Dodge has added a bit more flare to its 2013 Challenger by adding a new Redline package for the R/T trim model. Modeled after the Challenger Rallye Redline kit for the V6 Challenger, the Redline kit adds a series of updated visuals for the Challenger R/T. Other than the standard 5.7L HEMI, all Challenger R/T [...]
Chrysler’s tuning division, Mopar, has unveiled a teaser for a new limited-edition model that will debut at this year’s Chicago Auto Show. Though Mopar didn’t specify which vehicle it was, but judging by the small details in the teaser, it may work out to be a special edition Dart. Additionally, by logical deduction, since Mopar [...]
Most often than not, automakers will either use a flagship or midway bread-and-butter model as the car to spearhead a brand’s direction when changing design languages. For instance, for BMW, it’s more often been the BMW 7-Series dictating what the 5- and 3- would look like as their point was to mimic the big-daddy in [...]
Dodge is gearing up to show off a new package line that they’re now offering on seven different Passenger vehicles. The package line is called Dodge Blacktop, which gives prospective buyers an opportunity to buy some neatly decked out versions of the Durango, Grand Caravan, Journey, Challenger, Charger, and the Avenger. For all of the [...]
At the 2012 SEMA Show, Chrysler’s Dodge brand showed up with a whole lineup of Blacktop special-edition models for the Avenger, Challenger R/T and the Charger R/T models. “The Blacktop package on the Dodge Charger has proven to be a resounding success by combining a customized one-of-a-kind appearance with great value – a trademark of [...]
Chrysler has offered up a teaser for another model to join its lineup at the upcoming Sema show. Project Ultraviolet is the Dodge Challenger SRT8 to be crafted in a joint effort between Alan Palmer and comedian and Mopar enthusiast Jeff Dunham. In the recently released teaser video, SRT Head Designer Mark Trostle pays Dunham [...]
It seems CARandDRIVER was able to obtain some new details surrounding Dodge *ahem* SRT’s latest two-door sports coupe, which will most likely succeed the Dodge Challenger in 2015. Long story short, the current Dodge Challenger runs on Chrysler’s LX platform, which ultimately started life as a W211 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. However, Chrysler swapped out the front [...]
Working in the automotive industry and meeting some of the top executives of automakers, I’ve always wondered what do they park in their garages every night. Thanks to Ralph Gilles’ recent tweet, we now now what Chrysler / Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne drives on the weekends. Gilles posted a photo of a black-on-black-on-black Dodge Challenger [...]
Steve Saleen, the famous race car driver and automotive icon, has announced that the Saleen brand has finally return to him. After years of litigation, Saleen has regained control of the Saleen brand. “In 2007, it was a difficult decision to resign from Saleen, Inc.” said Steve Saleen. “But I knew it had to be [...]
At the 7th annual Spring Festival of LXs, Dodge showed off the new 2012 Dodge Challenger Rallye Redline. “Infused with Dodge DNA, the new Challenger Rallye Redline adds even more excitement to our iconic muscle car, and to show our appreciation to our most hard-core enthusiasts, we revealed this new model at Spring Fest,” said Reid [...]
