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The All-New 2021 Jeep® Grand Cherokee L Altitude Lands Arrives At Dealers: Grand Cherokee L Meets The Dark Side... In late January, we broke the news about the Jeep® brand’s intention to bring a dark appearance to the all-new three-row Grand Cherokee L (WL) in the form of the popular Altitude package. The Altitude package spans across several Jeep models and adds distinct Black Gloss appearance details creating a more aggressive and sporty look. The darkened packages proved to be a hit on the last generation Grand Cherokee (WK2), with over half of the Grand Cherokee’s being sold with appearance package. https://moparinsiders.com/the-all-new-2021-jeep-grand-cherokee-l-altitude-lands-arrives-at-dealers/

Jeep® Gives Us A Sneak Peek At The Interior Of It’s New Commander D-SUV: Takes The Best Bits From The New Compass... It seems there is a lot of news this week about the upcoming Jeep® seven-seat D-SUV, which is based on the popular Jeep Compass. Wearing the Commander nameplate (except in India where it will be called the Meridian), the newest three-row Jeep SUV will play a key role throughout most of the world’s competitive SUV markets. While we haven’t seen the finished product just yet, Jeep Brazil has released it’s next teaser video for the new Commander. https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-gives-us-a-sneak-peek-at-the-interior-of-its-new-commander-d-suv/

RAM Will Build An All-Electric Ram 1500 In 2024: With Up To 500 Miles Of Range... The Ford F-150 Lightning won’t be the only full-sized electrified pickup coming to the market from a Detroit automaker. Stellantis has announced that the RAM brand will also be entering the electric pickup market by the 2024 model year. The move comes as the industry moves toward electrification, with more than a dozen new electric pickups joining the fold in the next two years. https://moparinsiders.com/ram-will-build-an-all-electric-ram-1500-in-2024/

Abarth Launches Its New 695 Esseesse Collector’s Edition: New High-Performance Model, It's The Best Yet... FIAT’s Abarth performance brand has unwrapped details on its latest limited edition, earlier this month. The Abarth 695 Esseesse, which pays homage to the brand’s early days in the 1960s was based on tuning kits from founder Carlo Abarth and making him an early pioneer in the car tuning culture. https://moparinsiders.com/abarth-launches-its-new-695-esseesse-collectors-edition/

Jeep® Gives Us A Quick Peek At The All-New Grand Cherokee Summit 4xe! Jeep's Newest Plug-In Hybrid Looks Stunning... The all-new three-row 2021 Jeep® Grand Cherokee L, the first of a trio of new models of the new fifth-generation Grand Cherokee (WL) and is currently arriving in dealer showrooms in both the United States and Canada. While the new Grand Cherokee L (WL75) is offering customers a seven-passenger option for the Grand Cherokee nameplate for the first time, it isn’t for everyone. The core Grand Cherokee customers have been waiting for the Jeep brand to unveil its two-row Grand Cherokee (WL74) offering, which is scheduled to debut in the third quarter of this year...

Jeep® Will Give It’s New Compass-Based Three-Row The “Meridian” Name In India! Don't Call It A Commander In India... Our friends at AutoCar India have come across some interesting new information about the upcoming Jeep® seven-seat D-SUV, which is based on the popular Jeep Compass. Filing in the gap between the Compass and the new three-row Grand Cherokee L, the new SUV will wear the Commander nameplate in several markets around the globe. However, it will wear a different name when it lands in dealer showrooms in India in mid-2022. https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-will-give-its-new-compass-based-three-row-the-meridian-name-in-india/

Registration For Roadkill Nights Powered By Dodge, Is Now OPEN! Register For Tickets Or To Race Down Woodward... Dodge//SRT and MotorTrend have opened up registration for this year’s Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge. The annual legal street-racing down the historic Woodward Avenue event is back after being canceled last year, due to the pandemic. With the 2021 event looking to be the best yet, MotorTrend has announced it will have a TV-versus-online build-and-race challenger, now known as the “Hellcat Grudge Race”. https://moparinsiders.com/registration-for-roadkill-nights-powered-by-dodge-is-now-open/

