production from (year)	2001	1999
Production to (year)	2009	2005
Drive
Drive	All wheel drive (4x4)	All wheel drive (4x4)
Position of engine	Front,ongitudinal	Front,ongitudinal
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	345	250
Max. torque (Nm)	529	454
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	8	8
Cylinders arrangement	V engine	V engine
Valves per cylinder	2	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	5,657	5,895
Compression ratio	9.6	8.9
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	5,000	4,000
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	4,000	3,200
Cylinder bore (mm)	99.55	101.6
Piston stroke (mm)	90.9	90.9
Fuel system	Multi-point injection	Multi-point injection
Valve control	-	-
Fuel tank (l)	-	91
Chassis
ABS	+	+
Power steering	Hydraulic Steering	Hydraulic Steering
Front brakes	Disc	Disc
Rear brakes	Disc	Disc
Tires size	245/70 R17 265/70 R17	-
Dimensions
Length (mm)	5,834	5,463
Width (mm)	2,019	1,818
Height (mm)	1,880	1,699
Wheelbase (mm)	3,569	3,227
Front track (mm)	1,742	1,560
Rear track (mm)	1,727	1,585