Rising fuel prices, which have led to flagging sales of SUVs and pickups, have also forced the Detroit 3 to cut production and layoff thousands of workers. At the same time, Japanese carmakers, which lead the industry in the compact car segment, have been benefiting from record sales as consumers downshift to smaller and more […]
Rising fuel prices, which have led to flagging sales of SUVs and pickups, has forced the Detroit 3 to cut production and layoff thousands of workers. At the same time, Japanese carmakers, who lead the industry in the compact car segment, have been benefiting from record sales as consumers downshift to smaller and more fuel-efficient […]
Chrysler updated its $2.99 per gallon ‘Let’s Refuel America’ fuel offer late last month to extend through until July but the incentive program has proven to be a flop despite fuel prices continuing to rise. The program offers buyers of particular Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep models a locked in fuel price of $2.99 per gallon […]
The Dodge Challenger in SRT8 trim has been a runaway success for Chrysler with the car’s first year of production already accounted for despite its relatively high $37,320 starting price. However, it’s the bread and butter SE and R/T models that will ensure the overall success of the new product line, which means […]
Rising fuel prices and demand for smaller vehicles are hitting sales of big SUVs and pickup trucks the hardest, and with the segment expected to shrink by about 500,000 units this year the launch of the next-generation Ford F-150 and Dodge Ram pickups couldn’t come at a worse time. Pickup sales are expected to drop […]
The first 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 delivered in the world to customer, a black 6.1L Limited Edition model, was presented to none other than Jay Leno at Big Valley Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Van Nuys yesterday. The first batch of SRT8s only went into production last month and getting your hands on one will be […]
Michael Leonhard, a self-proclaimed car stylist, has created his own take on what a future Dodge Charger may look like. While the current production Charger is far from old, there should be a replacement or refresh launching in around four of five years, and Leonhard’s design study gives us an idea of what […]
Chrysler is set to release a new drag-racing package for its Dodge Challenger muscle car this July, which will be aimed at both professional teams and enthusiasts. The new kit is described as a modern day equivalent of the Hemi Dart and Barracuda package cars of the late 1960s and will be loosely […]
American performance carmaker Saleen and its new SMS supercar offshoot have officially announced their first official product, the Signature Series performance line based on the new 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T. The line-up includes two new vehicles, the SMS 570TM and SMS 570XTM Challengers, both fully certified and street legal and fitted with custom […]
Production for Dodge’s long-awaited Challenger SRT8 muscle car officially kicked off yesterday at Chrysler’s Brampton assembly plant, with the first car’s scheduled to hit dealer showrooms next week. They won’t be sitting idle for long, however, as the SRT8’s entire first year production run – about 7,000 cars – is already accounted for.
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While Chrysler is yet to reveal any solid plans for a modern-day Barracuda based on its all-new Dodge Challenger muscle car, in the past six months we have already seen a number of new ‘Cudas’ such as this purple convertible version from California’s Metalcrafters. The coachbuilder is the same firm responsible for last year’s SEMA […]
The Dodge Challenger in SRT8 trim has been a runaway success for Chrysler with most of the car’s first year production run already accounted for despite its relatively high $37,320 starting price. But it’s the bread and butter SE and R/T models that will ensure the overall success of the new product line, […]
Just a few days after Bob Lutz told the press in New York that the Camaro could be getting a turbocharged four-cylinder powerplant, Chrysler has announced that it estimates 40% of Challenger sales will be V6-powered base models, like its competitor, the Ford Mustang.
Although the company has been pushing the new […]
No matter how you feel about car manufacturers recycling their icons of the past, there’s no denying that the interest shown in the Challenger has been phenomenal. While there has been a lot of information forthcoming about the new flagship SRT8 muscle car, today Dodge unveiled the specs of its base and mid-range […]
It didn’t take long for Hennessey to use knowledge gained from years of boosting power from the Viper supercar to increase output of Dodge’s latest performance model. Once again the tuner has turned to turbocharging technology for added oomph, in this case churning out up to 725hp from a stroked and reinforced 7.0L […]