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Just a day after sources pointed to a possible loggerheads between the Justice department and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over diesel emissions, the automaker announced Friday it would submit those vehicles for testing with fixes. "The filing is the result of many months of close collaboration between FCA US and EPA and CARB, including extensive testing of the vehicles, to clarify issues related to the company’s emissions control technology," the company wrote in a statement. "With the permission of EPA and CARB, FCA US intends to install the same modified emissions software in 2014-2016...
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Ram 1500 Sublime Sport and Rebel Blue Streak roll into Big AppleFollowing the reveal of the Ram 1500 Rebel and Ram 1500 Limited at the 2017 Houston auto show earlier this week, which add Delmonico Red and a host of other factory options, Ram is heading to the Big Apple with two new additions to its full-size pickup trucks. Ram has revealed the 1500 Sublime...
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These 5 features make for a powerful off-road truckEngineering Explained's Jason Fenske recently had a chance to check out the 2017 Ram Power Wagon. We think he likes it just as much we did ourselves. There are five standout features of the truck that help Fenske proclaim it an ultimate off-roader. First up is the fact that the truck is equipped...
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Two special edition Ram pickup trucks roll into the Windy CityTruck owners like to make their rolling toolboxes stand out from the crowd. For them, Ram has just introduced two special edition pickup trucks headed to the 2017 Chicago auto show starting Thursday. For those looking for a more street-sport oriented truck, there's the 2017 Ram 1500 Copper Sport...
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2017 Ram Power Wagon first drive review: Irrational but appealingLas Vegas – If it were a teenager, it'd do things just “for the lulz.” Fiat Chrysler is starting to take that approach, and it's making this Italian-American brand one of the most absurd automakers on the market. CAFE standards? Start stuffing a supercharged, 6.2-liter V-8 into...
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FCA nearing agreement with Feds over dieselIf FCA chief Sergio Marchionne's recent statements are anything to go by, the Italian-American automaker isn't far from reaching an agreement on just how it will address the EPA's emissions concerns that affect 140,000 turbodiesel Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs and Ram 1500 pickup trucks. A refresher: a...
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UPDATE: FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne spoke to CNBC regarding this issue later in the day. This story is updated to include his comments. The Environmental Protection Agency has accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] of failing to disclose engine management software for 2014-2016 Ram 1500s and Jeep Grand Cherokees with the 3.0-liter turbodiesel engine marketed as the EcoDiesel. The Notice of Violation affects approximately 104,000 vehicles. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has also released a notice of violation. Marchionne told CNBC he feels that FCA has been "unnecessarily...
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2017 Ram 1500 Rebel Black to debut in DetroitThere’s a new version of the Ram 1500 Rebel, though sadly it isn’t the Hellcat-powered TRX that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] teased us with last fall. It’s the 1500 Rebel Black, and it makes its debut on January 9 at the 2017 Detroit auto show. As the name suggests, the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Pair of special edition 2017 Ram 1500 trucks to debut in LAThe Ram 1500 may be among the oldest full-size pickup designs on the market, but that isn't stopping FCA's Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' [NYSE:FCAU] truck brand from hitting the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show auto show with a couple of new special editions. Both are built on the bones of the 2017 Ram 1500...
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2017 Ram Power Wagon priced from $53,015We’re still hoping for Ram to put its awesome Rebel TRX concept into production but until that happens your best bet at a Ram-badged rival to Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] F-150 Raptor is the Power Wagon. Built on Ram’s 2500 platform, the Power Wagon gets a new, more aggressive...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mopar brings 6 concepts to SEMA including a wild ChallengerMopar in recent years has been bringing some serious muscle to the annual SEMA show. And some of the show cars have ended up as production models. Prime examples include the Dodge Viper ACR concept we saw in 2014 and the Dodge Challenger GT AWD concept we saw in 2015. (The wide-body...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Hellcat-powered Ram Hellfire debuts at SEMAHere at Motor Authority, we proudly stand behind the idea that you should "Hellcat" everything out there. The world is a more exciting place when there are more cars packing 707-horsepower heat. It doesn't need to be just cars though, as the supercharged V-8 engine has found its way under the hood...
