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  • 1969 Dodge Charger RTR on Jay Leno's Garage

    One special 1968 Dodge Charger RTR made its debut at the 2017 SEMA show this past October, but somehow, it flew under the radar and got little press attention. Now, Johan Eriksson, the car's creator, has dropped by Jay Leno's Garage—all the way from Sweden!—with the custom Charger and we can really pore over the details. Incredibly, Eriksson and his small team did the work themselves out of their own small shop in Scandinavia. In total, the Swede said it took about five years to finish the entire project. But it shows in every painstakingly crafted detail inside and out. Leno even...

  • Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird
    Dodge tapped Chrysler's missile division for the Daytona and Plymouth Superbird

    Some of the world's most interesting cars have the greatest stories behind them. The Dodge Daytona and the Plymouth Superbird are no different. At their core, they were built to shame Ford and Chevrolet in NASCAR, but Dodge was so adamant to ensure the car's success that it went through great...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon
    2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demons invading dealers in the U.S. and Canada

    The 2018 Dodge SRT Demon begins shipping to dealers in the U.S. and Canada today, and it is being offered with some accessories and options that we didn't know about previously. We reached out to Dodge do find out how many Demons have left the plant, and a spokeswoman told us that only a few dozen...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon First Drive
    2018 Dodge Challenger preview

    The Dodge Challenger has been with us since 2008, but like a fine wine the car just gets better with age. It’s now more powerful than ever, and it offers the strongest model lineup in its history. In fact, there are 16 distinct models all up. There really is something for everybody, with the...

  • Crown Victoria-based Dodge Charger General Lee
    Watch how a Ford Crown Vic is transformed into a General Lee Dodge Charger

    This bright orange Dodge Charger sure looks like the General Lee from the iconic "Dukes of Hazard" TV show, doesn't it? Actually, it's not even close. That's because car is really a fairly common Ford Crown Victoria, specifically, a decommissioned police interceptor. Smith Brothers Restoration is...

  • 1969 Dodge Charger Defector by Ringbrothers
    Ringbrothers reveals 1969 Dodge Charger with proper hot rod proportions

    Ringbrothers stole the spotlight with its Hellcat-powered AMC Javelin, but it also debuted another Mopar machine at the 2017 SEMA show and this one is just as mean looking. Signifying the Spring Green, Wisconsin company's first-ever Mopar build is a 1969 Dodge Charger dubbed the Defector. The...

  • First-generation Dodge Viper

    The Dodge Viper has once again departed the automotive landscape, but it won't be forgotten anytime soon. Why? Because it represented one of the purest sports cars a Detroit automaker ever built—and actually built in Detroit, Michigan, at that. Donut Media is back to help us get up to speed on the Dodge Viper, but here's a factoid: Lamborghini was paramount to the Viper project. Yes, at the time Chrysler owned Lamborghini and it tasked the Italian supercar maker with creating the Viper's V-10 engine. Dodge handed over its cast-iron block V-10, which was designed for trucks, and told...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon First Drive
    How Dodge kept the Demon a secret during development

    Sometimes, the best things are kept secret. In the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon's case, only a handful of the automaker's engineers knew about the headline-making muscle car. The great lengths Dodge went through to ensure the Challenger Demon project was kept a secret are pretty commendable...

  • 2018 Dodge Durango SRT
    6 things you need to know about the 2018 Dodge Durango SRT

    So you want a hot-rod station wagon, but it's 2017. Options range between "few" or "none." Not anymore. The 2018 Dodge Durango SRT is here, and it's a hot-rod wagon with a lift kit that can also tow your race car—also known as the "gearhead trifecta." With a long profile, huge interior...

  • Dodge Challenger Demon torque reserve and transbrake explained
    How the transbrake and torque reserve work on the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon

    The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon ushers in a couple of firsts for production cars, and today, we're here to take a look at two of them in greater detail. Both the transbrake and the torque reserve system are production car firsts and they help the Demon launch with incredible force at the...

  • Dodge Durango Hellcat by Plum Floored Creations
    Someone built a Durango Hellcat because Dodge won't

    You know what didn’t exist until now? A Dodge Durango Hellcat. Add some motivation and mechanical knowledge—a lot of elbow grease—and let's make tire-shredding history. You’re welcome, America. A 2012 Dodge Durango R/T owner wanted to get her husband a gift, so she called...

  • 2018 Dodge Charger
    Next Dodge Challenger, Charger to ride on Maserati platform, arrive in 2021?

    It seems there’s been another major change in Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s planning, one that, if true, will undoubtedly cause further delays in the redesign of several key models. According to Automotive News (subscription required), FCA has ditched plans to base the next-generation...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon First Drive

    What just might be the most hyped car of this century is nearly in customer hands. The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is now in production, and the first customer car has rolled off the assembly line. A spokesperson for Fiat Chrysler Automobile [NYSE: FCAU] confirmed to Motor Authority that the first production, customer-intended Dodge Demon rolled off the assembly line this week. While we don't know the color or build spec, we do know it's not B5 Blue because Demons built in that color are not available in the first build run. ALSO READ: 2018 Dodge Demon first drive review: Hellcat for real...

