Mopar Insiders Articles

Hennessey Shows Off A “Stampede” Of It’s New TRX-Based Mammoth 1000: A Limited Edition 1,012 Horsepower Off-Roader... Love them or hate them, Texas-based Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) has built some of the gnarliest performance vehicles on the planet. Ever since the launch of the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX performance off-roader, the HPE has announced numerous performance builds for the supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI HELLCAT V8-powered pickup. https://moparinsiders.com/hennessey-shows-off-a-stampede-of-its-new-trx-based-mammoth-1000/

AUCTION: Turbocharged 1985 Dodge Shelby Charger Goes To Mecum Chattanooga! Dodge's Forgotten Charger Of The 1980s... While many Mopar enthusiasts today connect the Charger nameplate with either the 1960s/1970s B-bodied muscle cars of the past or the modern four-door muscle sedan that we all have come to love, there is one generation of Charger that many tend to overlook. The fifth-generation L-body Charger was based on the subcompact front-wheel-drive architecture from the Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon. Originally, the Charger name returned on the L-body as an appearance package for the Omni O24 fastback in 1981. By 1983, Dodge rebadged the Omni O24 as the Charger since the performance package sold so well...

Dodge’s Next Vehicle Will Be A SUV Dubbed The “Hornet” For 2023: Hornet Nameplate Will Return For Upcoming SUV... https://www.instagram.com/p/CPzKJbeFJFb/ It seems like forever ago, but back in November 2019, we discussed Dodge's intentions of bringing a new performance SUV to the market to replace the gap in the lineup left by the successful Dodge Journey. Now while the Dodge brand continues to boast itself as a high-performance"muscle car" brand in the United States and Canada, there are a few Dodge brand vehicles outside the United States and Canada that are still based on front-wheel-drive architectures. https://moparinsiders.com/dodges-next-vehicle-will-be-a-suv-dubbed-the-hornet-for-2023/

2022 Ram 2500/3500 Heavy Duty Pickups Are Now Arriving In Dealer Inventories! Let's Dive Into The Big Horn Night Edition For 2022... The first batch of 2022 Ram Heavy Duty pickups have begun to arrive in dealer inventories across the country. While most are Tradesman and Big Horn models with only a few options, we can tell RAM is working around the semiconductor shortage by building as many trucks as they can. https://moparinsiders.com/2022-ram-2500-3500-heavy-duty-pickups-are-now-arriving-in-dealer-inventories/

WardsAuto Puts The Wrangler 4xe Powertrain On Its 10 Best Engines List: PHEV Powertrain Makes The Cut In Its First Year... Every year, the team at WardsAuto announces their list of the “10 Best Engines and Propulsion Systems” for that year. Over the 28-year history of the award, 10 powertrains produced by the Chrysler Group have made this an amazing 21 times. Those engines/propulsion systems have proven to be some of the most technologically advanced in the automotive industry and this year the WardsAuto made no exception with the announcement of the new Jeep® Wrangler Unlimited 4xe plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain making the 2021 list. https://moparinsiders.com/wardsauto-puts-the-wrangler-4xe-powertrain-on-its-10-best-engines-list/

CAUGHT: Maserati Grecale Interior Partially Uncovered! D-SUV Looks Upscale And Sporty... While Maserati is in the middle of a renaissance or rebirth of the famed Italian marque, we are continuing to see more prototypes of its upcoming onslaught of new products testing on public roads. These latest photos of the brand’s all-new Grecale D-SUV, are showing us new details about the final product due to make its official debut this November. These newest photos only come days after parts for the Grecale showed up on an online auction site. https://moparinsiders.com/caught-maserati-grecale-interior-partially-uncovered/

PRETTY IN PINK: 2021 Jeep® Wrangler Officially Gets New Pink Tuscadero Color: Available On Every Wrangler Trim-Level... Two weeks after we told you the Jeep® brand was bringing a new pink high-impact color to the lineup, the American adventure brand has made it official with an announcement yesterday afternoon. The new color called Tuscadero (named after Fonzie’s girlfriend “Pinkie” on the classic TV sitcom “Happy Days”, marks the fourth high-impact color to break its way into the iconic Wrangler’s color palette this year. https://moparinsiders.com/pretty-in-pink-2021-jeep-wrangler-officially-gets-new-pink-tuscadero-color/

