Matt Hagan’s 11,000-horsepower NHRA Funny Car is getting an aggressive makeover for the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil. Hagan will debut a new 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody graphics package with a flared-out feel at the Denver area event, scheduled to take place July 19-21, 2019. His special Funny Car graphics recreate […]
Dodge has been having somewhat of an identity crisis for the past few years. The Charger and Challenger are continuing to sell well, but are aging and their replacements are still a few years away. To keep things fresh, Dodge has rolled out a steady stream of performance-oriented updates and special editions to those cars. […]
The full-size pickup truck market is 2 million plus sales per year market in the US. The market has been growing steadily after the economic shock a decade ago. It is possible the full-size truck market may continue to grow even if the overall new vehicle market contracts for 2019. There are three major players, […]
As car designs have evolved over the past century, so have their shifters. Gone are the clunky, space-hog shifters of the past, replaced with electronic shifters that take up less space and are quicker to operate. With many vehicles moving to a shift-by-wire setup, there have been several unique shifter designs, like the buttons found […]
Jeep has opened ordering for 2020 models across most of their lineup and there are a few interesting package changes worth discussing. Wrangler Black & Tan edition. Adds tan soft top, black badges, tan seats, 7″ screen, and 17″ granite crystal wheels with all-terrain tires 3.6L with eTorque now standard on automatic Sahara models 2.0L […]
Lido Anthony “Lee” Iacocca has died at the age of 94 from natural causes. He is survived by two daughters and eight grandchildren. He was born October 15, 1924 to parents who had immigrated from Italy. He rose to the position of #2 at Ford, before his infamous firing. He is credited with being the […]
FCA reported June 2019 sales for the US brands: Jeep down 12% – For Jeep, only the Grand Cherokee posted a sales gain. Gladiator moved 4231 units. Ram up 45% – The pickup provided the vast majority of the sales, with Ram pickups up 56% from last year. Chrysler down 4% – Pacifica managed a […]
Chrysler’s minivan factory in Windsor, Ontario, the only place in the world they make Pacificas and Grand Caravans, is being shut down for five weeks this summer. Orders for minivans will be hung up until production restarts on August 12. The company claimed that they increased the outage by three weeks for improvements, maintenance, and […]
It’s the end of an era. This week FCA will report monthly US sales numbers for the final time. After the June 2019 sales numbers are released, FCA will begin reporting quarterly. The monthly reporting was one constant that survived independent Chrysler, DCX, Cerebus, and the first several years of FCA. But like Ford and […]
After months of speculation that Dodge was readying a Charger Widebody and a few teasers, they have officially done just that today. Although no Redeye trim level was mentioned, the Widebody package is available on 485-horsepower Scat Pack and 707-horsepower Hellcat models, and on the latter trim level it replaces the narrow-body Hellcat. That’s right, […]