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2011 Dodge Challenger spotted!
 Dodge haven’t released any official pictures of the 2011 Dodge Challenger but a Moparts forum user managed to snag some photos of the 2011 Dodge Challenger R/T facelift this week. The images reveal some subtle modifications over the car’s exterior and no camouflage at all.The cosmetic changes over the 2009/2010 muscle-coupe include a redesigned front bumper with a new intake opening which is essential turned upside down and the elimination of the Ram nose emblem on the hood, plus a new set of door handles. It is possible that the 2011 Challenger could feature more changes on the outside and in particular the rear end ...
Tags: challenger, dodge-challenger, dodge, spotted
SpeedFactory 426 Charger Sets World Record Quarter Mile Time
 On January 23, 2010, SpeedFactory`s 426 Charger completed the quarter mile in 9.453 seconds with a trap speed of 145.38 mph at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta, Georgia. According to records kept by the LXForums.com moderators, SpeedFactory bested all previous quarter mile times set by actual production LX/LC-platform cars- modern Dodge Chargers, Challengers, Magnums and Chrysler 300Cs. SpeedFactory driver Eddie Rosa piloted the Charger.SpeedFactory, in collaboration with partners Landmark Dodge Chrysler Jeep, Vortech Superchargers and Paramount Performance, built this car from a 2006 Dodge Charger platform utilizing a unique combination of heavily modified stock components. The SpeedFactory R&D (Research and Development) Charger is a ...
Tags: record, 400m, quarter-mile, world-record, dodge-charger, speedfactory426
USA patent drawings show 2012 Dodge Durango
 The Dodge Durango was a moderately popular SUV in the United States of America until it was discontinued in 2009. Now, all the fans of the Dodge Durango have reasons to be happy as the third generation of the SUV is expected to hit the market towards the end of 2011, having a place in Dodge`s lineup for 2012. Still, there is a lot of time until then and we will be seeing more and more information regarding the Dodge Durango.The latest piece of information came in a form of U.S. patent drawings, as someone discovered them and uploaded them onto the internet. In these ...
Tags: durango, 2012, patent, drawings, usa, dodge
Revised 2010 Dodge Nitro launched
 After being on the brink of bankruptcy and after the Fiat Group bought 20% of the company, Chrysler is slowly trying to recover from all the blows it has taken and get back on its feet. This year will be the final year of production for a legendary car, the Dodge Viper, but it seems that other models of the Dodge brand are doing just fine. For example, the Chrysler Group has revised the Dodge Nitro range for the 2010 model year. The 2010 Dodge Nitro will be offered in three versions that are named Heat, Detonator and Shock. All of ...
Tags: nitro, 2010, revised, launched, dodge, compact
Chassis Cab Ram 3500, 4500 and 5500 at NAIAS
 For the 1st time NAIAS will bring for the public the new line of Ram - work trucks (commercial-grade): 2011 Ram 5500, 4500 and 3500 Chassis Cabs. The cars are made on a brand new chassis 'engineered for maximum uptime, optimum performance and enhanced commercial capability' says Ram. They offer an extremely big fuel tank standard (52 gallons), huge front-brake rotors (at 390 mm) plus calipers (66 mm) for the 5500 and 4500.Fred Diaz, Chief Executive Officer and President—Ram Truck Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. said 'Ram Trucks continue to break the rules with big-rig styling, improved quality, durability and capability' He continued 'Starting with the ...
Tags: ram-5500, ram-3500, ram-4500, chassis-cab, naias, dodge, truck
Heavy Duty Ram Pick-up 2010 was named Truck of the Year by Motor Trend
 The U.S. truck sales are not that good and every award is important to the vehicle makers. Ram celebrates now because Motor Trend gave awards to 2500/3500 2010 Ram Heavy Duty pickup – with the '2010 Truck of the Year' title.Fred Diaz, the Chief Executive Officer and President, Ram Truck Brand, Chrysler Group LLC said 'To have our all-new 2010 Ram Heavy Duty named Truck of the Year by the editors of Motor Trend really defines how great this new Ram Heavy Duty pickup is. The Motor Trend Truck of the Year Award is like a standing ovation for the Chrysler Group designers, engineers and ...
Tags: truck, dodge-ram, award, heavy-duty, pick-up, 2010, motor-trend
Final year of Dodge Viper celebrated at the Los Angeles Show with special editions
 After previously telling you that the Volkswagen New Beetle will enter its final year of production after a lifespan of 11 years, we have similar news now. The Dodge Viper will enter the final year of production in 2010, as the production will be ceased towards the end of the next year. The Dodge Viper has been in production since 1992. Dodge has in plan to build around 500 Dodge Viper for the last model year. In order to celebrate the final production of the current generation Dodge Viper SRT10, the North American automaker will introduce a series of special edition models, add new colors ...
Tags: viper, final, year, celebrated, los-angeles, show, special, editions
Laguna Seca record broken by Dodge Viper ACR
 The famous Laguna Seca raceway seems to have a new champion. The former king of the track, the Devon GTX seems to have met his match. The subtly revised 2010 Dodge Viper ACR, that will make its world debut next month at the Los Angeles Auto Show, driven by SRT vehicle dynamics engineer, Chris Winkler, has beaten the previous lap record of 1 minute 35.117 seconds held by the Devon GTX. According to the unofficial trackside clocks, the new Dodge Viper ACR managed a lap time of 1 minute 33.944 seconds while the official lap time recorded by Monotech in vehicle data recorder was of ...
Tags: viper, acr, laguna-seca, laguna, seca, record, broken, dodge
Chrysler will divide its 4 brands in the showrooms
 Chrysler Group will be talking to the dealers regarding a proposal of dividing the showrooms in `salons' with each of the 4 car brands of the firm: Jeep, Chrysler, Ram truck and Dodge. This isn't sure yet, Chrysler has no template for this particular changes, but this idea is implemented in the plan for the next 5 years. 'The brand CEOs are all looking at what kind of experience they want customers to have' a Chrysler spokeswoman - Kathy Graham said, Autonews quoted. She affirms the officials of the company have told the dealers Chrysler will have funds available for supporting such modifications if a ...
Tags: sergio-marchionne, showroom, chrysler-group, jeep, dodge, project-genesis, ram-truck, dividing, sep
Teaser of 2011 Dodge Charger leaked in official document
 It looks like the five year product plan presented by the Chrysler Group to the media hides a lot of interesting things. After previously telling you about the ``Ironically Similar`` that wanted to suggest how similar are the Chrysler 300 and the Lancia Thesis (the two cars are just as similar as a giraffe is similar to a pig), now what we have here is what seems to be a photo gallery showing teaser images of the next generation Dodge Charger. The 2011 Dodge Charge will hit the market in 2010. The rear wheel drive sedan is shown in the teaser photos below in which ...
Tags: charger, 2011, leaked, official, document, teaser, dodge
- september 2007
Dodge Avenger
2-doors, cabriolet
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 250 km/h- november 2008
Dodge Caliber
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 250 km/h- september 2006
Dodge Journey
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 198 km/h- september 2006
Dodge Nitro
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 210 km/h- august 2007
Dodge Viper
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 171 km/h
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