We know that 2023 will be the final model year for the current generation of the Dodge Challenger and Charger, but with yesterday’s press release from the brand, we have reached the beginning of the end. Dodge is “directing dealers to submit all orders for the 2023 Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger by the end … Read more
Fiat’s latest car looks like the new 500, but it’s larger—the Fiat 600. Sold in both battery-electric (600e) and hybrid-electric versions, the 600 is instantly recognizable as an updated Fiat.
The Fiat 600e was strongly rumored to use LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries, which are safer than standard lithium-ion batteries but have less energy density. That means the batteries, reputedly sourced from experienced Chinese automaker BYD, would be heavier than lithium-ion units of the same capacity, but far less prone to fires. However, …
While looking through the details of 2023 Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge, I noticed something that I had not seen when I first read through the press release. I was so focused on the Grudge Match teams and the fact that they will be building around the Redeye Hemi that I missed a new attraction … Read more
Henry Ford famously said that buyers of the Model T could have any color they wanted, as long as it was black—because black paint was cheap and (mainly) because it dried quickly.
Today, if you want a Ford Bronco, you can get white, black, gray, red, green, or blue, all free even on the base model (though there is an $1,895 charge for bringing the car to your dealership, which is $200 more than Jeep charges).
At Dodge, black is the only free color on the Hornet, whether you get a base model or an R/T Plus at over $45,000. Every other color is $495 or $595.
Since the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 was introduced a few months back at the Roadkill Nights event in Las Vegas, the final Last Call special edition package has been the talk of the town – and how could it not be? With 1,025 horsepower, it is the most powerful American production vehicle with … Read more
Jeep is adding a radiant teal dubbed Bikini and a brilliant orange named Punk’n to the Wrangler and Gladiator, respectively. The first color is debuting on the 2024 Wrangler, while the other was optional on the 2020 Gladiator and is now available for the 2023 Gladiator.The colors cost $795, except in Canada, where for whatever … Read more
The Ford Bronco was introduced to go head-to-head with the Jeep Wrangler for the title of the most off-road capable SUV from the factory and frankly, it is the best competitor to the Wrangler in decades. The Bronco is very capable off-road, it offers a slightly smoother ride and it has a bit more interior … Read more
Stop driving your truck. Seriously. Oh, and call your mom.
That’s the essence of a message just sent out by the company which inherited Dodge and Ram, because around 29,000 owners of 2003 Dodge Ram pickups are still driving them with defective Takata airbags.
Over the past few weeks, we have brought you a look at the various details of 2023 Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge, from the new venue and the possible location to the six teams competing in the annual Grudge Match program and yesterday’s announcement of registration opening. One more key bit of unexpected information came … Read more
If you are hoping to attend the 2023 edition of Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge, the time has come to purchase your tickets or register your race car or cruise-in vehicle. The event is being held on August 12 in downtown Pontiac, north of the area where Roadkill Nights has been held for the past … Read more
This week’s recall list was occupied solely by Honda and Mercedes, unless one widens their search to include medium and heavy duty trucks and buses. The most interesting of those recalls was issued by Hino, which had two recalls—one covering six trucks because the front axle U-bolts may come loose, and one (covering the same trucks) because the front axle U-bolts were not tightened properly. …
Yesterday we saw that the Challenger cruised to a victory over the Mustang in sales—but what of pickups, cars in general, and vans?
Ram sold 117,699 pickups and chassis cabs in the second quarter of 2023 (all figures are for US sales only), just about the same number they sold in the same period of 2022. Year to date, sales are down by 9%, but still come to nearly a quarter million…
The sales numbers for the 2023 Q2 are in and during the months of April, May and June, the Dodge Challenger outsold the Ford Mustang by a pretty considerably margin. However, thanks to a strong start in Q1, Ford still leads the muscle car race, but when the Dodge Challenger won the muscle car sales … Read more
Stepping on its own press releases, Stellantis today released the STLA Medium platform, which will host cars and crossovers from just about every STLA brand—most likely including Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler, and possibly even Ram.
STLA Medium is, in short, a global platform; it can handle compact and midsize cars and crossovers (C and D segments), potentially replacing everything from the Renegade to the Cherokee, or from Neon to Stratus/Sebring. Stellantis has 26 nameplates that could be covered by STLA Medium, and has the factory capacity to make two million vehicles per year on the platform this year.
Dodge has released the prices of the 2024 Hornet lines on their Build and Price site.
The 2023 Hornet GT ran $30,735 for the standard model and $35,735 for the well-appointed GT Plus. For those interested in actually buying a GT Plus, the real price was $36,830—adding on $1,595 for destination but taking off $500 in rebates (for the Northeast; may vary by region). The prices did not change for the 2024s, but the $500 rebate is only for 2023 models….
Today, Dodge announced that the long-awaited Hornet R/T is finally here as a 2024 model. The R/T is the more powerful of the two Hornets, boasting 288 horsepower and 383 lb-ft of torque in a body based on the Jeep Compass via the Alfa Romeo Tonale. The hybrid-electric car has 32 miles of electric range … Read more