Is it a Dodge Hornet or a Tonale mule? You can decide; most outlets have already chosen to call it an early Hornet, wearing Alfa Romeo wheels. The difference is likely academic, anyway, since the Tonale is based on the Jeep Compass, with a 1.5 liter version of the 4xe setup; and the Compass is … Read more
The Modern Street Hemi Shootout is the premier drag racing series for modern Mopar performance cars and has been for years. Across the many classes, you will find the world’s quickest examples of the modern Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Dodge Magnum, Chrysler 300, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500, but there are also groups of … Read more
Today, Jeep announced the 2022 Jeep Compass Altitude Appearance Package, which adds glossy black accents. Available for ordering now, the package costs $1,645 and adds glossy black 18-inch aluminum wheels, exterior badges, and accents, with a black roof and bright exhaust tip. The interior has black cloth/vinyl seats, wrapped steering wheel, Piano Black accents, and a black … Read more
The Direct Connection Contingency Program is providing Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak racers $10,000 to win at National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Factory Stock Showdown and National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) Factory Super Cars events. The $10,000 purse is the largest contingency award from a manufacturer in the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown and NMCA Super … Read more
The end of 3G (third generation) cellular service is coming rapidly, and automakers across the industry have been caught somewhat by surprise. While some automakers are simply telling customers that some services are ending, FCA US, through Mopar, is taking an extra step. The decision to end 3G in North America, likely by the end … Read more
It has been a tumultuous off-season for the factory-backed Dodge NHRA drivers, with Don Schumacher Racing losing the majority of its drivers after 2021. Antron Brown left to start his own Top Fuel team, Ron Capps left to start his own Funny Car team and both Matt Hagan and Leah Pruett left together to become … Read more
Back in 2020, we wrote that “Maserati is getting two cars, the MC20 sports car originally created for Alfa Romeo, and the Grecale crossover”—in 2021. The Grecale is finally set to be unveiled on March 22, delayed by the chip shortage. It will be made in the Cassino plant which pumps out Stelvios and Giulias. … Read more
If you are reading this, you likely know that Dodge issued the 2-year “Never Lift” plan with a unique calendar of sorts. On that calendar, shown below, there are some blank spaces, some icons that we can identify and some unknown icons. The spots on the calendar which have already been uncovered, include the Jailbreak … Read more
Hyundai-Kia’s three brands dominated the 2022 J.D. Power Dependability Study™, which looks at problems in the first three years of ownership; all cars studied were 2019 models. Dodge was the top Stellantis brand, coming in between Porsche and Cadillac, beating Chevrolet, Mazda, Lincoln, BMW, and Ford, among others. The rest of the Stellantis brands came … Read more
The odds are good that if you have taken your Jeep deep into the wilderness, you saw an occasion where you could have also used a compact, portable scooter. Say that you set up camp around your Wrangler and you would like something that you can use to get away from the campsite, perhaps to … Read more
Chrysler is asking around twenty thousand 2017-18 Pacifica PHEV owners to park the cars outside, away from structures and other vehicles, and to avoid charging them, after twelve vehicle fires—all among cars that were parked and turned off. The recall comes in the same week that Hyundai/Kia asked half a million car and SUV owners … Read more
Recently, reps told police-car enthusiast “AHBGuru” over at Allpar that the V8 Charger pursuit car and Durango Special Service Vehicle (SSV) were no longer available for police fleet orders—and that the change was permanent. However, a reliable Dodge source said they were not dropping the V8 pursuits or Durango SSVs, but were only temporarily shifting to … Read more
Years ago, Allpar broke the news of a new inline six-cylinder planned for trucks and coded “Tornado,” after the plane—though there was a Jeep Tornado engine. Nobody at Stellantis has gone on record about the new straight-six engine until very recently, though the turbocharged “Tornado” six was briefly listed in the company’s list of plants. As Stellpower … Read more
Ram Truck has entered the second phase of its “Built to Serve” trucks, which will honor the firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical service (EMS) providers who serve or have served our communities. The first installment honors the firefighter community. Mike Koval, Jr., leader of Ram, explained, “After honoring each branch of the U.S. Armed … Read more
Jeep announced today that it will debut a new option package for the Jeep Grand Cherokee L at the Chicago Auto Show, which might explain the Jeep presentation there. It’s still possible the 2023 Renegade might be shown, but major Jeep launches have generally either been at the New York show or at Jeep’s own … Read more
Last week, we asked our readers to pick which modern Dodge Challenger hood design they think is the best looking option. Since the modern era of the Mopar muscle car was introduced for the 2015 model year, there have been six different hoods offered across the trim lines and after a week of voting, the … Read more