Video: Dodge Durango catches fire during parade… while carrying float

April 12, 2011June 4, 2011 Omar Rana 2011, Accidents, Crossovers, Dodge Durango, Funny, SUVs

2011 Dodge Durango catches fire during parade

Nothing shows off a new vehicle better than putting it in front of thousands of people in Washington, D.C. during the annual Cherry Blossom Parade. That’s what Dodge ended up doing this past Saturday but things didn’t really turn out as they’d hoped.

To show off the new 2011 Dodge Durango’s towing capability, the SUV had been towing a parade float carrying a band when black smoke started coming out from beneath its hood. Firefighters quickly detached the float from the Duragno and moved bystanders back.

How did it happen and where did the driver go? No one knows.

Our thoughts? The 2011 Dodge Durango is still a fine vehicle and this just happens to be an unfortunate and unlucky situation for it.

Check out the video after the jump.

Refresher: Power for the 2011 Dodge Durango comes from two engine choices. Standard is Chrysler’s 290-hp 3.6L Pentastar V6 and optional is the 360-hp 5.7L HEMI V8 with fuel-saving, Multi-displacement system (MDS) 4-cylinder mode. The Pentastar V6 has a towing capacity of 6,200 pounds while the V8 can pull 7,400 pounds. Prices for the 2011 Dodge Durango start at $29,195.