Mopar Insiders Articles

There Will NOT Be A Hurricane Plug-In Hybrid, After All! Grand Wagoneer Will Instead Go Battery Electric... With the introduction of its all-new twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter “Hurricane” inline-six-cylinder engines, Stellantis North America (FCA US) looks to continue to offer an alternative to electrification in its larger vehicle offerings in the North American marketplace. This past week, FCA US gave us a brief look at their new dynamic duo of Hurricane or “GME-T6” offerings, with both standard-output (S.O.) and high-output (H.O.) versions being announced. https://moparinsiders.com/there-will-not-be-a-hurricane-plug-in-hybrid-after-all/

Jeep® Will Showcase Another Wrangler Magneto Concept In Moab! A Part-Deux Of The All-Electric Wrangler Will Be Shown In April... Both Jeep® and the Mopar brands have dropped yet another sketch of a new concept vehicle for the annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari. Usually, both brands will release a plethora of teaser images of their intended concept vehicles for the event in the red rock region. However, this year they have decided to release an image every couple of days, building up excitement leading to the event. https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-will-showcase-another-wrangler-magneto-concept-in-moab/

Russian Stellantis Plant Will Shutdown As It Runs Out Of Parts! Stellantis Will Shift Van Production To Two Other Plants... The Kaluga Assembly Plant (PSMA Rus) is facing a shutdown as the plant has exhausted its parts supply. Due to the sanctions put in place by several counties, because of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, the plant cannot get the parts it needs to manufacture additional products. https://moparinsiders.com/russian-stellantis-plant-will-shutdown-as-it-runs-out-of-parts/

Jeep® India Gives Us Our First Look At It’s New Meridian D-SUV! The Commander Clone, As A Few Changes For The Indian Market... Jeep® has officially unveiled its all-new Meridian D-SUV for the Indian marketplace. Due to arrive in dealers in May, the Meridian (H6) is essentially a clone of the Brazilian-built Commander (H1). However, there are a few differences. The Meridian offers India, its first three-row Jeep option while serving as a premium offering in the D-SUV segment. https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-india-gives-us-our-first-look-at-its-new-meridian-d-suv/

Stellantis Idles Production At The Windsor Assembly Plant Due To Supply Chain Shortage! And It's Not For Semiconductor Chips... Production has come to a halt at the Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada for the rest of the week. The 4.4 million square feet facility manufacturers the entire lineup of Chrysler minivans (Chrysler Pacifica, Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, Chrysler Voyager, and Chrysler Grand Caravan). https://moparinsiders.com/stellantis-idles-production-at-the-windsor-assembly-plant-due-to-supply-chain-shortage/

Jeep® & Mopar Tease Two Of Its New Concepts For The 56th Annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari! A New Grand Cherokee 4xe & Gladiator Concepts Are Now Confirmed... It’s that time of year again when the Jeep® brand begins to tease its annual concept vehicles for the annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari. Every year, the Jeep and Mopar brands bring about half a dozen or so, conceptual vehicles to the red rock region. It’s there, that the brand put its ideas about future design, conceptual accessories, and showcases what the brand already offers to the thousands of enthusiasts and Jeep brand loyalists who attend their chance to offer feedback to the automaker. This year, Jeep has released only two teaser sketches of products it plans on bringing to...

Chrysler Will Bring Another Version Of The Airflow Concept To The NYIAS Show! An Even More Production-Ready Version Is Supposed To Be Coming... The Chrysler brand is under a revitalization period as the industry continues to move forward with its plans for electrification. With only three vehicles (two being minivans) in its current lineup, the iconic American brand is looking to expand its offering over the next half-dozen years into a lineup of class-leading vehicles that embraces the electronic propulsion movement and take on the electrification efforts of brands like Tesla, head-on. Under the watchful eye of its new CEO, Chris Feuell, Chrysler has plans to build at least four vehicles from the upcoming electrified STLA Large...

The 2022 Jeep® Commander (H1) Continues To Be A Success For The Brazilian Market! Three-Row Premium Offering For The American Brand, Continues To Shine... The 2022 Jeep® Commander (H1) arrived in the Brazilian market with the purpose of reinventing the D-SUV segment, which it is actually doing. Success since its pre-sale, the three-row Jeep is the leader of the category for the third consecutive month and it looks that March will be no different. In the first fortnight of the month, it continues to be number one in its category. In addition, its market share continues to grow: in the first half of March, it achieved its largest market share in the segment since it was launched, with an impressive 39% share...

This 1997 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe Just Went For $95,500 On Bring A Trailer! Just Missing Six Figures, This Viper GTS Continues The Record-Setting Prices For GEN II Coupes... As one of the most iconic American vehicles of the 1990s, the second-generation (GEN II) Dodge Viper GTS Coupe continues to make headlines with several vehicles going for record money on the auction block. One 1996 model, went for $148,000 at the recent Mecum Kissimmee event in January. https://moparinsiders.com/this-1997-dodge-viper-gts-coupe-just-went-for-95500-on-bring-a-trailer/

Meet The Belux-Exclusive 2022 Abarth 595 “Spa-Francorchamps” Special Edition! 150 Copies Will Be Made Of "Spa" Inspired Abarth Models... The “Scorpion” brand started the 2022 model year strong, by unveiling the Belgian-Luxembourg-exclusive 2022 Abarth 595 “Spa-Francorchamps” Special Edition. The 595 Spa-Francorchamps is “inspired by the most beautiful circuit in the world”, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, also known as “Spa”. The unique special edition model (available in both hardtop and Cabrio variants) embodies the soul of the brand, in terms of performance, style, and sportiness. As an exclusive model for the Belgian-Luxembourg market, only 150 units will be produced...

