Posted on May 11th, 2008
If any of you were stuck in traffic trying to get through the Detroit Windsor tunnel late last week, we may now know why. There was no major international incident or terrorist crackdown happening. Apparently, Chrysler Canada CEO Reid Bigland grabbed a fresh-off-the-line Dodge Challenger SRT8 and headed over to Detroit from his office in […]
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Posted on March 24th, 2008
It’s no secret that Chrysler has some overlapping models in its lineup. Case(s)-in-point: it’s hard to make a rational argument that Jeep should be offering both the Compass and Patriot (not to mention Dodge selling the Patriot’s platform sibling, the Caliber) or the Grand Cherokee and the Commander. The Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango barely […]
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Posted on March 19th, 2008
Chrysler has formally unveiled the full 2009 Dodge Challenger range here at the New York Auto Show. Jim Press gamely handled a few technical snafus that plagued one of the skits going on behind him as he re-introduced the the Challenger SRT8, pulled the wraps off the Challenger R/T and showed us the budget-minded Challenger […]
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Posted on March 18th, 2008
It’s been less than a month since Dodge officially took the wraps off the Challenger SRT8, and horsepower fanatic John Hennessey already has a performance package available called the SRT700 that will have muscle car fans tingling with excitement. Since there’s no replacement for displacement, Hennessey adds extra cubes to the 6.1-liter V8 with a […]
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Posted on March 7th, 2008
The Neiman Marcus catalog is always full of superfluous luxury goods like hover crafts or special edition Lexus models. The 2008 Spring Men’s catalog is no exception. Its special seasonal offering happens to be a half dozen and one venomous snakes. Even though they are endangered, they are not the kind featured on National Geographic. […]
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Posted on March 1st, 2008
Chrysler president Jim Press saw what hybrid technology did for Toyota, and now the 37-year auto industry vet wants to repeat that success with the Pentastar brands. Press informed attendees at a seminar in New York recently that Chrysler would one day utilize hybrid power in each and every Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep. Of course, […]
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Posted on February 10th, 2008
If you ever ask a 1960’s Mopar fan who the king of high performance is, they’ll instantly tell you “Mr. Norm!” Owner of Grand Spaulding Dodge in Chicago, Norm Kraus was known for fitting performance parts to all types of Mopars, and even started the development for factory cars like the 383 and 400 Dart […]
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Posted on February 6th, 2008
Just over two years after debuting as a concept at the 2006 Detroit Auto Show, the Dodge Challenger is now ready to hit the streets for real. The Challenger is reviving a name last used in the late ’70s and early ’80s on a compact, four-cylinder Mitsubishi-built coupe. This time, though, Chrysler is going back […]
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Posted on February 5th, 2008
Some official photos of the Dodge Challenger’s interior have been posted on Allpar’s forums, and our spirits have been buoyed. It’s always hard to get a read on the real-world look and feel of the interior plastics, but from what we can make out amidst the dither, all is not lost when it comes to […]
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Posted on February 1st, 2008
None of us happen to subscribe to AutoWeek anymore, so we have to take Inside Line Senior Editor Ed Hellwig at his word that the latest issue of the weekly car rag includes another embargoed image of the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 that you’re not supposed to see until next week. It’s a good one, […]
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Posted on January 15th, 2008
We’re back from the Chrysler press conference that saw the Detroit Auto Show debuts of the Jeep Renegade, Dodge ZEO, and Chrysler ecoVoyager. As we have mentioned already, each is born out of the automaker’s ENVI program, the focus of which is on new, environmentally-friendly electric propulsion. As such, all the concepts share the same […]
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Posted on January 14th, 2008
Chrysler is out to convince folks of its green cred here in Detroit, so it’s offering up the Dodge Zeo to the fuel- and emissions-conscious masses. The 2+2 coupe features 64kWh of electric energy that’s sent to the rear wheels via a 268-hp motor. Dodge claims that the 2,650-pound Zeo can amble along for 250 […]
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Posted on January 9th, 2008
The Nissan Altima narrowly beat out the Honda Accord for the coveted Consumer Reports Top-Ranked, Mid-priced Sedan, which is revealed in the February 2008 issue. The V6 Accord lost to the V6-powered Altima by a scant one-point, followed by the Toyota Camry and Volkswagen Passat.
Consumer Reports tested a number of family sedans for its February […]
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Posted on December 24th, 2007
Paul Brant, 70, bought his last new truck 13 years ago. Ever since then he’s been saving up for his next new one, which he bought Friday with $26,670 in rolled quarters and dollar coins. Clinton County Indiana Sheriff’s deputies escorted Brant to Mike Raisor Dodge where the estimated half a ton of rolled coins […]
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Posted on December 22nd, 2007
Dodge’s next entrant into the Crossover soirée will come in under $20,000 when sales begin in the first quarter of next year. The base model 2009 Dodge Journey SE will be priced at $19,985 (including the $625 shipping charge), equipped with a 2.4-liter inline four sending power to the front wheels.
The 3.5-liter V6-equipped model with […]
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Posted on December 18th, 2007
Chrysler and Chery will finally consummate their corporate marriage south of the border when a version of the Dodge-badged Chery A1 goes on sale in Mexico soon. The Chinese econobox will be built at Chery’s Wuhu plant and exported to Mexico. According to a review in the Wall Street Journal, beyond a vibration in the […]
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Posted on December 17th, 2007
Are we that hard up for news on the 2008 Dodge Challenger that we’ll do a post on one measly new photo of a part of the car we’ve already seen? Uh, yeah, in fact we are, so credit Autoblog reader Glenn who found this new shot on Dodge’s website for the Challenger. It’s slid […]
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Posted on December 14th, 2007
Chrysler promised that the new 2008 Viper ACR would be priced at less than $100,000, and they were true to their word (barely) by announcing a $98,110 base price for the race-ready snake. The $12,000+ you spend over the base Viper coupe will get you a carbon fiber front splitter and adjustable rear wing, adjustable […]
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