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.
During the saga of diesel-engine emissions “cheats,” first found in Volkswagens which only turned on certain pollution controls when they detected emissions testing routines, Cummins and Ram stood apart for a while as an example of how to do it well. Earlier, Cummins had met future diesel standards years before they were phased in. It … Read more
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
Christmas is rapidly approaching and right now, anyone who is ordering items online with the hopes of getting them in time for Christmas morning are running out of time. However, if you haven’t come up with a gift for a Mopar enthusiast in your life, WearMopar may be able to help. We aren’t sure if … Read more
There has been very little information about the upcoming all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona while the brand has focused on the 2023 Last Call program. The company has shown off the Charger Daytona SRT Banshee Concept at all of the major auto shows – most recently Detroit – but there has been very little new information. … Read more
A week ago, pictures of a 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 running in the high-8-second range showed up across social media with minimal information. Prior to the track pictures of that Demon 170 shown here running in the 8s spread across social media, there were pictures of a similar car on the dyno with … Read more
Alfa Romeo Brand is bringing back the Milano in April 2024, as an electric vehicle. The Milano was, for many in the 1980s and 1990s, the face of the Alfa Romeo brand in the United States—with its oddly slanted badges and tendency to appear in highway shoulders. This will be Alfa brand’s first BEV and … Read more
…Jeep, meanwhile, has been reluctant to react in a normal way to slipping demand for its vehicles as new and old competitors sense blood in the water. When it saw the Bronco debut, Jeep’s main reaction was to make a slightly more capable version of the Rubicon; prices even crept up a little with the 2024 models. The company could have cut its prices or thrown in key options as standard to pre-empt the Bronco’s expansion, but it did neither—and then started “employee pricing for everyone” promotions. Jeep also started reaching out to employees and retirees with attractive lease deals….
Bruce Rutherford Thomas, Sr., was born in 1925 in Brooklyn, New York; he graduated from Cornell, served in the Navy, joined Chrysler, and earned a Master’s in Engineering while working. He rose through the ranks quickly, reaching the executive levels, and spent some time in a leadership role at Chrysler Australia….
We reported earlier this week that the final Chrysler 300 had been built at the Brampton Assembly Plant in Canada, ending the current era of the gentleman’s muscle car. It is sad to say goodbye to the model that brought the Hemi back to passenger cars and it is unclear as to what will become … Read more
The 2025 Ram 1500 might be coming sooner than we thought. While Ram has not provided any data on when it might launch, the 2024 Ram 1500 has gone into buildout, and none are available for ordering. (This only applies to the newer Ram 1500, not the old “DS” Ram 1500 Classic. Ram 1500 pricing … Read more