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Inside Design: 2007 Chrysler Nassau Concept Chrysler's 300-Based Shooting Brake... Combining refinement, function and style, the 2007 Chrysler Nassau Concept explored a new expression of the Chrysler brand. The four-door, four-passenger Chrysler Nassau luxury coupe was, as Alan Barrington, principal exterior designer of the concept said, “a more emotional and artistic articulation of what it means to be a Chrysler. Though built on a full-size 120-inch wheelbase, the Nassau appears more visually compact than a comparable Chrysler 300C. Read more here: Inside Design: 2007 Chrysler Nassau Concept: - Mopar Insiders

Inside Design: 2008 Chrysler ecoVoyager Concept: Private Jet Inspired Crossover For Stress Free Electric Travel... Before there was the electric 2017 Chrysler Portal Concept, there was the 2008 Chrysler ecoVoyager Concept. “The 2008 Chrysler ecoVoyager Concept celebrates the romance of automobile travel embodied in a four-door, four-passenger, distinctively American automobile of spirited design,” said Greg Howell, principal ecoVoyager Concept exterior designer. “While the ecoVoyager’s supple, flowing one-box shape is purposely designed to achieve aerodynamic efficiencies, it also pushes the Chrysler brand language in a new direction of ‘elegant simplicity,’ by taking full advantage of the space normally occupied by a bulky...

Is Ram Looking At Building A Street-Based Performance Pickup? It Sounds So, According To Our Sources... Is the Ram brand looking at building a street-based performance pickup? According to sources from within Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), the answer is YES! With the Ram Rebel TRX already slated for production, our sources are indicating that the Ram Truck management team is discussing on re-entering the street-based performance truck market. Click the link below, for more information... https://moparinsiders.com/is-ram-looking-at-building-a-street-based-performance-pickup/

CAUGHT: 2020 Ram 1500 With New Tailgate Design: Could This Be The Split Tailgate Design, Or A New Tailgate With Steps? Almost a year ago, our sister site 5thGenRams.com showed the world a patient that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) filed for a unique split tailgate design. This design in patient drawings showed a tailgate that feature two handles and the split to be a 50/50 down the center. The design also called for integrated ramps, that would slide out of the floor of the box. To see the rest of the article with more pictures... https://moparinsiders.com/caught-2020-ram-1500-with-new-tailgate-design/

2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee – Improves On Standard Equipment & Adds More Tech Jeep's Most Luxurious And Performance-Based Nameplate, Comes Into 2019 With Some Tech Improvements... 2019 Jeep® Grand Cherokee Summit. (Jeep). Back in July, we told you about two new special edition Grand Cherokee models coming for the 2019. Well Jeep has released their official press release for the 2019 Grand Cherokee. Most of what is new for Grand Cherokee is technology based. Let’s take a look at the 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee… Jeep® Grand Cherokee is the most awarded SUV ever and the vehicle that has long defined what a premium SUV should be. Legendary Jeep capability comes courtesy of four available 4×4 systems, Jeep’s Quadra-Lift air suspension system...

The Future Of The Chrysler Brand Is Coming In The Form Of Crossovers: Chrysler's Mainstream Branding Will Take Shape With New Crossovers and MPV... We get e-mail all the time about the Chrysler brand. The most common question is when is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) going to get rid of the dying Chrysler brand. To put it bluntly, it’s not. The Chrysler brand has taken a back seat to some of the “cash cows” (or vehicles that are old, that have all of their tooling paid off, that still sell well and make loads of profit for the company). Models like the Dodge Grand Caravan, which continues to outsell its younger Chrysler Pacifica sibling and the popular three-row Dodge Journey. These vehicles continue to sell well, and FCA is taking...

Could This Be The Next Generation Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk? What Is In Store For The Next Performance Version of The Grand Cherokee... A few months ago, we discussed what we expect to happen with the next-generation of Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL) vehicles when they launch sometime in 2020. Since then, we have gotten a few folks writing to us wanting more information about the next-generation Grand Cherokee SRT and Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. Because of these requests, we will go a bit more in-depth on what we know about the next generation of Grand Cherokee performance variants. Let’s start with the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT. Several weeks ago, we posted an article talking about how Jeep was ditching the SRT nameplate for their...

