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New Dakota front end looks even better when it's sitting on top of a chassis with a 6-inch lift.
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If these graphics were meant to get attention, they do their job quite well. Will they get any compliments?
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Tailgate has to go down for the KTM dirt bike, but such is the case with anything less than a full-size truck with a full-size bed.
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Dodge Dakota MX Warrior Concept

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What is it?
Dodge Dakota MX Warrior Concept

What's special about it? Simply stated, the MX Warrior Concept's raison d'être is to separate the fun-loving Dodge Dakota from the workaholic Dodge Ram in the minds of truck shoppers. Designer Mark Surel noticed the continuing popularity of motocross racing and enlisted Scott Waraniak, an accomplished bike racer and a student at Detroit's College of Creative Studies, to design the Warrior's orange-and-gray splatter-theme graphics.

Building on the standard Dakota TRX4 Crew Cab, the MX Warrior features a twin-scoop hood over a 4.7-liter V8 with 302 horsepower and 329 pound-feet of torque that's matched to a five-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel drive. The 6-inch lift shows off hand-fabricated rock rails and steel bumpers with exposed weld lines; the front featuring an integrated Warn winch.

One-off 20-inch chrome wheels wear all-terrain rubber, and sharp Mopar taillights dress up the rear. The 64-inch bed features a new cargo rail system, as well as a KTM 450 SX-F motocross bike painted to match the truck. (It's Waraniak's own competition bike, in fact.)

The cab continues the orange-on-gray theme — on the seats, the steering wheel, even the gauge faces — but otherwise it's a standard Dakota TRX4.

What's Edmunds' take?
Most graphics packages make us cringe, and this one — splashes of orange and gray over surf blue?! — is no exception. As a concept, the MX Warrior is more perception than substance, and the best parts about it are pretty much the only parts you can't buy: those beautiful, handmade steel bumpers. — Matt Phenix, Contributor