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Ram 1500 Special Service Vehicle (SSV) Returns For 2019 Under Classic Nameplate: DS Model Returns To Serve And Protect: 2018 Ram 1500 Special Service Vehicle (SSV). (Mopar Insiders) While the all-new 2019 Ram 1500 has been making all of the headlines under the Ram umbrella, Ram will offer both the outgoing 2019 Ram 1500, known internally as the “DS” model, and the all-new 2019 Ram 1500 (“DT”) at its North American dealers through the 2018 calendar year. The outgoing “DS” model will carry the Classic nameplate for 2019. “As we launch the all-new 2019 Ram 1500, we didn’t want to walk away from a key part of the light-duty truck market,” said Mike Manley, Head of Ram Brand — FCA. “Ram will continue to produce the 1500 Classic targeted...

Dodge Introduces Massive HEMI Power In Colorado: 10,500+ HEMI Horsepower On Tap! 2019 Dodge Charger SRT HELLCAT Funny Car and Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320. (Dodge) If you have been reading MoparInsiders.com all day, you will see we brought you two articles about two wickedly awesome vehicles the Dodge brand introduced today in Golden, Colorado. The first of those vehicles was the 10,000+ horsepower 2019 Dodge Charger SRT HELLCAT NHRA Funny Car that will be racing at the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Powered by Mopar at Bandimere Speedway this weekend. Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) driver Matt Hagan will be the first Dodge/Mopar driver to pilot the new body in competition. 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320. (Dodge) The...

This review will be going live on the main page on Tuesday but as always our forum members get to read it first. There will be more photos in the article and I'm currently working on a video as well. Testing out FCAs new corporate 2 liter turbo Thanks to our friends over at Abbotsford Chrysler I had the opportunity last week to test out the 2019 Jeep Cherokee with the new 2 liter 4 cylinder turbo mill. As we did a fairly extensive review already on the 2019 Jeep Cherokee Limited which can be found here I am mostly going to just focus on the powertrain for the purposes of this quick drive. 2019 Jeep Cherokee Limited 2.0T (Moparinsiders) When Jeep unveiled the 2019 Cherokee at the North American International Autoshow in Detroit...

2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Options And Pricing: We Look At All The Standard Features And New Options On The Entry Level HEMI: 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Prototype. (Mopar Insiders) If you are looking for the cheapest way to get into a V8 powered muscle car in 2019 (starting MSRP of $34,100), look no further than the 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T. We showed you what to expect of the 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T lineup a couple of weeks ago. Since then, we got a hold of the pricing guides for the 2019 model for the United States market. So let's look at the 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T in depth for the 2019 model year with it's new equipment and options list. The Challenger R/T is still powered by the 5.7-liter HEMI V-8, rated at 372 horsepower...

Chrysler 300 Returns To Service For The 2019 Model Year: The Full-Sedan Isn't Dead Yet! 2019 Chrysler 300S. (Chrysler) Before last month's Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Capital Markets Day event where the company released the 5-year plan for its global brands, a huge media uproar was created about the end of the Chrysler brand. Since the Chrysler brand is being refocused as a North American-only brand again over the next few year, FCA decided not to release the information of the brand at the event and the media went on a hellstorm of rumors. Automotive News kicked off the chaos by announcing that Chrysler brand looked like it was being axed permanently. Well we are glad to say, all of the media coverage of Chrysler being a dead...

Dodge Down Under: The Charger Conundrum: Our Friend David Zatz Of ACarPlace.com Has Thoughts On How FCA Can Expand Down Under... Australian Chrysler Charger R/T Ad. (Chrysler Australia) (Editors note: I wanted to thank our friend David Zatz of ACarPlace.com for sharing this interesting article with us. He also just wrote an article explaining FCAs different brands that can be found here. Decades ago, the Australian Chrysler Charger, a sporty six-cylinder car loosely based on the Valiant, set long-standing Australian speed records and became unbeatable in New Zealand racing. There’s been some talk recently [here] that FCA may rebadge Challengers as the Chrysler Charger to gain some enthusiast recognition. The down-side of that, other...

Mopar Monday: 2017 Jeep Safari Concept: A Quick Look At The 2017 Easter Jeep Safari Concept: Jeep® Safari Concept. (FCA US Photo) The family-focused Jeep Safari concept is all about bringing the outdoors in while keeping the doors and roof on, with a special emphasis on giving the backseat passengers a great view. This high-tech, Wrangler-based concept features a translucent hard-top roof panel, two-level aluminum cargo rack with incorporated drone, a raked windshield, boatsided rocker panels, LED headlamps, and custom LED tail lamps and parking/turn lamps. The Safari’s unique “windoors,” made of lightweight aluminum and clear vinyl, are hinged so that they open like a cabinet, making the entrance to the vehicle particularly...

