Richard Kinnison In 1969, Dodge advertised its Dart Swinger 340 with the alluring catchphrase ”6,000 RPM for under three grand,” which was even cheaper than the popular Road Runner. A fine example of an early Dodge muscle car, the ...
In the custom car world, the Grand National Roadster Show is where the best drivable art in the world is showcased and judged. More than 40,000 people attend the 72nd annual event at the Fairplex in Pomona, California where 1,000 ...
Dodge Viper Dodge Viper YEAR-BY-YEAR 1994 VIPERThis early 1st-gen Roadster has a 400hp 8.0L V10 & was known for its crudeness & brute power. Roadster with 500hp 8.3-liter V10 and plenty of attitude. 2006 VIPERThis gorgeous GTS Blue Viper coupe ...
The weekend is knocking once again, which means it’s time to ponder some goodies up for auction from our mates at Grays. As usual, it’s a nice mix of high-end metal and budget projects, with a few oddballs thrown in ...
Got a 2015 Challenger but want an official widebody kit? Here’s your chance. Early adopters of the facelifted Dodge Challenger from 2015 have been facing a choice if they want a widebody upgrade for their car. Either they go to ...
For 2017, the Challenger both grew up and became more of a nutcase in the same breath. On one hand, the GT is introduced and adds a bit of safety and handling to the hefty lug, and on the other, ...
A unique 1970 Dodge Charger Hemi is heading to auction later this month and could sell for more than triple the price of a new Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. As a 1970 model, this Charger is a second-generation car and ...
Dodge recently introduced its in-house aftermarket performance wing, Direct Connection. Among the many upgrades, Dodge will allow you to transform any 2015 or later Challenger into a Hellcat Widebody model. It should come as no surprise that Direct Connection sells ...
Now this we like a lot… We’ve seen all kinds of Hellcat engine swaps, but this one with a Dodge Dakota is one of our more favorites. People really like sport trucks these days, and while the Ram TRX is ...
The electric future is starting to come into focus for Chrysler, Ram, and Dodge. The American heritage brands had a slow if not reluctant reception of electrification under the parent company formerly known as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The Chrysler Pacifica ...
The muscle car roots of the Dodge brand show up strong in the 2022 Durango SUV. With substantial visual elements everywhere you look, a few sharp edges could turn this crossover into a tank. Strength translates into capability and performance ...
If you’re looking for the antithesis of electrification, the Dodge Challenger Hellcat is a solid contender for the position. Although it’s no longer the top cat in SRT’s stable, it’s still a 717-hp muscle car throwback in the best way ...
The car theft tsunami hasn’t gone away… The recent theft of a Dodge Charger Hellcat from a dealership in Detroit ended predictably. The Mopar was being stored on a lot on King Road, when it along with three other vehicles ...
New cars can go as quick as 9.0 seconds with the driver needing a competition license. The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has newly revised rules so that owners of modern performance cars take their machines drag racing without worrying ...
Hey, this is according to the CEO of Stellantis, so it must be true… Stellantis, which if you didn’t get the memo before is the owner of Dodge now, really, really wants you to get super excited for its upcoming ...
For 2010, the Dodge Challenger made only minor changes and most were just in aesthetics – which was a good thing. The 2009 Challenger proved that the car was a hot-ticket item and was a competent sports coupe, so the ...
Well, it looks like the 2022 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat manual option has been removed from Dodge’s site, for now. You could potentially blame the lack of popularity of manuals in most new car sales, but it seems Dodge’s reasoning ...
Bad news for the “save the manual” crowd: Dodge stopped offering the manual transmission on the Challenger Hellcat in late 2021 – but all is not lost. There has been chatter about the issue on Mopar forums for a while ...
If you’re a fan of the Dodge Challenger Hellcat, and a fan of three pedals, you’re going to have to be patient. That particular combination of engine and manual transmission is currently on hold for the 2022 models, pending ...
© Provided by Roadshow You can still roast those tires to perfection with an automatic transmission, don’t worry about that. Dodge The manual-transmission Dodge Challenger Hellcat is quite the experience, and it’s one that probably won’t exist for too ...