  • Lance Arnold setting 7:01.3 Nürburgring lap time in a 2017 Dodge Viper ACR on September 1, 2017
    2017 Dodge Viper ACR sets 7:01.3 ‘Ring time before attempt ended by tire failure

    What a way to go out. The Dodge Viper, which bowed out of production last month, this time for good, has clocked the fastest time for a rear-wheel-drive production car at the Nürburgring. On September 1, German racing driver Lance Arnold drove a 2017 Dodge Viper ACR, an uber-rare Viper GTS-R...

  • A 1969 Dodge Charger body has been swapped onto a 2016 Hellcat chassis
    Someone restomodded a 1969 Dodge Charger to Hellcat status

    The Hellcat family has power-loving Mopar fans drooling. At the heart of it all lies that mighty 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 engine that brings tremendous noise and 707 horsepower along with it. The modern cars are also packed with tech and comfort features, but they don't have quite as much...

  • Ralph Gilles hits the track in his Dodge Viper Voodoo II ACR
    Watch FCA's Ralph Gilles track his Voodoo Viper ACR

    Ralph Gilles has been a positive fixture in the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE: FCAU] world for a number of years now. He's the cheerful head of design who clearly shares the same passion for automobiles that burns strongly in the rest of us. He's also happy to hit the track in his own vehicles...

  • 2017 Dodge Viper
    With production over, take a look back at the Dodge Viper’s highs and lows

    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles this month built its final Dodge Viper, and despite the ramblings of CEO Sergio Marchionne about a possible successor, it looks like the 2017 model year will be the nameplate’s last. The final car was a red GTS, which FCA plans to keep in its heritage collection...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody
    2017 Dodge Challenger and Charger Hellcats recalled for potential oil leak

    Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles has initiated a recall for the 2017 Dodge Challenger Hellcat and 2017 Dodge Charger Hellcat over a potential oil leak that could result in some serious damage. "Oil leak" is a nice way of putting it, actually, since the recall involves the engine oil cooler hoses. FCA...

  • This twin-turbocharged Dodge Viper is the fastest rear-wheel-drive car in the half mile

    In the world of street-legal drag-racing machines, the name Sal Patel is well known. The man has been racing his 1999 Dodge Viper for years now, and he's earned a lot of "World's Fastest" titles. His mean machine is known as the Outlaw Drag Radial Viper, and it's the fastest rear-wheel-drive vehicle to cover a half-mile, according to WannaGoFast, the organization that puts on the events the car competes in. Under the hood is the familiar Viper V-10, but Patel's breathes through a pair of massive 90 mm turbochargers. Instead of a 6-speed manual gearbox backing up the engine, Patel swapped in a...

  • Final Dodge Viper ever built at Conner Avenue Assembly Plant
    The last Dodge Viper has rolled off the assembly line

    We knew this day was coming, but that doesn't make it any easier. The final Dodge Viper ever built has now rolled off the Conner Avenue assembly line. Chrysler executive Ralph Gilles took to Instagram to post photos of the finals cars coming off the assembly line. In one photo, Gilles stands in...

  • Pennzoil Dodge Challenger Demon video
    Pennzoil exorcises the 2018 Dodge Challenger Demon in moody video

    Pennzoil's thrilling, high-speed video series has gone ahead and exorcised the demon—the 2018 Dodge Challenger Demon, that is. As a follow-up to its heartfelt send off to the Dodge Viper, Pennzoil has taken on Dodge's new king. Fans of Dodge, Pennzoil, or simply really cool cinematics will...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon First Drive
    The Dodge Demon configurator has been unleashed

    You know you want one. How could you not, really? I mean, there's never been a production vehicle capable of making 840 horsepower with a price under $100,000. If you truly want one, you're going to have to navigate ridiculous dealer shenanigans, budget for a near continual flow of tires, and...

  • Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat with Demon powertrain spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat spied with Demon power

    A Dodge engineer has been spotted out and about with a Challenger SRT Hellcat packing the powertrain of the Demon. The test car wears the standard Hellcat body and not the Demon’s wide-body design which Dodge is offering as an option for Hellcat buyers. It does, however, sport the...

  • Dodge Challenger Hellcat makes 1,000 horsepower on the dyno
    Watch a 1,000-horsepower Dodge Hellcat put down power on the dyno

    The era of 4-figure-horsepower cars is upon us. It's a wild time and the power wars have yet to show signs of slowing. We've got 700-horsepower Porsche 911s, 700-horsepower Dodge sedans, and 1,000-plus-horsepower hypercars. If you want a little more than that, you can head to a shop like...

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