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 its … 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 and … Read more
Recall Monday is here, with a Ram recall covering the full range of 2023-24 pickups and chassis cabs (except for the “DT” Ram 1500). The problem is a design flaw, where the high beams and turn signal may activate each other, and turn signals may not shut themselves off. At fault is a printed circuit … Read more
The 300C was no longer in production when Chrysler announced a “last call” for the car—featuring a 392 Hemi, just like many historic Chrysler 300 letter cars. The company only made 2,200 of the 2023 Chrysler 300C series (regular 300 and 300S models were not limited), 2,000 for the United States and 200 for Canada.The … Read more
Stellantis has announced job cuts at its plants in Detroit and Toledo, oddly blaming California emissions rules though their inventories have grown to immense proportions.The company said that 2,455 workers (two shifts) may be laid off at the Jeep Grand Cherokee plant in Detroit, while 1,225 more (one shift) may be laid off from the … Read more
Jeep has restored Employee Pricing For All, a campaign similar to giving 15% off list price, on the Gladiator Sport, Willys, Overland, and High Altitude; the Mojave and Rubicon are selling at 6% off.In addition, while Employee Pricing For All is no longer available on the Grand Cherokee, Jeep is advertising 10% off list price … Read more
