Americans first saw the Dodge Nitro concept at the Chicago Auto Show earlier this year. Now Europeans are getting a dose of Dodge's take on the Jeep Liberty, and judging from the bemused half-smiles and disaffected side-glances, we'd say they freaking love the thing. Auto news outlets are saying the Nitro is close to production in the US, meaning it could be a 2007 model at the earliest.

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