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
Windsor, the birthplace and current home of Chrysler minivans, will almost certainly get a battery-electric van, according to Unifor Local 444 president Dave Cassidy, speaking with the Windsor Star. He was not revealing a secret: one or two new electric models were brought up in the contract negotiations last Fall. Stellantis said, a week ago, … Read more
How many Mopars are still being used in the United States? According to Experian, which analyzed all registrations of vehicles in the United States and released a summary to Automotive News, the answer is “quite a few.” However, it’s a little more complicated. First, let’s look at the traditional cars. There are apparently 3.7 million … Read more
Stellantis, like every other major automaker, is betting on a more electric future. In this case, the company is investing $35 billion in electrification, using a scalable family of three electric-drive modules. The company is working on solid state batteries as well as two conventional chemistries. The company is planning four flexible BEV platforms with … Read more
After previously showcasing the first Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat to cover the quarter mile in the 10-second range, another supercharged three-row has entered the race to the 9-second range. The latest competitor in the super-SUV battle is built by Ripatuned and this past weekend, it laid down a 10.27 quarter mile, eclipsing the record set … Read more
On Saturday, August 21st the Woodward Dream Cruise will be held along a 16-mile stretch of the famed metro Detroit avenue and once again, the Modern Street Hemi Shootout display in Pontiac is the place to be for Mopar lovers. This area in the “Woodward Loop” has been the hottest spot for the most powerful … Read more
Stellantis has reported high first-half-of-2021 results, with an 11.4% margin; all segments were profitable. The following results are listed in euros; currently, €1 = US$1.19. First, net revenues were €72.6 billion, compared with €19.6 billion one year ago; the net profit was €5.8 billion, vs €797 million in the first half of 2020. Pro format, … Read more