It might be the last truly new engine made by Stellantis—the engine coded Tornado, after the British fighter. Four years ago, I wrote about this turbocharged inline six-cylinder engine for Allpar. At the time, people in the company said this powerplant would replace the 5.7 Hemi. There were six advantages of this engine over the Hemi: … Read more
FCA had already started making a strong four-cylinder turbo engine and was near production on a strong turbo six when it merged with Peugeot. So, months later, why are we still seeing Jeeps with low-power four-cylinder engines, and nothing to compete with Ford’s turbo sixes? The answer is production. The Jeep version of the turbo-2.0, … Read more
Earlier this year, the Dodge brand announced plans to offer an enhanced security mode for the Challenger and Charger that would limit the output of the engines to just 2.8 horsepower. That makes it impossible for thieves to make a quick getaway and with so little power, the Dodge muscle cars aren’t able to drive … Read more
Collectors Keith and Denise Neufeld brought together an interesting mix of cars and parts over 30 years; and all of their collection is now being auctioned off, including a 1967 Dart GT, 2008 Dodge Magnum SRT8, Dodge 400, Fargo pickup, Plymouth Special Deluxe, Chrysler New Yorker, and various Brand X and other trucks. Among the … Read more
The Windsor Assembly Plant, original and current home of the Chrysler minivan (and, at the moment, nothing else) has won the Association of Energy Engineers’ Canada Region Energy Project of the Year Award, for cutting the paint shop’s energy use by 8%. That is enough to save 20,250 gigajoules per year—or about the same as … Read more
Yesterday, we brought you the news of the first 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat to run in the 9-second range and today, we bring you news of the new quarter mile record holder for the factory-supercharged SUV. Jeremy Satera, who was the first to put the Hellcat Durango in the 10s, hit the track the … Read more
Last Friday, Tim Kuniskis provided the first plans of the Never Lift program during the media preview for the 2021 Roadkill Nights event in Metro Detroit. That program will detail the timing of the future plans for the Challenger and Charger, indicating when Dodge plans to introduce new trim levels over the next two years. … Read more
Late Thursday, Scott Boegler drove the Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat owned by Tina Boggess and built by American Muscle Performance into the 9-second range, making that the first factory-supercharged SUV to crack the 9-second barrier. After Boegler ran in the low-10s earlier this month, this Durango was the favorite to be the first in the … Read more
This past weekend, Dodge hosted the sixth Roadkill Nights automotive festival at the M1 Concourse road racing facility in Pontiac, Michigan. The event was held on Saturday, but on Friday, Dodge had a press conference to give media a chance to check out the venue and some of the key competitors without the massive crowd … Read more
Ram will be replacing around a quarter of a million airbags, along with some replacement-part inflators, after a single airbag unexpectedly deployed (without injury to anyone). After word of the errant airbag reached the engineers, they conducted an investigation and found possible moisture contamination during manufacturing. The same supplier’s airbags have also been recalled by … Read more
Dodge is announcing a series of three new security solutions to help protect Dodge Challenger and Charger owners against criminal theft. The first is an “Enhanced Security Valet Mode” that uses a four-digit code in the radio to limit engine power output to less than 3 horsepower, preventing fast getaways. (This was discussed earlier, but … Read more
US dealers will be clear of one more large sedan in 2023, according to Larry Vellequette of Automotive News, who reported this week that the Toyota Avalon is being dropped at the end of the 2022 model year. Originally created out of the Camry by mainly ex-GM engineers in the United States, the Avalon waxed … Read more
The Jeep Wagoneer, a luxurious full-sized SUV, now has official fuel economy numbers. These are for the Wagoneer, not the Grand Wagoneer; the Grand Wagoneer comes with a 392 cubic inch high-performance Hemi, while the Wagoneer comes with the more mainstream 5.7 (345 cid) Hemi. With rear wheel drive, the Wagoneer is rated at 16 … Read more
A third Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat has entered the race to the 9-second quarter mile range and by running consistent 10.0s in the summer heat, this supercharged SUV only needs a cool night to get that 9-second slip. Today, we bring you a look at the new quickest Durango Hellcat in the world, owned by … Read more
Every brand gets ten years to prove itself. That’s the promise of Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, and it’s going to be a tough wait for Chrysler, which might go down to a single model before it starts expanding again—then to either succeed or, in 2031, be dissolved, ending a 107-year run and being replaced by … Read more
Earlier today, fellow Chrysler news site Mopar Insiders posted their expectations that the Dodge Hornet will be placed on sale in 2022. Mike Volkmann based part of his story on the chart shown by Stellantis leader Carlos Tavares at the EV Day presentation, which lists a new PHEV Jeep for the second half of 2021 and … Read more