Stellantis offers several popular hybrid electric vehicles which offer all-electric driving – including the Jeep Wrangler 4xe and the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid – but at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Chrysler Airflow Concept debuted as the company’s first all-electric concept vehicle. With this concept introduction comes the promise of a Chrysler-branded …
While nobody at Stellantis has talked about the new straight-six engine, the turbocharged “Tornado” six is actually listed in the company’s list of manufacturing plants. As Stellpower reported weeks ago, the engine will be made in Saltillo, which is currently home of the Hemi—every Hemi. The new inline six-cylinder engine, possibly the last completely new …
We have known for some time that the Direct Connection performance division was returning to support the Dodge brand. Today, the first real details on these internally-designed performance packages were announced with increases of up to 885 warranty-friendly horsepower for the Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye. There are also some upgrade options for the Challenger SRT …
Stellantis will have on-site and virtual experiences to showcase their technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, January 5-8. The event will give Americans a chance to see some cars not sold in the United States; to see the Chrysler Airflow in person, for the first time; and to see the Grand …
Recently, Stellpower reported that an unofficial but reliable source had pointed to the next-generation Dodge Challenger as the car likely to be the first to get the new straight-six engine. This engine is expected by many to replace the 5.7 Hemi, possibly over a number of years, or until a new version of the venerable 5.7 …
Last week, we broke the news that a new GME (Global Medium Engine) based turbo inline six would be debuting in the next Dodge Challenger, body code LB. Today, we’ll put some meat onto the bones of those stories, but keep in mind this is more of a review than breaking new ground. The engine …
It’s got eight speeds. It was engineered by ZF, originally, and was modified by the friendly Mopar powertrain engineers. It’s able to handle a lot of torque, and can have an integrated electric motor. It’s the brand new, fourth-generation ZF 8-speed, dubbed 880RE. The first eight stands for eight forward gears; the second is a …
An unofficial but reliable source told us which car might be the first to get the new straight-six engine—and it won’t shock you if you’re read the headline. The first car to get the 3-liter in-line six-cylinder dubbed GME T6 is likely to be the next-generation Dodge Challenger, as well as any platform-mates (likely Charger …
Mopar people have been through many electronics systems over the years. The original computer controls were replaced by a new bus system in the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee; that bus was ejected in favor of CANBUS when Daimler took over (the Jeep was put into production during the takeover). Then Fiat replaced the Daimler interpretation …
Lithium-ion batteries have been miraculous for laptops, phones, and watches, but have some issues in cars. The next generation, many believe, will be solid state batteries, which use a solid electrolyte material to provide greater range and increased safety. Factorial Energy has developed what they believe to be a breakthrough in solid state battery technology; …
We have covered the return of Direct Connection and the introduction of the Power Brokers dealership program quite a bit since the Dodge Never Lift Plan began earlier this month. One of the most common questions that we have gotten on social media relates to whether or not these programs would be offered in Canada. …
Dodge will issue a list of the first 100 Power Broker dealerships on December 15, 2021, but as some of the first dealerships to be accepted into the program have been notified, they have made their own announcements on social media. As a result, we have an early look at a few of the Dodge …
