The third Dodge vehicle in Australia is here. Introducing the Dodge Avenger. The Dodge Avenger is an all-new four-door sedan that combines bold, aggressive Dodge styling with power and performance, fuel efficiency, innovative interior features and high levels of safety and reliability.

There’s no mistaking Dodge’s heritage in Avenger’s aggressive exterior lines. Muscular rear shoulders, large wheels and tyres and a sleek rear spoiler embody the Dodge brand attributes of bold, powerful and capable.

Overview

Design and engineering meet where form follows function. Avenger’s sleek exterior flows into the cabin where design and style combine to create purpose and comfort. Peering out from behind the available leather-wrapped steering wheel are a trio of race-inspired, easy-to-read gauges. Satin silver and leather-trimmed accents offer modern and dramatic statements throughout. Avenger’s revolutionary available MyGIG™ Multimedia Infotainment System includes DVD player, a 20-GB hard drive, and navigation system. The Chill Zone™ beverage cooler and available versatile heated and cooled cup holder really make the Avenger shine. Avenger’s rich, sport two-tone seats are as pleasing to touch as they are to the eyes, and they set the tone for the most important feature. Performance.

Style

Interior Accents
Avenger SXT flaunts its impeccable style down to the tiniest detail. Alloy silver and bright chrome accents convey a sense of refinement. If that’s not enough, the interior ups the ante with a bright chrome cluster bezel and horn pad strip.

Seating

Fold-flat front-passenger seat
Comfort and versatility always ride shotgun. Fold-flat seats make easy storage for long items. And the moulded front-passenger seatback can be used as a utility table when the seat is folded, keeping laptops or other items within easy reach.

Split fold-flat split folding rear seat
Avenger bends over backwards to fit your life. Or should we say folds over? The 60/40-split folding rear seats provide added versatility. Not to mention added storage space.

YES Essentials® Fabric
Spills happen. But they can be forgotten just as easily. Standard on SX, YES Essentials® stain-, odour-, and static-resistant fabric helps keep seats fresh and clean longer than ever before. This advanced fabric withstands spot cleaning – even repeatedly in the same location – to maintain like-new colour and texture over time.

Leather Seats
With a car this fun to drive, your rides will last a little longer. And what better way to stay comfortable than to opt for Avenger’s available heated leather-trimmed seats (Standard on SXT). Of course, they raise the style bar as well.

Fabric Seats
Inviting YES Essentials® cloths seats are standard on the SX model. You’ll never want to get up.

8-Way Power-Adjustable Driver’s Seat
Be exactly where you want to be. Avenger’s available eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat gives you unlimited seating configurations.

Storage

Chill Zone™ Beverage Cooler
With a ride this exhilarating, you’ll want refreshments at hand. Avenger’s Chill Zone™ cold beverage storage bin keeps four standing 500 ml cans refreshingly chilled.

Heated/Cooled Cup Holder
Talk about having total control – at the touch of a button, the available cup holder in the centre console heats and chills, so hot drinks stay hot and cold drinks stay cold.

Dual-Bin Centre Console
Avenger’s dual-bin centre console with sliding armrest helps keep your life organised, even if it usually isn’t. There’s plenty of storage for all those easy-to-lose items, from loose change to your mobile phone to CDs and DVDs.

Infotainment

MyGIG™ Multimedia Infotainment System
The road isn’t the only thing giving you a thrill. Avenger’s available MyGIG Multimedia Infotainment System features a 6.5-inch full-colour LCD touch screen display, voice-command capability, satellite GPS, DVD playback, and integrated USB 2.0 port for downloading and storing digital photos and up to 1,600 songs on the 20-GB hard drive.

MP3 Audio Jack
Leave the cassette tape adaptors and unreliable FM transmitters at home. Plug your iPod or portable MP3 player right into the hassle-free auxiliary input jack and create your own soundtrack.

AM/FM Stereo with six disc DVD MP3 changer
Standard on SXT, the AM/FM stereo with automatic slot-in-power loading six-disc changer makes every song a hit. It plays audio CDs, as well as audio DVDs, plus MP3 and WMA files.

276-Watt Boston Acoustics®
Sound so good, you’ll feel like you’re sitting in the front row. Avenger’s available Boston Acoustics® six-speaker system is designed to as closely as possible reproduce the sound as the artist intended. The 276-watt digital amplifier, four 6x9-inch full-range speakers (two in each front door and two in the rear shelf), and two 3.5-inch tweeters (one on each side of the instrument panel) are capable of handling more power. Digital Signal Processing, with greater signal capability and more signal processing, helps deliver cleaner sound.

Cool Ideas

Chill Zone™ Beverage Cooler
With a ride this exhilarating, you’ll want refreshments at hand. Avenger’s Chill Zone™ cold beverage storage bin keeps four standing 500 ml cans refreshingly chilled.

Heated/Cooled Cup holder
Talk about having total control – at the touch of a button, the available cup holder in the centre console heats and chills, so hot drinks stay hots and cold drinks stay cold.

Overview

The Dodge Avenger turns simple intrigue into sheer exhilaration. An aggressive front fascia, and iconic crosshair grille show that Avenger means business. The swooping roofline flows elegantly into a low-profile C-pillar and extended heel flares accentuate stylish, available 18-inch aluminium wheels. Sculpted in true Dodge performance fashion, Avenger’s muscular shoulders and bold stature express a confidence previously unseen in a sedan. Grab hold of the door handle and feel your pulse begin to surge.

