Focus on Hurricane Engine Could Hint to Next Gen Dodge Challenger

Next Gen Drag Pak Engine

Dodge has made a collection of big announcements for the Direct Connection catalog at the 2022 SEMA Show, which opens today in Las Vegas. There are four Hellephant engines coming to the catalog along in the next two years with three “HurriCrate” engines, which are based on the new Hurricane inline-six engine family that is … Read more

Dodge has Big Plans for the Hurricane Inline Six Engine

Hurricane Inline-Six Engine

We have been talking for years about the Hurricane inline-six engine family; with the arrival of the new Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, those long-rumored engines have finally come to production.

In the huge Jeeps, both the standard and high-performance variants of the 3.0-liter Hurricane engine provide substantial power, making them reasonable alternatives to the Hemi V8 engines which are also available in luxury Jeeps…

Direct Connection Introduces Three New Hellephant Crate Engines

Hellephant Crate Engine Series

Mopar shocked the world a few years back with the introduction of the Hellephant crate engine. Measuring 426 cubic inches and fitted with a 3.0-liter IHI supercharger, this engine offered 1,000 horsepower on pump gas, but only 100 units were sold during the initial run, making them nearly impossible to get. Seeing the popularity of … Read more

Here are the First Dodge Charger BEV Concept Power Numbers

Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Banshee Concept in Stryker Red

When the brand’s first battery electric vehicle (BEV) concept was introduced at Speed Week back in August – then called the Dodge Charger SRT Daytona Concept – we didn’t get any sort of power numbers. Dodge boss Tim Kuniskis explained that there would be 400-volt and 800-volt models, and there were comments about how the … Read more

Engine Failures in Testing Delay the Special Dodge Challenger SEMA Debut

Dodge Challenger Last Call 1FAST29

The Dodge brand announced back in August at the Speed Week Muscle Announcement event that the seventh and final Last Call special edition vehicle – a Dodge Challenger of some sort – would debut at the 2022 SEMA Show. However, earlier this month, it was announced that the big debut had been pushed back to … Read more