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Mopar in recent years has been bringing some serious muscle to the annual SEMA show. And some of the show cars have ended up as production models. Prime examples include the Dodge Viper ACR concept we saw in 2014 and the Dodge Challenger GT AWD concept we saw in 2015. The wide-body, all-wheel-drive Challenger concept isn’t in production yet, but it should be soon. For the 2016 SEMA show, Mopar will have concepts based on vehicles from the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram brands. Some of them have been previewed in teaser form; they are based on the Chrysler Pacifica, Dodge Challenger SRT...
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Should Ram put the Hellcat-powered Rebel TRX concept into production?Last week Ram took the wraps off the Rebel TRX concept in Texas. While that might sound like some member of the Rebel family, it's much more. Powered by a supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V-8, the truck is said to be capable of hitting 100 mph—on pretty much any surface. How is that possible you...
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Ram unloads new details, video for Hellcat-powered Rebel TRXRam’s mission statement for the Rebel TRX concept was simple: Build a high-horsepower off-roading truck with the ability to clear miles of desert in the blink of an eye. That should make Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] a little bit worried, because while the Blue Oval is heading down the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Ram just unveiled the Hellcat-powered Ram Rebel TRX conceptRam just got serious about competing with the 2017 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] F-150 Raptor. The truckmaker unveiled Thursday its Ram Rebel TRX concept, powered by a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 that makes 575 horsepower. Yup, that 6.2-liter supercharged V-8. This may be as close as we'll get to a...
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Ram 1500 Night Package blacks out the detailsRam has a new 1500 pickup truck for you. Well, it's not completely new, but it's a new trim and there are parts of it we like and parts we could do without. So basically, it's like every special edition truck ever. This one is the 2017 Ram Night Package and the key design upgrade that ties it all...
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This Hellcat-powered Ram 1500 cost over $90,000, still has 4WDThe world's waiting not-so-patiently for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] to shove the Hellcat V-8 powertrain into the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Because we know it's coming. But many Mopar faithful miss the SRT10—you know, the Ram 1500 pickup truck with the Viper V-10 powertrain? So what if...
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One Ram owner, Tom Stoll, has given up on waiting for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] to offer the supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 known as the Hellcat in a pickup truck, so he went out and had Master Technician Kevin Byrnes of Midland Chrysler in Midland Ontario, Canada build him one. Several photos of this Hellcat-powered Ram 1500 were posted on the enthusiast site SRT:Life, including one with the truck’s hood raised. The photos also reveal that the owner has stuck a handful of Hellcat logos on the truck's body to advertise the heat it's packing. The Hellcat looks relatively small in...
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Report: Next-gen Ram full-size pickup may spawn SUVA combination of changing consumer tastes and low fuel prices has automakers scrambling to launch new SUVs and pickup trucks. One of the automakers betting big on the trend is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU], which is shifting its focus towards more profitable SUVs and pickups and away from...
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Meet the Mopar ’16 Ram 1500 Rebel special edition truckFiat Chrysler Automobiles’ [NYSE:FCAU] official accessories division Mopar is out with another of its special edition models, and for the first time it’s based on a truck. Meet the Mopar ’16 Ram Rebel, the latest in a long line of special Mopar-modded vehicles that started with...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2016 Ram 1500 Stinger Yellow Sport unveiledRam is offering pickup buyers a new special edition model in the form of the 1500 Stinger Yellow Sport. It’s available for the 2016 model year in Crew Cab 4x2 and 4x4 configurations and will be produced in a limited run of 2,250 units. As its name suggests, the pickup is decked out in a...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2017 Ram 2500 Off-Road rolls into ChicagoThe 2017 Power Wagon wasn’t the only new pickup Ram had on display at this week’s 2016 Chicago Auto Show. The Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] brand also rolled out this off-roader based on the 2500 Heavy Duty. It’s called the 2500 Off-Road and according to Ram it’s...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2017 Ram Power Wagon gets a newer, tougher faceIt may not have the speed of Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] F-150 Raptor, but the Ram Power Wagon is an impressive off-roader in its own right. And for the 2017 model year, Ram unveiled some upgrades for this big truck. The 2017 Ram Power Wagon, which debuted today at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show...
Stephen Edelstein