Ram Officially Announces G/T Package For 2022 Ram 1500 Laramie & Rebel! G/T Package Will Also Be Available On Canadian Sport Models... Avid readers of MoparInsiders.com and 5thGenRams.com will remember that back in May, we were the first to announce that the RAM brand was bringing a new G/T Package to certain trims of its 2022 Ram 1500 lineup. This morning, RAM officially announced the new package coming to the 2022 Ram 1500 Rebel, Sport, and Laramie trim lines. https://moparinsiders.com/ram-officially-announces-g-t-package-for-2022-ram-1500-laramie-rebel/

Off-Road Ready – The 2021 Ram 2500/3500 AEV Prospector: The Power Wagon Ram Should Have Built... We have talked about American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) and their Ram 2500-based Prospector XL before. The Prospector XL is the Michigan-based aftermarket builder’s ultimate adventure, which maximizes ground clearance, and takes the Ram Heavy Duty to the next level for off-roaders. But for those who think the Prospector XL is a bit too extreme for the daily routine drive, AEV offers a more toned-down Prospector model. https://moparinsiders.com/off-road-ready-the-2021-ram-2500-3500-aev-prospector/

California Dealer Has 16 Brand-New 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demons In Stock! This Might Be Your Last Chance Ever, To Buy A Brand New Demon From A Dealer... Designed, engineered, and built for absolute drag strip domination, the limited-production 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon continues to hold the title as the most powerful muscle car ever! With the optional $1 Demon Crate, the SRT Demon transformed into an 840 horsepower and 770 lb.-ft. of torque monster with its High-Octane mode calibration and performance parts. The SRT Demon was capable of a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.3 seconds, a quarter-mile time of 9.65 seconds @ 140 mph as certified by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), and the highest g-force acceleration of any...

R/T Life’s Twin-Turbocharged 397 HEMI 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Widebody! 5.7-liter HEMI V8 Base, Now Gets 6.5-liter Twin-Turbo Overhaul... Our long-time friend and contributor R/T Life, has been on the quest for the most performance possible with his 2015 Dodge Charger R/T and its 5.7-liter (345 cubic-inch) HEMI V8. While there is only so much you can do in naturally-aspirated form with the 5.7-liter, R/T Life is now going to a twin-turbo setup which should really improve the overall performance from the small-block HEMI engine. https://moparinsiders.com/r-t-lifes-twin-turbocharged-397-hemi-2015-dodge-charger-r-t-widebody/

Dodge To Give Fans A Sneak Peek At It’s Future On July 8th! We Get A Peek At The Future Of The Dodge Brand... Yesterday, we talked about Stellantis’ conference called EV Day 2021. The July 8th event will supposedly answer a lot of questions in which electrified direction the company will take for its fourteen different brands. One of the brands that have the most questions surrounding its path to electrification is the Dodge brand. https://moparinsiders.com/dodge-to-give-fans-a-sneak-peek-at-its-future-on-july-8th/

Jeep® Named America’s “Most Patriotic Brand” For 19th Consecutive Year! Formed From America's Past, The Jeep Brand Continues To Honor The Country That Created It... Going into the 4th of July weekend, nothing can make the Jeep® brand prouder than being named America’s “Most Patriotic Brand” for the 19th consecutive year in the annual Brand Keys 50 Most Patriotic Brands survey. https://moparinsiders.com/community/index.php?threads/jeep%C2%AE-named-america-039-s-quot-most-patriotic-brand-quot-for-19th-consecutive-year.4138/

