Archive for the 'Chrysler' Category

2010 Detroit Auto Show:Dodge announces upgraded lineup for 2010 including Nitro Detonator

A few weeks ago, everyone, including us, was wondering when The Chrysler Group was going to have anything new to show us at next week’s Detroit Auto Show. You can look at the latest news about potential Ram models, Chrysler’s special editions and Dodge’s just-unveiled offerings either as wheezing gasps, or signs of pointing […]

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

2010 Dodge Viper ACR-X ready to fill your track-rat, spec-racing needs

Dodge has unveiled their new turn-key racer, the Viper SRT10 ACR-X.
Based on the Dodge Viper ACR, the ACR-X is a track-only race car designed to compete in the Viper Racing League, the Sports Car Club of America, and the National Auto Sport Association.
Power comes from an 8.4-liter V10 engine that produces 640 horsepower (40 […]

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

First Drive: 2010 Dodge Ram HD comes strong with more models, configurations and classier duds

Back in 1993, truck drivers had no choice but to depend on domestic automakers for work-ready pickups, and only Ford and General Motors offered competitive haulers. That all changed a year later when Dodge set the pickup truck market on its leaf springs with the introduction of its all-new Dodge Ram. With a big-rig appearance […]

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Verdict: 2008 Chrysler Town & Country

“Ah, I still don’t hear anything, sir,” offered the polite technician from Orange Coast Jeep/Chrysler in Costa Mesa. We were heading back down the 405 freeway again, me at the wheel, trying to reproduce a frightful aerodynamic howl that had recently cropped up along a breezy desert stretch during a cross-country vacation. But, of course, […]

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

First Drive: 2009 Chrysler Sebring

For 2009, the Sebring sedan and convertible are mechanically unchanged, but receive numerous changes to their list of standard and optional features. Most notable is the deletion of all-wheel drive, previously available as an option on the Limited model; all Sebring models are now front-wheel drive only. The base vinyl convertible roof has also been […]

Monday, April 27th, 2009

2008 Paris Motor Show Preview: Chrysler to unveil 25th Anniversary minivan, Jeep Compass Overland

We already took a look at MOPAR’s first concept due to be displayed at the Paris Motor Show next week, and it turns out that it has a twin. This one is based on the unloved Compass mini ‘ute and reuses the Overland moniker that’s been popular with the Jeep brand, once owned by Willys-Overland. […]

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Quick Drive:Chrysler Future Electric Vehicles Dodge Sports Car E

It takes a contortionist to slip inside the little yellow Dodge EV. But what would you expect? It is, after all, little more than a modified version of the cramped Lotus Europa.
Yanking my legs in and stowing them under the steering wheel, I reach for the “D” button, which has replaced the British sports car’s […]

Thursday, September 25th, 2008