As people around the world salute their fathers this Sunday for Father’s Day, we want to honor a few of our “fathers” who have helped make FCA what it is today. Walter Chrysler: He launched the Chrysler Corp. in 1925 from the remains of the Maxwell Motor Co. In addition to creating the Chrysler, Plymouth
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Watch out for the ‘Speed Trap:’ Dodge//SRT takes on One Lap of America again, this year in Dodge Durango SRT Pursuit concept
One year ago, a Dodge//SRT -backed driving duo proved to One Lap of America competitors that the combination of power, all-wheel drive and room to stretch out in the Dodge Durango SRT is a winning formula for the weeklong endurance event. People were watching. So now, SRT vehicle performance dynamics engineer David Carr and dodgegarage.com
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HEMI® Day: Running the numbers on history-making engines
Performance car fans celebrate April 26 as HEMI® Day, marking the day the calendar aligns (4/26) with the displacement of the second-generation V-8 powerplant. Join the celebration: Pull on your HEMI and Mopar gear and give the throttle of your car or truck a blip or two to let everyone know today is a special
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FCA unveils new vehicle features, celebrates its heritage at the Chicago Auto Show
It may be cool along the shores of Lake Michigan, but FCA is breaking through the winter doldrums at the Chicago Auto Show with the return of a favorite color, new features on the Ram 1500 and the celebration of an iconic vehicle. When the auto show opens to the public Saturday, visitors to the
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Holy “Hellephant”! Mopar unveils 1,000-hp 426 HEMI® Supercharged Crate engine at SEMA
The crowd at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas has seen plenty in terms of power and performance. Mopar turned heads this year by going big. 1,000 horsepower big. That gets us to the new “Hellephant,” a supercharged 426-cubic-inch HEMI® V-8 crate engine unveiled at SEMA 2018 and which goes on sale in the
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Truck Thursday: It’s a truck. It’s a car. It’s a 2019 Ram 1500
A powerfully built pickup truck, capable of towing 12,750 pounds, competed for the title of ‘Best Family Car’ … and won! Nope, it was no mistake. The 2019 Ram 1500 was recently chosen overall ‘Best Family Car’ by the Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association (GAAMA) at its Family Car Challenge. So, how does a pickup
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Truck Thursday: ‘Engine’eering Ram 1500 durability on the Dyno
OK, diehard engine buffs! This Truck Thursday has your name all over it! And even if you don’t happen to be totally ‘nuts’ about engines, this is really cool! We’re going behind the horsepower, behind the torque, behind the fuel-savings and proven durability that constitute the ‘heart and soul’ of the all-new 2019 Ram 1500.
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