The all-new Dodge Journey’s rear doors open 90 degrees, providing a more spacious route to reach the second row and the available third row seats. Once inside, there are plenty of stow-spots as stowage locales are seemingly everywhere (a bin under the front passenger seat, a beverage cooler within the glove box, in-floor storage bins with washable liners, etc.). But smart-design doesn’t define the Journey. One case in point: the screen for the back-up camera view and the audio controls is located at the bottom of the center stack. That’s an odd location for something that is used more frequently then the heat and air conditioning controls – which are located at the center console’s mid-section. Another questionable human-machine interface point deals with the truly strange, multi-step method for accessing the CD slot. Journey is the first in its segment to provide two integrated child booster seats. Simply pull a strap on the seat bottom to get a four-inch child booster seat to pop-up. From a driving perspective, the 3.5-liter, 235 horsepower V6 on the SXT and R/T versions of the Journey provide ample on-demand power. Journey provides more than 35 safety and security appointments, including standard three-row curtain airbags, an electronic stability program and electronic roll mitigation. From the B-pillar forward, the Journey has the same architecture as the Dodge Avenger, but the Journey’s wheelbase (113.8 inches) is nearly 5 inches longer than the Avenger. The R/T Journey with AWD and six-speed automotive transmission has mpg counts of 15 city and 22 highway and an MSRP of $35,065.