2019 Jeep Renegade: We Have The Details About The North American Version: Jeep Cute Ute, Grows Up! 2019 Jeep Renegade Limited 4x4. (Real Fast Fotography) About a month ago, we showed you the Euro-spec 2019 Jeep Renegade that made it's debut at the Turin Auto Show in Italy. Then we were the first to spot the North American model, without its camouflage on the streets of Metro Detroit. Now we have the latest information on the smallest Jeep in the FCA US lineup. For the 2019 model year, the popular Jeep Renegade is getting some fantastic updates. First and foremost, it will receive new front fascias. The upper fascia is updated for all trims and the lower is updated for all the non-Trailhawk models. All Renegades receive a new grille...

The New Carbon Packages For The 2019 Alfa Romeo Giulia: More In-Depth Look... We released information about the 2019 Alfa Romeo Giulia on Thursday. One of the things people were writing to us asking about more information on the carbon packages for the 2019 model year. So we thought by using order guides, we would break down each of the carbon packages by trim model. For the first time ever, a carbon package has been added a 2.0-liter version of the Alfa Romeo Giulia. The Giulia Ti Sport comes with the following content... 2019 Alfa Romeo Ti Sport Carbon. (Alfa Romeo) Carbon Fiber V Grille Dark Headlamp Bezels Carbon Fiber Mirror Caps Dark Miron Badges Dark Exhaust Tips Carbon Fiber Side Skirt 19-inch Dark 5-Hole Wheels...

The Gist On The 2019 Dodge Challenger 1320 Drag Pack: Demon Goodies Come To The Challenger R/T Scat Pack! By @Mike V. Dodge Challenger Prototype (Mopar Insiders) For the past year, the Mopar community has been hearing about a new Dodge Challenger coming called the "Drag Pack". This is not to get confused with the specialty Mopar-licensed track only Dodge Challenger Drag Pak cars that come powered by the a 426 HEMI or a supercharged 354 HEMI for NHRA-sanctioned racing. But a street Dodge Challenger with some goodies from the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon that would trickle down the lineup. Many people assumed (including us) that the car would be based on the SRT HELLCAT. However, that is not true. Instead the car will be called the...

Dodge Ram Vans Are Hot Racers In Japan: Drifting Meets Mopar Muscle... Van Style! "DAJIBAN" Dodge Ram Van Event in Ebisu, Japan. (noriyaro) In Japan, motorsports is huge. While drifting has been around for a long time, most people have seen vehicles like Toyota Supras, Mazda RX7s and Mitsubishi Lancer EVOs make their mark on the drifting scene. But one of the fastest growing series involves the beloved B-Series Dodge Ram Van. From 1971 to 2003, the Dodge Ram Van was an American workhorse for commercial tradesman and for families going on long trims. Now, they are exported to Japan where racers strip them down and upgrade the suspension, powertrain and decorate them to make them into all-out racing and drifting machines. YouTuber...

Charger Daytona and Challenger T/A Options And Pricing: 2019 Model Year Pricing For The Daytona and T/A... 2018 Dodge Challenger T/A 392 (left) and 2018 Dodge Charger Daytona 392 (right). (FCA US Photo) We explained last week that the Dodge Charger Daytona and Dodge Challenger T/A would return for the 2019 model year. For 2019 the cars are not listed as trim levels, but as packages for R/T and R/T Scat Pack models. We wanted to breakdown the packages a little more in depth. The 2019 Dodge Charger R/T Daytona and Charger R/T Scat Pack Daytona... 2018 Dodge Charger Daytona 392 (left) and 2018 Dodge Charger Daytona (right). (FCA US Photo) Daytona Edition Group (ACD) $3,495 on R/T ($38,990) and R/T Scat Pack ($43,490) 20X9.0...

Our Forum Member @Ryan , Looks At Daily Life With His 2015 Dodge Charger SXT: The Dodge Charger SXT is an interesting vehicle. The Charger is typically considered a muscle car and conjures up images of smoky burnouts, the roar of a V8, and aggressive styling that distinguishes a muscle car from a traditional family car. The Charger SXT is the exception in that is better as a family car than a muscle car. When it came back to the market, the LX-based Charger gained two doors and lost the muscle car design of past Chargers. It still had an aggressive design with broad, muscular shoulders and an imposing front end treatment, but it was not really the retro car that many had imagined it to be. Still, when powered by Hemi, the Charger was...

