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| The Dodge Journey was introduced for the 2009 model year and Toyota Yaris for the 2006 model year in the United States. Both feel like they've been out longer than that... |
#DidYouKnow: What do the 2018 Dodge Journey and Toyota Yaris have in common? Four tires? Four doors? Four-cylinder engines???
Close... But actually, these are two of the last new cars to come with an available FOUR-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION in the year 2018! Journey gets it with its base 2.4L four-cylinder, which is also only available in front-wheel drive, and for Yaris, it’s an UPGRADE transmission from its five-speed manual. Many new cars have progressed to using eight, nine, even TEN SPEED transmissions! Well not these two.
It should be noted that you can get a six-speed automatic with Chrysler’s Pentastar V6 in the Journey in upper trims along with all-wheel drive. But the fact that a four-speed is still even offered in products as old as these (let alone as the top pick in the Yaris) in 2018 is nuts... You would think Toyota would at least offer their new CVT with a 1st gear from the 2019 Corolla Hatchback in the Yaris!
Does “less is more” aptly apply here I wonder?
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