The 2024 Maserati Grecale Folgore Is “ELECTRIFING”! The Italian SUV, Will Push The "Trident" Brand Forward Into The Future... As an integral part of the future for the Maserati brand, the all-new Grecale will offer the most expansive lineup in the marque’s history. While Maserati pulled the covers off of its internal combustion engine (ICE) lineup for the Grecale this past week, it did provide a short video and some minor details of its upcoming all-electric offering: the Grecale Folgore. https://moparinsiders.com/the-2024-maserati-grecale-folgore-is-electrifing/

Ram Trucks Introduces The Ram 3500 Limited Longhorn To The Brazilian Market! Ram 3500 Brings Laramie, Laramie Night Edition, & Limited Longhorn To Brazil... Since arriving in Brazil in 2005, the Ram 2500 has been the most powerful and capable pickup in the market. In April 2021, Ram began deliveries of its second product for the country, the Ram 1500 Rebel. Less than a year later, Ram is launching the Ram 3500 to represent not only the new top-tier product but the entire segment. https://moparinsiders.com/ram-trucks-introduces-the-ram-3500-limited-longhorn-to-the-brazilian-market/

Another Completely Destroyed Durango SRT Hellcat Shows Up On Copart! Continues To Get Rarer By The Moment... The supercharged 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat was one of the most highly-anticipated vehicles in the past decade from the Dodge brand. Limited to a 1-year production run (due to government regulations on the vehicle’s current architecture), instantly making the performance SUV a future collectible. https://moparinsiders.com/another-completely-destroyed-durango-srt-hellcat-shows-up-on-copart/

Meet The All-New 2023 Maserati Grecale D-SUV! 523 Horsepower Twin-Turbocharged V6 On Tap In Trofeo Models... After months of teasers and delays due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage, Maserati has unveiled its highly-anticipated Grecale SUV. Aimed directly at the Porsche Macan, the Grecale becomes an important piece to premium performance Italian marque’s renaissance and offers the brand its first opportunity to go after the competitive D-SUV segment. No doubt, this will be the Maserati that will draw more people to the brand over the next few years. https://moparinsiders.com/meet-the-all-new-2023-maserati-grecale-d-suv/

Jeep® Releases A New High-Velocity Yellow Wrangler Early! New High-Impact Color Arrives At Texas Dealer... A new 2022 Jeep® Wrangler (JL) model painted in the all-new High-Velocity Yellow (PJF) exterior color has been spotted on a dealer lot. High-Velocity Yellow is the second shade of yellow exterior paint to be offered on the current-generation Wrangler, with the first being Hella-Yella available from 2018 to 2021. https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-releases-a-new-high-velocity-yellow-wrangler-early/

Can This Rare Moulin Rouge-Colored 1970 Plymouth GTX Be Worth $325,000? The Pink-Colored B-Body Is Going For Over $300K On Various Sales Sites... Both the Dodge and Plymouth brands were known for their famed “High-Impact Colors” of the early-1970s. A popular marketing tool for the Mopar brands during the muscle car era, the bright and vivid exterior colors brought a lot of attention to both brands’ lineups. The addition of fun names also helped to add to the allure. https://moparinsiders.com/can-this-rare-moulin-rouge-colored-1970-plymouth-gtx-be-worth-325000/

Our First Look At The All-New Twin-Turbo 3.0-liter GME-T6 Inline-Six Engine! Will Be A $2,000 Option In The Grand Wagoneer... One of the worst-kept secrets within the Stellantis North American organization has to be the upcoming twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter GME-T6 inline-six-cylinder engine. Known internally as the “GME-T6” will make its world debut this month at the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). The new GME-T6 is part of the Stellantis Global Medium Engine (GME) family and has been under development for a number of years, as the next-generation do-it-all engine architecture for a number of Chrysler Group products in the North American market...

AUCTION: This 1939 Dodge 1 1/2-Ton Flatbed Crosses The Auction Block This Weekend! Comes From A Museum Collection... There is another exciting auction taking place this weekend in East Moline, Illinois. Mecum is holding its “2022 Gone Farmin’ Spring Classic” event, which features Tractors (Semis), Vintage Pickups, and Road Art & Relics. The event will feature more than 350 tractors, 150 vintage trucks, and nearly 200 lots of art and relics. Among those vehicles, there was one vehicle that caught our attention. https://moparinsiders.com/auction-this-1939-dodge-1-1-2-ton-flatbed-crosses-the-auction-block-this-weekend/

This Viper V10-Powered Ram SRT-10 Night Runner Is Currently Up For Grabs! If Darth Vader Owned A Pickup, This Would Be It... With a top speed of just over 150 mph and the biggest engine in a performance pickup, the Ram SRT-10 was the “baddest” pickup on the planet in the mid-2000s. Offered for three model years, the Ram SRT-10 became an instant classic for the performance pickup genre. https://moparinsiders.com/this-viper-v10-powered-ram-srt-10-night-runner-is-currently-up-for-grabs/

Alfa Romeo Opens Ordering Of New 2023 Tonale “Edizione Speciale” Launch Edition! New "Special Edition" C-SUV, Offers Exclusive Content... Alfa Romeo has announced that it has officially opened orders for its all-new Tonale, with its exclusive “Edizione Speciale” launch edition. The Edizione Speciale’s complete range of features is intended to meet the needs of the first customers who decided to purchase Alfa Romeo’s first compact SUV. https://moparinsiders.com/alfa-romeo-opens-ordering-of-new-2023-tonale-edizione-speciale-launch-edition/