Wheels

No matter which option you choose, Avenger always steps out looking its best: 17-inch painted Sparkle Silver wheel covers (standard on SX) or 18-inch ultra-bright machined and painted Sparkle Silver cast-aluminium wheels (Standard on SXT)

Styling

Crosshair Grille
One look at the signature crosshair grille and you’ll know Avenger was built to impose.

Power Sunroof
Open up to Avenger’s available vent, tilt, and slide power sunroof with express one-touch open and close.

Sport Appearance Package
Standard on the SXT, the Sport Appearance Package includes: front fog lamps, rear spoiler, 18-inch ultra bright aluminium wheels and low profile tyres.

Spoiler
An eye-catching integrated rear spoiler is standard on SXT with the Sport Appearance Group.

Overview

Avenger’s dynamic sport-tuned suspension harnesses every ounce of power and helps hold the wheels firmly to the road, cutting through curves and straight-always with conviction. Innovative dual Variable Valve Timing (VVT), with the 2.4L and 2.0L engines, increases engine output torque, improves fuel efficiency*, and decreases emissions with practical engine use. When all is said, the new Dodge Avenger is poised to deliver pure driving stimulation – compelling you to stop and take a breath.
*8.9 litres per 100 km on combined fuel cycle.

Engines

2.0-litre Petrol Engine
The 2.0-litre petrol engine combines dual Variable Valve Timing (VVT) and intake manifold Flow Control valves with dual overhead camshafts to produce more power, better fuel economy and smoother, quieter operation.

2.4-litre Petrol Engine
Avenger SX and SXT each sport an available 2.4-litre DOHC 16-valve engine. It incorporates dual Variable Valve Timing, which allows the engine to operate more efficiently.

Fuel Economy

Dual Variable Valve Timing
Dual Variable Valve Timing helps the 2.0-litre and 2.4-litre petrol engines deliver optimum performance, but it also improves fuel efficiency*. This is because the engine operates more efficiently.

*2.0-litre – 7.8-litres per 100 km combined cycle; 2.4-litre – 8.9-litres per 100 km combined cycle.

Transmissions

Four-speed Automatic
The 2.4-litre engine comes with a refined four-speed automatic transmission.

Five-speed Manual
The 2.0-litre petrol engine comes standard with the five-speed manual. The result is clash-free engagement in all gears, along with excellent fuel economy.

Handling

Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
The available Electronic Stability Program (ESP) is designed to assist drivers in maintaining control of their vehicles during extreme steering manoeuvres. ESP senses when a vehicle is starting to spin (oversteer) or understeer, and attempts to correct the vehicle’s course by automatically controlling the throttle and applying the brakes at individual wheels.

Suspension
Each Avenger model incorporates four-wheel independent suspension with MacPherson struts in the front and multilink suspension in the rear to deliver a quiet and comfortable ride.

Turning Radius
One time behind the wheel and you’ll realise you’ve never felt so connected to the road. The speed-proportional power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering helps make parking in tight spots easier, without compromising performance at higher speeds.

Overview

Style and performance can only carry a vehicle so far. Beyond that, precise engineering becomes the most important factor. While we’re proud of our striking vehicle designs, our priority at Dodge is helping to ensure your safety and security. Avenger helps protect you in the event of an accident with proven and innovative safety features like multi-stage front and side-impact air bags, energy absorbing safety cage construction and front crush zones. The advanced available Electronic Stability Program (ESP) helps maintain control on wet or icy pavement by employing constant monitoring of braking, traction and acceleration. In the end, when you own a Dodge Avenger, you can feel confident we’ve helped to put your safety and security concerns to a definite halt.

Accident Avoidance

Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
The available Electronic Stability Program (ESP) is designed to assist drivers in maintaining control of their vehicles during extreme steering manoeuvres. ESP senses when a vehicle is starting to spin (oversteer) or understeer, and attempts to correct the vehicle’s course by automatically controlling the throttle and applying the brakes at individual wheels.

Antilock Braking
Avenger’s four-wheel antilock brake system (ABS) with brake assist helps prevent wheel lockup for shorter stopping distances and improved control under extreme conditions.

Occupant Protection

Air-Bag Protection
All Avenger models feature standard next-generation multistage driver and front-passenger air bags*, and supplemental side-impact inflatable curtain air bags.

Safety Cage
Avenger’s unitised upper body forms a structural safety cage that is designed to help provide excellent protection during collisions by managing and controlling energy.

Crush Zones
The front structure is composed of multiple crush zones that undergo a coordinated and optimised sequence of events to help absorb energy during a collision.

Dual-Phase Steel
Because of its unique combination of formability and strength, dual-phase steel in the rear rails, tunnel reinforcement, and sills helps to protect occupants in the event of a high-speed impact by absorbing energy in a controlled manner.

Collapsible Steering Column
The steering column compresses up to 4 inches on front impact, absorbing energy as the driver contacts the deploying air bag.

Lighting

Instead of conventional light bulbs, the optional recessed white LEDs provide bright, focused interior light without any glare. And they have a much longer life that incandescent bulbs, so you don’t have to change them as often.

Alarm System

Overseas model shown.