Dodge deleted the manual transmission option for the Challenger SRT Hellcat sometime during 2021, Road & Track reported Tuesday. But it’s due to return. Production of manual Challenger Hellcat models was suspended in November 2021, according to Road & ...
The six-speed manual has been dropped from the 2022 Dodge Challenger Hellcat at least temporarily while it awaits a powertrain calibration update that will allow it to be sold again, Road & Track reports. The combination has been unavailable ...
Stellantis CEO describes it as being “shocking.” 14. That’s how many brands Stellantis has underneath its huge corporate umbrella. All of them active in Europe will abolish the combustion engine by the end of the decade. In the United States, ...
It will reportedly return but we don’t know when. Last year, the Dodge Challenger finally managed to outsell the Ford Mustang as America’s best-selling muscle car. Despite being nearly 14 years old now, the Challenger saw a three-percent increase in ...
Stellantis If you’re ordering a Dodge Challenger Hellcat at the moment, there are plenty of wild options to choose from in the online configurator. Whether it’s lairy paint colors, decal packs, or four different seatbelt colors, you’ve got plenty ...
Carlos Tavares, the CEO of Stellantis which owns Dodge, says the automaker is in the process of creating a “shocking” sound for its upcoming all-electric muscle car that will surprise even the most ardent muscle car fans. “We are ...
When buying a vehicle, many factors need to be considered when making your decision. Not only do you need to think about performance, reliability, cost, and aesthetics, you also have to make sure driving your vehicle is going to be ...
Photo credit: Dodge If you go to the online configurator for the 2022 Dodge Challenger, you can spec all kinds of crazy combinations for paint color, stripe packages, interior trims, wheels, spoilers, hood scoops, the works. You can pick ...
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says Dodge’s team is creating a sound “that you cannot imagine.” Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares promises that Dodge’s upcoming electric muscle car will produce a “shocking” sound. The executive says the Dodge team is working on ...
For Dodge, making an electric muscle car came with an interesting challenge: How do you make it sound like a muscle car when the performance comes from (nearly) silent electric motors? Dodge will soon show its first electric muscle ...
Dodge Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares held a media roundtable on Tuesday that produced plenty of important headlines surrounding the 14 brands he oversees. Importantly for Dodge and its future, the previously announced “e-muscle” car coming in 2024 will feature ...
Further proof the Dodge Charger is the official car of the Wild West… We already thought we’d seen the worst of the damage criminals in Dodge Chargers were capable of inflicting, then we ran across this story out of Houston. ...
This takes some special skill to pull off… Somewhere in the United States right now someone is doing something incredibly stupid in a Dodge Challenger. That might sound like a wild shot in the dark, but after seeing so many ...
The Dodge Charger is one of the most celebrated muscle cars to ever come out of Detroit. Despite that, there’s still good reason to update those classic cars with modern technology since it can make them safer, more reliable, and ...
For decades you could buy a Dodge pickup truck: the Ram. But a 2009 reorganization split Ram and Dodge into parallel brands of the same company. Today, Ram not only offers all the same engines as Dodge but also builds ...
For 1971, the Challenger line up was modified to include a new model, the “Challenger Coupe” with either a I6 or V8 engine, and as the most basic version it had fixed in position quarter windows and a basic black ...
Older pickup buyers may remember the legendary Dodge Ram pickup trucks. Today, Ram and Dodge still share dealerships and technology, but Ram is no longer a subdivision of Dodge. Instead, the two brands are part of a third, larger company. ...
Ram trucks has grown past being a subdivision of Dodge, and the two are now sister brands in the same company. Ram offers multiple diesel engine options. The heavy-duty Ram 2500 and 3500 are the only pickup trucks available with ...
Only 505 units were built of the Dodge Charger Daytona for model year 1969 – it was the most conspicuously styled Dodge of all times and served as homologation model for the Dodge stock cars entered in NASCAR races; it ...
In this episode of the Autoblog Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Associate Editor Byron Hurd for a packed hour of Rolls-Royce, Infiniti, Lexus and early Dodge Viper content. The two start by talking about what they’ve been ...