Dodge News
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Performance does seem to be under threat of regulation into non-existence sometimes, what with 54.5 mpg CAFE standards, the anthropogenic global warming crowd, and even our own wallets asking us if we really need all that horsepower and speed every time we head to the pump. But is an SUV really the thing to pull us out of this tailspin? First off, let us recognize the fact that the new Dodge Durango is a pretty impressive upgrade over the previous model, as is its corporate cousin, the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Excellent exterior designs, high-grade interiors, good road manners, solid off-road...
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Guilty Pleasure: Dodge MiradaMalaise Era cars make for great Guilty Pleasures entries, in my case because I'm old enough to remember these terrible clankers when they were new and should know better than to want any of them. I just couldn't get enough of the Chrysler J Body when I honored the 1981-83 Imperial, and so I'm back...
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Dodge Charger, Challenger SRT8 To Get 570-HP Supercharger In 2012: ExclusiveGear up, muscle car fans, as we've once again got an exclusive scoop on what's in store for you. The horsepower wars are most certainly not over. Dodge's newly-formed SRT brand is planning a factory-option supercharger for the LX-platform SRT8 cars that'll boost the new 6.4-liter HEMI as high as...
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SRT Boss Ralph Gilles Wants To Revive Dodge Magnum, SRT Viper LikelyRemember the Dodge Magnum? How it was long and low and imposing, and yet somehow still completely American? Remember when Dodge inexplicably killed it off? Well, SRT boss Ralph Gilles says he wants it back. In an interview with Jerry Garret of the New York Times Wheels Blog, Gilles said the...
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2012 Dodge Charger, Challenger, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 PricesThe fledgling SRT brand prices its first full batch of vehicles for the 2012 model year.
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We drive the 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT 392.
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Chrysler Considering GT Racing Return With 2013 Dodge ViperA little over a decade ago Chrysler was dominating the international GT circuit with its first-generation Dodge Viper race car, taking home a hat-trick of GTS-class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1998 to 2000, as well as a win at the 24 Hours of Daytona during the same period. Now, with a...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 Dodge Viper Has Supplier Issues But Remains On Track For Debut Next YearThe 2013 Dodge Viper, the third iteration of the iconic American supercar, is on track for a debut early next year, most likely at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The information was revealed recently by Ralph Gilles, the new head of Chrysler’s standalone SRT performance division and current...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Utah Highway Patrol Fires Off 900-HP Mega-Burnout: VideoUtah Highway Patrol officer burns rubber for charity in a 900-horsepower Charger police cruiser. Yep, it's pretty awesome.
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2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 Features LeakedDodge is upping both the content and the technology included with the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT-8. It's still a take-no-prisoners muscle sedan, but you can expect a level of refinement not seen in earlier cars.
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SRT Gives Sneak Peek At Next-Gen Dodge Viper...MotorhomeSometimes stupid questions get stupid answers. In response to numerous requests for early looks at the next-generation of the Dodge Viper, the DriveSRT Facebook page gives us... a motorhome. Yes, it's a Viper SRT 10 three-axle camper van, and yes, it's still sporting the old Viper front-end. No...
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There’s good news from Chrysler for performance car fans: the automaker has announced that the Street and Racing Technology (SRT) group has been spun off to form its own brand. Better news? At the helm is none other than Ralph Gilles, who was formerly the CEO of the Dodge brand. Gilles is an accomplished driver and motorsports fan, so appointing him to head the SRT division seems like a perfect fit. Replacing Gilles at Dodge is Reid Bigland, who had been president and CEO of Chrysler Canada. Bigland retains his responsibilities for the Canadian market in addition to gaining leadership...
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Driver ‘Arrested’ For Drifting Around Police Car: VideoBefore the angry comments start coming in, let us be the first to state that this is not real and is in fact just a mock scenario involving a rogue driver in a parking lot drifting around a police car. The video is a promotional piece for the Joe Usry Auto Group located in Jackson, Mississippi, a...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Next-Gen Dodge Viper Appears In Chrysler Dealer Ordering System: ReportWe have expected the return of the Dodge Viper given the frequent confirmation from the company. We didn't expect it--and still don't--until late 2012 as a 2013 model year car, despite reports of a 2012 model popping up in the Chrysler dealer inventory system, according to Allpar.com. To make it to...
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Mopar Ram Runner Kit Gets Official Details, PricingIf you're a dyed-in-the-wool Mopar lover, but have been a bit jealous of Ford's brilliant Raptor, you're no longer out in the cold: the Ram Runner package is now officially detailed and will be on sale soon. Chrysler even claims it's superior to the Raptor in terms of suspension. That's quite a...
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Dodge Viper Does Burnout Minus Its Body: VideoRemember the Saab 9-3 wagon that received a heart transplant from a Dodge Viper we reported on yesterday? Well, here is the Dodge Viper, minus its body, just before being inserted into the shell of the awaiting Scandinavian wagon. As we can see from this video, the bodyless Dodge Viper, complete...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Viper ACR Sets Record At Miller Motorsports: VideoThe 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR is a beast of a car, and as we reported last month, it has set the lap record for a production car at Miller Motorsports Park. Driven by Kuno Wittmer, the car set a time of 1:59.995 on the 3.048-mile Outer Course at Miller. At an average of 91 miles per hour, its the...
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Chrysler/Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has confirmed that one of Chrysler's upcoming products will be a "Super Bee" version of the Dodge Charger. There are no details on what a Super Bee Charger would consist of, but the last one was basically an appearance package. While we could see Dodge making a Super Bee appearance package available on both the R/T and SRT8 Chargers, we'd expect that the company might finagle some more performance out of the package. Perhaps a Super Bee would make more power than the R/T but less than the SRT8 and be sold in limited numbers. Such a car might also have...
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Fast Five Cars Visit Jay Leno’s Garage: VideoThe fifth installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise, Fast Five, is now screening in cinemas all across the country so what better time than to see a couple of the film’s stars pay a visit to Jay Leno’s Garage. No, we’re not talking about the likes of Vin Diesel or Paul...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
The American Alfa: Zagato Gives Us the TZ3 StradaleTruth be told, the all-new Zagato TZ3 Stradale isn't exactly a concept. It's more of a very limited special edition street car. But the press release that accompanied its debut refers to it as a "design exercise" and "avante-garde car," which pretty much equates to "concept car" in our book...
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Former Stig Ben Collins Lists The Five Worst Cars He’s DrivenIf you've ever wondered what it might be like to suddenly stop being the least-known person on the world's best-known automotive TV show, Ben Collins is probably the best person to ask. That’s because he was the man behind the mask--or should we say helmet--of The Stig, Top Gear’s tame...
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Hennessey Ram HPE500 Shows Off Supercharged Hemi Muscle: VideoThere's almost no point--practical or otherwise--to having a high-performance street truck, but that doesn't make it any less fun. And this truck looks like serious fun. Sporting a 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 with a custom supercharger package sending 500 horsepower to the wheels, this truck is not for the...
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Dodge Dealer Builds Kowalski Edition Challenger SRT8 392Fans of the movie Vanishing Point will recall that a '70 Dodge Challenger R/T was the ride of choice for Kowalski, the movie's one-named hero. Well, one Dodge dealer has decided to pay homage to the film and the car by building a very limited-edition replica with the current Challenger. By very...
Tim Healey