Dodge discontinued the Dakota pickup truck due to poor sales, which were partly Dodge's fault but also a result of customers' move toward full-size pickups.

Read this full Auto News article at Truck Trend: More Fuel-efficient, More Powerful Chrysler Group 4.7-liter V-8 Engine Debuts in New 2008 Dodge Dakota ...

2011 Dodge Dakota Photo Gallery: What's New For 2011. MotorTrend Staff Writer Sep 14, 2010. See All 5 Photos. ... The available 4.7-liter V-8 incorporates two spark plugs per cylinder ...

This 1994 Dodge Dakota SLT is one of those V8-powered editions, rocking a 230-horsepower 5.2 Magnum under its hood. That's mated to a four-speed automatic and drives the rear wheels exclusively ...

From the September 1989 issue of HOT ROD: Carroll's first production pickup, the 1989 Shelby Dakota, ditches the standard inline-four for a 318 cubic-inch V-8.