Inside Design: 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT HELLCAT “Redeye Express”: Santa's Sleigh Gets A Make Over... After being on the set for commercials and being put on display at the L.A. Auto Show, the “Redeye Express” has found its way back home to the Chrysler World Headquarters and Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan. This allowed us to finally get a good look at this awesome creation from the FCA US Product Design Studio and the legendary fabricators at Metalcrafters. For more information, click on the link below... https://moparinsiders.com/inside-design-2019-dodge-challenger-srt-hellcat-redeye-express

America Wants The Canada-Only 2019 Ram 1500 Sport: Are Sport Appearance Packages Not Good Enough For The 2019 Ram 1500? We get a ton of e-mail from our readers here at MoparInsiders.com and our sister site 5thGenRams.com. One of the most frequent questions we get is, why is there a 2019 Ram 1500 Sport model for Canada only and not the United States? Not only does this have to be one of the frequent, but one of the most passionate as well. In more than half of the e-mails written to us, our readers complain that they “hate chrome” on their pickups. While most do love how Ram Trucks offers Sport Appearance Packages on multiple trim levels on their trucks, they still have the fact you have chrome and silver badging across the truck...

2019 Ram Heavy Duty LED Head Lamps Will Light Up The Night: Full LED Lighting Makes Its Way To The Heavy Duty Lineup... We have had a mix bag of e-mails lately. Some are praising the fact that Ram Trucks has chosen to upgrade the existing Ram Heavy Duty lineup for the upcoming model year. While others are upset that the updated Ram Heavy Duty trucks are not based on the all-new 5th generation 2019 Ram 1500. The 4.5 generation Ram Heavy Duty as we are calling it, have blended what people loved about the 4th generation Ram Trucks lineup with the all-new 2019 Ram 1500. For the complete article, click the link below... https://moparinsiders.com/2019-ram-heavy-duty-led-head-lamps-will-light-up-the-night/

Inside Design: 2005 Jeep Hurricane Concept: That Thing Got A HEMI? Yeah Two Of Them... Show-stopping concepts and extreme expressions of the Chrysler Group brands aren’t new: Dodge had its Tomahawk and Chrysler, the ME Four-Twelve. But when the Jeep®Hurricane blew onto the 2005 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) stage, it raised the bar for the Jeep brand. “Jeep Hurricane is simply the most maneuverable, most capable and most powerful 4×4 ever built,” said Trevor Creed, then Senior Vice President – Chrysler Group Design. “It pays homage to the extreme enthusiasts’ Jeep vehicles in form and off-road capability, but is a unique interpretation of Jeep design. Simply stated, it is the extreme example for the Jeep brand.”...

VIDEO: Why The 2019 Ram Heavy Duty Keeps The 4th Generation Cab: We dispel some myths and rumors about the 2019 Ram Heavy Duty... It has been a few weeks since our spy photographers caught the 2019 Ram Heavy Dutys completely uncovered. Since then we have received numerous emails from viewers wondering why the 2019 Ram Heavy Duty continues with the 4th generation cab. We have also heard some conspiracy theories as to why the cab has stayed the same as well. For the past few months, we have been saying that the 2019 Ram Heavy Duty would carry on with the same cab and box. While the cabs remain the same as the outgoing truck, the 2019 Ram Heavy Duty does get an all-new interior mostly shared with the all-new 5th generation 2019 Ram 1500...

2019 Jeep Compass – The Global Jeep Expands Its Options For 2019: Upland & High Altitude Packages Join The Mix... 2019 Jeep® Compass Trailhawk. (Jeep). For the 2019 model year the Jeep® Compass returns with two new special edition models that join the already popular Altitude package. The Compass also get some new technology upgrades for the 2019 model year. Standard is the 7-inch UConnect radio on Sport and Latitude models for starters. Let’s take a look at what’s new for the 2019 model year… The 2019 Jeep® Compass expands the brand’s global reach with an unmatched combination of attributes, which includes legendary and best-in-class 4×4 off-road capability, advanced fuel-efficient powertrains, premium and authentic Jeep design...

