Bob Lee’s attention focuses on two things: performance and value. Those attributes – you have to have both, not one or the other – are the building blocks for every powertrain in the FCA US family. It ranges from the economical Tigershark four-cylinder engine to thundering power of the supercharged HEMI® Hellcat V-8 and the
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Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak: 60 to 0
Many performance cars get measured on the run from 0 to 60 mph. The Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak has notched a sales performance metric – 60 to 0. All 60 planned copies of Mopar’s factory-built drag race car for NHRA competition have been ordered by dealers. The total covers 35 Drag Paks equipped with
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Love for LX on display at Spring Fest
Love will be on display this weekend in Irvine and Anaheim, California. Love for power. Love for style and heritage. Love for freedom. For the 11th year, fans of the modern-era Dodge Charger, Challenger and Magnum and Chrysler 300 are gathering for the Spring Festival of LXs. We’ll take you there. More on that in
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Dodge Vipers circle Daytona
Twenty-four continuous hours of turns, hard braking, wide open throttle, pit stops and driver changes – that’s the exciting and challenging way to kick the racing season into gear. It’s the place where you’d expect to find the Dodge Viper. In fact, you’ll find two Viper GT3-R race cars among the more than 50 sports
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Next-gen Pentastar V-6, electric motors boost 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan and its plug-in hybrid stablemate both carry an upgraded Pentastar 3.6-liter V-6 under the hood. But the similarities pretty much stop there. Creating the powertrain for the Pacifica Hybrid took more – much more. On paper you might get the impression that the Pacific Hybrid ranks below the Pacifica minivan:
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Make 2016 Your Year of Mopar
Many people like to make resolutions for the New Year. Instead, why not make some plans? A major part of the thrill of being a Mopar fan is meeting others and admiring the cars – old and new – that fuel our passion. A great way to get started is to find a Mopar club
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Mopar power topples drag race records
Mopar power is battling for the Funny Car championship as the NHRA season nears the finish line with two events left, including this weekend in Las Vegas. But Sportsman drag racers also know that Mopar power is a major force. Case in point: Three new NHRA-certified national records were set by naturally aspirated Mopar Dodge
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