We’re now on a nickname basis for an old friend. Its formal title is Spring Festival of LXs, but we can get away with the shorter Spring Fest or even the hashtag #sf10. Next year will be its 11th go-round, so it’ll be #sf11. LX is a vehicle architecture, or platform, which provides the underpinnings
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Fans of the modern-day Mopar muscle car are gathering for the 10th annual Spring Festival of LXs, when hundreds of Chrysler 300s and Dodge Chargers, Challengers and Magnums will roll into Southern California’s Verizon Amphitheater. The big day is Saturday. But not everyone wants to wait. Some drove hundreds of miles to attend. So the
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Power and fuel efficiency – you can have both. Some of the credit for that goes to Rudolph Diesel, who was born 157 years ago on March 18, 1858. His quest to develop a power unit that was more efficient than the steam engine is why the diesel is one of today’s popular workhorse power
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This weekend, the annual migration of Mopar-or-no-car enthusiasts to the Spring Festival of LXs started. Numerous owners of Chrysler 300s, Dodge Challengers, Chargers and Magnums have loaded up their cars or loaded them into a trailer to drive to California and gather with fellow owners to check out their rides, mods and share stories. According
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By the end of the year, you will be able to get a Ram 2500 CNG in regular cab and 2WD configurations, in addition to the current 4×4 Crew Cab option. The expansion of the bi-fuel — CNG and gasoline — Ram 2500 CNG offers more choices for prospective retail and fleet owners, and is
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Attracting the attention of people filling the Geneva Motor Show this week presents a big challenge – the Palexpo center is packed with gleaming new exotic cars such as the sleek, turbocharged Ferrari 488 GTB. But the Jeep stand at the show held a “small” surprise for journalists and industry people, the Jeep Renegade Hard
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Minivan lovers, fear not. While our Windsor Assembly Plant is down for 14 weeks to implement improvements and reconfigure the assembly process to start production of the next generation minivan, people might wonder if there’ll be enough minivans to buy? The clear answer is yes. “Through the planning we did and the extra work put
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