Last week we brought you the news of Dodge “teasing” the next generation Charger in a series of images on social media. We put teasing in quotes because the company didn’t tease the new model so much as give us a pretty clear look at the new Charger from the front, side and rear. It … Read more
Stellantis announced this morning that the automaker has reached a deal with the “premium mobility service provider” SIXT which could see the rental car company purchase a quarter of a million vehicles for Europe and North America. SIXT is one of the largest rental car brands in Europe, but they are relatively new in the … Read more
When the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 was introduced last spring as the first production muscle car with more than a thousand horsepower while being limited to 3,000 units for the United States (and another 300 for Canada), it was obvious that this was going to be a hot car for flippers. Since the … Read more
Shortly after 10am on the morning of January 12, 2024, social media posts from the Dodge brand fully revealed the exterior of next generation Dodge Charger. There is no other information – no guaranteed indicators of whether this is powered by gasoline or electricity – and no interior shots, but these are, without question, the … Read more
2023 was the “Last Call” for the Hemi-powered Dodge Challenger and Charger. Just this week, Dodge launched the first Last Call Hemi-powered 2024 Durango. Based on information posted on JLWranglerForums.com, 2024 will also be the final model year for the 392 Hemi-powered Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. A user named 7.62×392 shared a screenshot of the “Jeep … Read more
The 2024 calendar year has arrived, so we wanted to take a quick look at the trim levels and engine availability for those different variations of the 2024 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty. As this piece is published, the 2024 Ram 2500 is available in six trim levels with two engine options and two transmissions while … Read more
Earlier this week, we brought you the story of an active duty American soldier who had been done dirty by a dealership in trying to buy a 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170. That story spread across social media like wildfire during Christmas week, leading to my discussion on New Year’s Day with both Dodge … Read more
During the week of Christmas 2023, a story spread across the modern Mopar social network of a dealership that had sold a Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 out from under the person who had initially ordered it. While there were variations to the story which was originally shared by YouTuber Butter Da Insider, it was … Read more
Last week, we brought you a look at production of the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, including breakdown by color and some take rate numbers for key options. As that piece was shared in Mopar groups, we received several requests for a similar breakdown by color for the Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock. Fortunately, … Read more
Before the Mopar performance world was focused on the Hemi-powered Dodge Challenger and Charger, it was the Dodge Neon that put the SRT name on the map. Offered from 2003 through 2005, these front-drive sedans packed enough power in stock form to allow them to compete with a great many rear-drive muscle cars, but thanks … Read more
If you have any Mopar product and you want to go racing with a group of the quickest and fastest Mopars on Earth, you only have a few more days to buy tickets to register for the Legion of Demons in January. What started in 2019 as an event specifically for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT … Read more
Dodge stopped making the modern Dodge Challenger and Charger last week. The final car completed on the Brampton Assembly Plant was an SRT Demon 170, with 1,025 horsepower. With the final car made, we can take an exclusive look at the popularity of the legendary muscle car’s various colors and options.
The era of the modern Dodge Challenger and Charger has officially ended. Earlier this morning, a 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 in Pitch Black, VIN ending in 3300, rolled off of the assembly line. That car was the last Hemi-powered muscle car to be built at Brampton, ending the era of Mopar muscle cars … Read more
A week ago today, we brought you the news of the first privately owned 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 to break into the 8-second range. That car, owned and driven by Lee Saunders and prepared by Gearhead Fabrications, got down to an 8.947 at 150.33 miles per hour with the full leather interior, aftermarket … Read more
When the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois stopped building the Jeep Cherokee in February 2023, the plant was closed with no real outlook of it returning to production anytime soon. The recent UAW contract negotiations led to a plan for the future midsized Ram pickup to be built there, but for workers who were laid … Read more
Last week, we talked about Doug Reddicopp, who ran a 9.08 in his 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 without removing any components and without any tuning. Doug was back at the track yesterday and while there, he dipped into the 8-second range without any lightweight components or tuning of any kind – running an … Read more