Stellantis Aiming At More Control In Joint Venture With GAC, To Help New China Plan: Bloomberg Sources State Stellantis Is Having "Advanced Discussions"... According to a report in Bloomberg, Stellantis is looking at taking control of its joint venture with Chinese state-owned partner Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. (GAC) to help with its new strategy for the market. The report states the Stellantis is in “advanced discussions” with GAC on raising its ownership in the 50:50 venture, which currently oversees its manufacturing operations for the Jeep® brand in the Chinese market. https://moparinsiders.com/stellantis-aiming-at-more-control-in-joint-venture-with-gac-to-help-new-china-plan/

Ready To Rip – 2021 Jeep® Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 392 AEV JT370: HEMI-Power, More Capability, And Ready To Tackle Any Trail... A few months ago, we talked about the 2021 Jeep® Gladiator JT370 from off-road industry leader, American Expedition Vehicles (AEV). The JT370 packaged amped up the off-road capability of the popular Gladiator (JT) pickup, without sacrificing the Gladiator’s driveability on the street. It was an impressive package and received a lot of positive feedback from our readers on our social media accounts. https://moparinsiders.com/ready-to-rip-2021-jeep-wrangler-unlimited-rubicon-392-aev-jt370/

Mopar Releases New Lineup Of Accessories For The New Jeep® Grand Cherokee L! Now Available From At Your Local Mopar Dealer Or The Mopar eStore... This past week, Mopar released an onslaught of new accessories for the all-new, three-row 2021 Jeep® Grand Cherokee L (WL75). It marks the first lineup of new factory-backed, quality-tested accessories for the fifth-generation Grand Cherokee (WL) lineup. “The all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee L presents a great opportunity for customization and personalization,” said Mark Bosanac, North America Vice President, Mopar Service, Parts & Customer Care. “Across the entire Jeep Grand Cherokee L lineup, we offer 75 factory-backed, quality-tested accessories.”...

Chrysler Heir Tells Us His Thoughts On What The New Chrysler CEO Needs To Do! As Chrysler New Leader CEO Comes Into Office, Tomorrow... Earlier this past week, Stellantis announced that Christine Feuell, formerly the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions will join the company effectivity tomorrow, as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Chrysler brand. We thought we would reach out to our good friend Frank B. Rhodes, Jr. (the great-grandson of Walter P. Chrysler) and a man on a mission to save the Chrysler brand and his grandfather’s legacy, for his thoughts on the move to introduce a new CEO to what he thinks needs to be done to push Chrysler forward into the future...

Dodge & RAM Brands Dominate The 2021 J.D. Power APEAL Study! Ram 1500 Takes Home Top Spot In Large Light-Duty Pickup Segment... For the second straight year, the Dodge and RAM brand have taken a one-two finish in the 2020 J.D. Power Automotive Performance Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study™. This year, the brands finished in the same order with the Dodge brand taking the top spot. This comes hot off of the news, that both brands did extremely well with the J.D. Power’s Initial Quality Study (IQS). https://moparinsiders.com/dodge-ram-brands-dominate-the-2021-j-d-power-apeal-study/

It’s Your Last Chance To Order A 2021 Chrysler 300 With These Options! Amethyst & Canyon Sunset Exterior Colors Will End After This Month... The start of fall is only a few days away (September 22nd), we are starting to see the 2021 production year come to an end for several Chrysler Group models. For the Chrysler brand, it means the last call to its dealer body to order any wanted 2021 Chrysler 300 inventory, before production ends in December. https://moparinsiders.com/its-your-last-chance-to-order-a-2021-chrysler-300-with-these-options/

Jeep® Quietly Raises Prices For Its All-New Wagoneer And Grand Wagoneer Models: The New WS Models Haven't Made It To Dealer Yet, And Have Already Gotten A Price Hike... A few weeks ago, we told you that sources close to MoparInsiders informed us that we were just days away from Jeep® releasing hundreds of its initial builds of the highly-anticipated Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer (WS) ultra-premium SUVs. But that has still yet to happen, as Stellantis continues to hold onto the already built units for quality control issues. This has caused an uproar from those who have pre-ordered the SUVs several months ago and who have been left in the dark, even by the new Wagoneer Client Services 24/7 customer support team...