CAUGHT: 2019 Ram Heavy Duty Limited Interior: We Get Our Best Look Yet, At The Top Tier Heavy Duty... One of our avid readers has sent us high-resolution photos they captured of the new 2019 Ram Heavy Duty Limited interior. This is the first time, we have seen the interior in such detail. We can now give you a breakdown, of what sets the top of the line Ram Heavy Duty interior apart from 2019 Ram 1500. For more click the link below... https://moparinsiders.com/spied-2019-ram-hd-limited-interior-in-detail

Meet The 2019 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty Big Horn Sport: Sport Package Gets Unique Look For Heavy Duty Models... Our spy photographers have caught the upcoming 2019 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty Big Horn, testing around Auburn Hills, Michigan. This is our first time seeing the Big Horn trim level without it’s camouflage, out testing. The big news is this Big Horn is equipped with the Sport Appearance Package. For more information, click the link below... https://moparinsiders.com/meet-the-2019-ram-2500-heavy-duty-big-horn-sport/

BREAKDOWN: 2019 Ram Heavy Duty Interior: We See What Is Inside The New Heavy Duty Ram... We have been reporting for some time about the new 2019 Ram Heavy Duty trucks getting a similar interior to the all-new 5th generation 2019 Ram 1500. Now we are getting our first look of what lies in store for Heavy Duty buyers for the new model year. For the first time, we now have interior shots of the 2019 Ram Heavy Duty without having the black camouflage over the dash, and it is giving us a lot of new information. While the layout looks very similar to the all-new 2019 Ram 1500’s dash layout, it’s a bit different. For this 4.5 generation of the Ram Heavy Duty, the column shifter stays, those that were worried the HD would gain the rotary...

2019 Ram 1500 North Editions Are Showing Up In Dealer Inventories: Blending Both Sport And Offroad Packages Into One... A couple of weeks ago, Ram announced the edition of the all-new 2019 Ram 1500 Big Horn North Edition. A package that takes some popular things from the Big Horn Sport, blends them with some of the equipment from the 4×4 Offroad Package and creates something unique for the Big Horn trim. We broke the news of the package back in October, back when a couple of units showed up on dealer lots. Now we are happy to say that the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) is shipping out North Editions to dealers in vast quantities. MoparInsiders, made a stop by a couple of our favorite local Detroit area Ram dealers and found...

We Look At A Dozen Of The Best GEN V Dodge Viper Special Editions: Viper May Be Gone, Be Its Legacy Is Still Strong... How many cars can you count that have had more special editions than the legendary Dodge (SRT) Viper? It’s been more than a year now, since the GEN V or 5th generation of the Dodge Viper has ended production. While the GEN V Viper had the special 1 of 1 program on the Viper GTC, the GEN V Viper had a dozen of limited special edition cars available to choose from. Let’s take a look at them… For the complete article, click the link below... https://moparinsiders.com/we-look-at-a-dozen-of-the-best-gen-v-dodge-viper-special-editions/

CAUGHT: 2019 Ram 2500 Tradesman Power Wagon: Photos Of The More Affordable Off-Roader... he other day, we showed you pictures of the upcoming 2019 Ram 2500 Power Wagon. While we received a lot of a positive feedback in our e-mail here on MoparInsiders.com, we also got a ton of e-mail on our sister sites 5thGenRams.com and HDRams.com asking if there would be a more affordable Tradesman version of the new Power Wagon. We can now officially answer those questions with a YES! Our friend Brian Williams, caught the new 2019 Ram 2500 Tradesman Power Wagon not too far away from the Chrysler Technical Center (CTC) in Auburn Hills, Michigan. For more information, click the link below...

Here is the 2019 Ram HD in a few different flavors Late last weekend a few photos leaked of the 2019 Ram Power Wagon sitting outside a grocery store in Metro Detroit, and just yesterday we got more spy photos of that same un-camouflaged Power Wagon. Today thanks to our Friends at Spiedbilde photography we have photos of other 2019 HD trims way before you’re supposed to see them. 2019 Ram 2500 Mega Cab Limited (Brian Williams/Spiedbilde) This Limited Mega Cab shows off its updated styling cues that bring the Heavy Duty trucks more in line with the brands styling direction. The sheet metal is new from the A-pillars forward. A newly designed hood now houses the badging as opposed to the doors and ties in the with new upper grille...