Frank Rhodes, great-grandson of Walter P. Chrysler, has been crusading to save the brand, making his points on television, newspapers, and the Web. His work on making contact with the Stellantis chief executive yielded a note from Mr. Tavares’ office, which reads in part: “We do reaffirm that we are very proud of this powerful … Read more
We don’t know the final price of the 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392, with its 470 horsepower and 470 lb.-ft. of torque; but we do know the price of the Launch Edition. That has the 6.4-liter V-8, full-time 4×4, functional hood scoop, dual-mode performance exhaust, and many standard features; and it will cost $73,500, plus … Read more
Mopar-specific social media was inundated with news that the Dodge Dakota project had been cancelled. In the fine print was news that this only affected plans to create a Dodge version of the Jeep Gladiator, a heavyweight engineered off the Wrangler mainly for off-road prowess. The decision is probably good for Dodge fans, because the … Read more
The Kia Sedona has been a perpetual far-distant-last-place entry in the American minivan market, but that may change with the 2022 model. Kia is switching to the global nameplate Carnival at the same time. The new Kia Carnival minivan is shaped more like a Range Rover than a Dodge Caravan, with a two-toned interior whose … Read more
Many brands and products which use names with ethnic roots have made changes over the past few years and it looks like the next could be the Jeep Cherokee. The principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, Chuck Hoskin Jr., recently provided a quote to Car and Driver that makes it clear that the members of … Read more
The incredible 2021 Ram 1500 TRX is reaching dealerships and owners around the United States and Canada right now. Many of these supercharged pickups are being built with buyers waiting, but others are ordered for dealer stock. This means that someone who wants to buy a Hellcat Hemi-powered TRX can walk into a dealership and … Read more
Ram and Dodge topped Stellantis’ brands in three-year dependability, according to J.D. Power, but neither managed to hit the industry average. Alfa Romeo, in contrast, was the second-worst brand sold in the United States. The news was not good for Stellantis. Ram and Dodge were almost certainly not significantly lower than average, when variability is … Read more
This past weekend, AJ Berge, owner and tuning mastermind of Hemituner Performance became the first person to put a modern Dodge Charger in the 7-second quarter mile range. Berge set this remarkable record during a private track rental at Orlando Speed World Dragway and not only did he run the first 7-second quarter mile by … Read more
Did you ever wonder how many Dodge cars or trucks were made with exactly your options? If you’ve registered your car (and yourself) with the company, now you can find out. On the Facebook Dodge Dart Enthusiasts group, Aaron Glenn discovered that there were just 36 Dodge Darts made with the same color, trim level, … Read more
If you drive a Dodge Dart, Chrysler 200 or Jeep Cherokee, Renegade or Compass with the 2.4-liter TigerShark 4-cylinder engine, there is a chance that you have oil use issues. Some of these engines burn a significant enough amount of oil that owners find themselves regularly adding oil between changes, which is both costly and … Read more
American Axle, one of the largest auto suppliers, will continue to supply Ram heavy duty pickups—that is, the Ram 2500 and 3500—with their axles and driveshafts all the way to 2030. The company’s statement promised that they would provide “our latest and most efficient driveline technologies… for the next-generation of this key vehicle program.” American … Read more
About a week ago, there were reports from two websites – Opposite Lock and Grassroots Motorsports – that the SRT Performance division had been disbanded under the new corporate umbrella. Neither of these reports cited any sources, so we reached out to our contacts at Stellantis for the official world. Unfortunately, that word is not … Read more
Phil Toney, a Jeep engineer on the AMC race team (far right in the photo), died earlier this week. He started with AMC in the 1960s, joining the AMX racing team, and working in Jeep development starting in the 1990s. He was one of the team that started the Easter Jeep Safari, and went to … Read more
This morning, the 2021 Ram 1500 Tradesman HFE EcoDiesel was introduced to the world with unsurpassed highway fuel economy numbers for the half-ton segment. This rear-drive Ram 1500 with the Crew Cab configuration, the 5’7” bed and 20-inch wheels offers 33 miles per gallon on the highway, matching the Chevrolet Silverado diesel as the most … Read more
The Jeep spot featuring Bruce Springsteen was one of the more popular commercials during this past weekend’s Super Bowl broadcast, but the biggest news from the Jeep brand wasn’t actually mentioned in that video at all. However, at the end of the commercial, there is a website link shared that ends with “The Road Ahead”. … Read more
While flipping through the current “No Reserve” auctions on Bring-A-Trailer.com, I came across this 1972 Dodge Charger. When I first found it, I thought “why on Earth is this cool race car only $1,000 right now”, but upon closer inspection, I figured out why. This car has a ton of issues, even as replicas of … Read more