Jeep® Brazil’s New Commander D-SUV Continues To Rack Up Sales, Before Landing In Dealers! Three-Row SUV Continues To Break Record Upon It's Unveiling... Without a doubt, the Jeep® Commander came to revolutionize the Brazilian market. In 15 days after its official launch, the new SUV already has already surprised Jeep with its numbers. The biggest and most sophisticated Jeep ever produced in Brazil beat the 7,000 units sold as of Friday, September 10th, 2021. In a short time, the model has already conquered impressive records and is the most sold in a pre-sale of the brand in the country. It is worth remembering that the commercial action began on Thursday, August 26th at 1:00 p.m. By the end of the first day, more than 2,800 vehicles...

Dodge Gives Us A Sneak Peek At It’s Newest SUV Offering For The Mexican Market: This Isn't The Hornet... The discontinuation of the Dodge Journey has left Dodge with a huge hole in its brand portfolio. With the plan to unveil an all-new Alfa Romeo Tonale-based SUV dubbed the Hornet next year, Dodge the brand is looking to fill in the gap with an exciting performance-based SUV offering. However, for Dodge’s Mexico division, they aren’t waiting for the Hornet to jump back into the midsized SUV market. https://moparinsiders.com/dodge-gives-us-a-sneak-peek-at-its-newest-suv-offering-for-the-mexican-market/

The “Patriotic” Jeep Liberty Limited That Was Part Of Jeep Post 9/11 History: Unique Jeep KJ, Honored The Victims Of 9/11... On September 11th, 2001, what we knew as the United States of America changed forever. In the weeks after the tragedy that killed almost 3,000 innocent people, the country came together. American flags were displayed everywhere to show the support and the togetherness that the country had. There was hardly a house, school, business, and even cars that didn’t have an American flag flying from them. One of the most recognized showings of support from the auto industry at the time was the sight of a few Jeep® vehicles that were customized with American flag livery and displayed outside the Toledo Assembly Plant...

Jeep® Brazil Has An Instant Sales Success With All-New 2022 Commander! Three-Row D-SUV Sells Over 2,800 Units In Just 6 Hours... The all-new Jeep® Commander (H1) has made it’s public in Brazil on Thursday and has already proven to be a commercial success for the American adventure brand in the Brazilian marketplace. In just 6 hours, Jeep Brazil took more than 2,800 orders for the new three-row D-segment SUV. The new Commander H1 will be the biggest and most sophisticated SUV the brand has ever produced in Brazil, bringing a lot of comforts, sophistication, space, and off-road capability to the Brazilian lineup. https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-brazil-has-an-instant-sales-success-with-all-new-2022-commander/

RAM Dominates The 2021 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study! Pushes Dodge Brand To Second Place... This past week, J.D. Power the global leader in consumer insights, advisory services, and data and analytics, released its results for its annual Initial Quality Study (IQS). While the Dodge brand dominated the study last year, it dropped to the second spot in 2021 as it was surpassed by the RAM brand. https://moparinsiders.com/ram-dominates-the-2021-j-d-power-initial-quality-study/

CAUGHT: 2022 Maserati GranTurismo Folgore Powertrain! Electrified GranTurismo Mule, Shows Us A Sneak Peek Of The Italian Brand's New Powertrain... Several of Stellantis’ 14 brands made their plans for electrification known to the world during the company’s EV Day 2021 presentation, back in June. While many were shocked to see the plans for those brands, the Maserati brand had already presented its path towards electrification back in November. https://moparinsiders.com/caught-2022-maserati-granturismo-folgore-powertrain/