The New Jeep® Grand Wagoneer Is The Face Of The Stellantis U.S. Headquarters: Stellantis Kicks Off The 4th Of July With A New Look To It's Headquarters... Every few months, the Auburn Hills, Michigan headquarters of Stellantis gets a new look with a wrap on the building’s 15-story tower. Many in the Metro Detroit area noticed that workers were taking down the last wrap which featured the MotorTrend “Truck of the Year” winner, the Ram 1500 TRX on Friday. Overnight, a more patriotic look was installed celebrating the return of the 2022 Jeep® Grand Wagoneer nameplate to the lineup. https://moparinsiders.com/the-new-jeep-grand-wagoneer-is-the-face-of-the-stellantis-u-s-headquarters/

Is FIAT Bringing Its New Electrified 500 City Car West Of The Atlantic? Electrified FIAT Coming To Brazilian Market... There still may be a chance for the FIAT brand to bring the third-generation electrified Fiat 500 to the United States. According to reports from our friends at Auto Segredos, the FIAT brand is bringing its new electrified city car to the country of Brazil. https://moparinsiders.com/is-fiat-bringing-its-new-electrified-500-city-car-west-of-the-atlantic/

Feel The Wind – Meet The Fiat 500X & Fiat 500C Yachting Edition: Open-Air Experience In A 500X For The First Time... For the past several years, the FIAT brand is tried to offer their customers more open-air choices with vehicles like the 500C and the all-new 500e Cabrio. Now the brand is adding a third model to its open-air palette of vehicles with the new Fiat 500X Yachting. https://moparinsiders.com/feel-the-wind-meet-the-fiat-500x-fiat-500c-yachting-edition/

Maserati Shows Off It’s Levante Trofeo Fuoriserie Edition for Massimo Bottura: Colorful Levante, Shows How Cool The Maserati Fuoriserie Custom Program Can Be... Yesterday, we shared that the Maserati brand was participating in the third edition of the Motor Valley Fest, an open-air festival celebrating Italy’s “Motor Valley”. The Motor Valley is the heart of the Italian automotive industry located in the backyard of Maserati’s headquarters in Modena. The event is full of premieres, events, and press conferences and marks the introduction of Levante Trofeo Fuoriserie Edition for Massimo Bottura. https://moparinsiders.com/maserati-shows-off-its-levante-trofeo-fuoriserie-edition-for-massimo-bottura/

Maserati Opens Modena’s Doors For Motor Valley Fest 2021: Fans Get A Chance To See Production Of The MC20 For First Time... The Maserati brand is participating in the third edition of the Motor Valley Fest, an open-air festival celebrating Italy’s “Motor Valley” which kicks off today. The four-day event is full of premieres, events, and press conferences and held in Maserati’s backyard of Modena, Italy. https://moparinsiders.com/maserati-opens-modenas-doors-for-motor-valley-fest-2021/

Stellantis’ EV Day 2021 Will Show The Company’s Electrified Future! Here Is What We Expect To Find Out This Coming Week... Earlier this past week, Stellantis N.V. announced that it would be holding a press conference on Thursday, July 8th, to discuss the future of the company’s brands and the direction it plans to take in the form of electric vehicles (EVs). Entitled “EV Day 2021“, the event should give the public their first look at the Stellantis organization and its future since coming together from the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Peugeot S.A. (PSA) identities. https://moparinsiders.com/stellantis-ev-day-2021-will-show-the-companys-electrified-future/

Watch This 1970 Plymouth Superbird Get It’s First Wash In Three Years! Winged Warrior, Gets Cleaned Up To Be Sold... The 1970 Plymouth Superbird along with the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona, dominated the top-tier series of National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) during the 1970 season. The modified version of the popular Plymouth Road Runner was designed to be a follow-up to its corporate sibling the Charger Daytona to take on the aerodynamic entries from the Ford Motor Company creating the “aero war” era of stock car racing. Many say, that Plymouth specifically built the Superbird to win back NASCAR legend Richard Petty back to the brand after he jumped to Ford mid-season due to poor performance with his Plymouth...