Cleaner, less menacing face than most these days. Are such clean, fluid lines dated or timelessly tasteful?
The performance-oriented R/T has fewer shiny bits. Even the wheels are dark. Conventional SUV configuration makes for a longer hood, classic proportions.
Longer tail than on the foot-shorter Jeep to fit the third-row seat. The 2014 gains Dodge's signature "racetrack" LED tail lamp assembly.
Like the exterior, the interior's styling is clean, perhaps to a fault. Primary surfaces, including the upper part of the instrument panel, have an upscale look and feel.
Controls are among the best for usability, but electronics have been buggy and knobs feel cheap. Fairly comfortable seat, but could use more contour. For high-grade hides step up to the Citadel.
R/T adds red stitching to the same seat. The Citadel's nappa leather is optional on the R/T. Second row isn't the widest, but is high and comfortable. Bench standard, these captains optional.
Two-person third row seat also more comfortable than most. Like most three-row crossovers, there's not enough space for a family's luggage with all seats up.
Ample space with the third-row seat folded, though. Don't order premium leather or the entertainment system, and front passenger seat would also fold.
V6 engine much more competitive when paired with the new eight-speed automatic. "Hemi" V8 makes more noise than the V6, but doesn't feel dramatically stronger in typical driving.