Unlike the previous-generation Dodge Avenger sedan and Caliber hatchback, the 2010 Dodge Journey showed promise: Cars.com editor Bill Jackson called that model a “mixed-bag.” Ye olde Chrysler probably considered the faint praise a compliment. The automaker is now under Italian management and the 2011 model has received a significant upgrade. The 2011 Dodge Journey has a new high-quality interior with big, comfy front seats and an intuitive, functional multimedia system, called UConnect, according to Cars.com editor Joe Bruzek. Did Chrysler intervene enough with this model to make it a true cross-shopper to the Chevy Equinox or Kia Sorento?