Summer 2014 has been the season of the Hellcat, with the unveiling of the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT and Dodge Charger SRT powered by the supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V-8 engine. Mention the HEMI Hellcat engine’s 707 horsepower and jaws drop and eyes get wide. Yet, there’s much more to these modern muscle cars. That’s why
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Celebrating the adventures of an American Jeep legend: Mark A. Smith
The Smith family’s public thank you to the Jeep community and Jeep Jamboree USA (JJUSA) family for their support of Mark A. Smith’s efforts to promote recreational off-roading took place on Sunday, August 31st at Henningsen-Lotus Park, Lotus, California. The Jeep Girls drove their 2015 Firecracker Jeep Wrangler to say good-bye to an old friend and
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A battery on wheels that can power your home
How would you like to power your home at the price you want? Chrysler Group and NextEnergy of Detroit are looking at technology that uses the Fiat 500e to create a mini power plant on wheels. I attended the demonstration in Detroit and wanted to share the details in the video above.
2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat ready to be uncaged
For more than three months, we’ve kept the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat caged. You’ve watched the videos. Printed out pictures to hang on the walls in your garage and cube or office. Made the Hellcat engine’s roar the ringtone on your smartphone. And hopefully saw the new ultimate Challenger live and in person at
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2015 Ram EcoDiesel pumps up passion for fuel economy
Can you really have your cake and eat it, too? In a red-hot truck market, with fuel prices in a constant ‘up one day and down the next’ cycle, 2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel buyers know they can count on at least two things: best-in-class 28 mpg and much less time and money parked at the
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(Update) Ram ProMaster vans adapted for limited-mobility customers
UPDATE from the initial Aug. 1, 2014 post: We talked with Ram Commercial’s Mike Pultorak and Neil Mendel to learn more and see a demonstration of the mobility options in the 2015 Ram ProMaster and ProMaster City commercial vans. While the new Ram ProMaster vans provide our hard-working commercial customers with numerous best-in-class features, some
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Mopar keeps the factory in drag racing with Drag Pak Dodge Challenger test car
For 50 years Mopar power has been a dominant force on race tracks and drag strips. It’s not letting off the gas pedal anytime soon. On Thursday night at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis – site of the annual NHRA U.S. Nationals this weekend — more than 150 Sportsman class drag racers and fans got
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