New Ram 2500 Spy Shots Reveal More Clues: Our Sister Site, 5thGenRams.com Has New Information... 2020 Ram 2500 spy photo (Real Fast Fotography) Our friends at Real Fast Fotography have caught the new 2020 Ram HDs out testing yet again. These shots are of a 2500 Tradesman regular cab and give us a few clues as to the new styling. These front end shots with the headlights on reveal the new base halogen headlight design for the new Ram 2500 Tradesman. We previously reported that the HDs will have a unique front end more differentiated than from the 1500s than ever. 2020 Ram 2500 Halogen lights compared to 2019 Ram 1500 Halogen lights (5thGenRams) In the above picture we can see that the Ram HDs new halogen headlights look to be...

This article will run later this afternoon... Tales of the Trailhawk: 2018 Jeep Compass Trailhawk: How The Compass Earned It's Trail Rated Badge... 2018 Jeep® Compass Trailhawk. (Jeep) Every Jeep Compass Trailhawk earns the Trail Rated badge by meeting five strict criteria: traction, water fording, maneuverability, articulation and ground clearance. Watch as the Jeep Compass Trailhawk demonstrates its legendary capability on the rugged terrain of Moab, Utah. For those who seek adventure off the beaten path, the Compass Trailhawk model delivers best-in-class Trail Rated 4x4 capability with: Standard Jeep Active Drive Low 4x4 20:1 crawl ratio Selec-Terrain with exclusive Rock mode Increased ride height of almost one inch, skid...

SPOTTED: Another 2019 Dodge Charger SRT HELLCAT In The Wild: More Pictures Of The Latest Bad Four Door Kitty: Last week we showed you pictures of the 2019 Dodge Charger SRT HELLCAT out on the streets testing right after Dodge decided to release final details on the 707-horsepower sedan for the 2019 model year. Now we have caught another 2019 Dodge Charger SRT HELLCAT out testing near the Chelsea Proving Grounds in Chelsea, Michigan. 2019 Dodge Charger SRT HELLCAT. (MoparInsiders) This particular model is painted in the famous TorRed exterior paint along with the optional dual carbon stripes. It looks like Dodge is returning the Charger SRT HELLCAT with the 20-Inch x 9.5-Inch Low-Gloss Black Forged Wheels that were not made available...

SPOTTED: 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Widebody On The Street: The 485 Horsepower Widebody Option In Person: 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Widebody. (MoparInsiders) Here is our first look at the 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Widebody out and about on the streets of Auburn Hills, Michigan. All Challenger R/T Scat Pack models get a new look, courtesy of the 2018 Challenger SRT HELLCAT. The power-bulge aluminum hood features a dedicated air intake flanked by dual-air extractors to ensure effective removal of heat and reduced air turbulence in the engine compartment. The Challenger R/T Scat Pack Widebody adds: SRT-tuned chassis, featuring stiffer front springs, retuned shock absorbers and larger sway bars in both...

ACMZ grade alloy is stronger and withstands higher temperatures FCA has announced that they have been working on creating a new aluminum alloy in a co-operative effort with Nemak an OEM casting supplier and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. As the industry shifts to small displacement turbocharged engines to meet stringent fuel economy and emissions, targets a limiting factor is becoming the strength of a typical aluminum cylinder head. Today aluminum cylinder heads are generally cast from a 319 or 356 grade aluminum alloy which loses a lot if its strength above 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit). FCAs powertrain engineers have an eye on the future and say to deliver even better efficiency without losing performance will...

This article will be up this afternoon, but our forum members get to see it first... First Look: 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T The Standard HEMI Models Get Upgraded Looks And Features: 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Prototype. (Real Fast Fotography) For the 2019 model year, the Dodge Challenger R/T gets a lot of new standard features. The Challenger R/T is still powered by the 5.7-liter HEMI V-8, rated at 372 horsepower and 400 lb.-ft. of torque and mated to the TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmission and rated at 375 horsepower and 410- lb.-ft. of torque and mated to the six-speed manual transmission. 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Prototype. (Real Fast Fotography) The Challenger R/T models extend their performance capabilities with...

Our forum members get a sneak peak at some of our post before they make the front page. This article and more pictures, drops tomorrow morning at 8am EST. SPOTTED: 2019 Dodge Charger SRT HELLCAT On The Streets: The 707-Horsepower Sedan Gets Some New Tech For 2019: 2019 Dodge Charger SRT HELLCAT. (Real Fast Fotography) While the 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT HELLCAT Redeye and SRT HELLCAT have gotten most of the headline press from the Dodge brand, the 2019 Charger SRT HELLCAT remains the quickest, fastest and most powerful sedan in the world with the supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI® V-8 that delivers 707 horsepower and 650 lb.-ft. of torque. New for 2019, the Charger SRT HELLCAT features a new performance grille with dual inlets that feed...