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According to the media press kit, the Challenger wheelbase is 116" and overall length is 198".

Fiat is in big trouble in Europe. The brand bet heavily on battery electric and it has come back to bite them. Sales of the 500e died with the government rebates in the EU countries, while Abarth sales came to a screeching halt when the brand went all EV. The Grande Panda was farmed out to...

This Generation of Charger is more of a modern interpretation of the 1969-73 full size Dodges than for any past vehicles which were labeled as a Charger. The car is very wide and that width and length add weight. Now that Direct Connection is offering a supercharger kit for the Ram pickup...

I'm wondering if the structure of the Jeep Avenger built in Brazil will be upgraded from the eCMP to the Smart platform standard. There most likely won't be a battery electric version of the Avenger for Latin America, and I also speculate the Latin American Jeep Avenger will use other domestic...

I have to wonder if Alfa Romeo can remain in our market because of the slow sales combined with the tariff situation. Fiat did a little better, but those give away leases will end with the Federal subsidies. Fiat needs some hybrids suitable for our market ASAP. One of them should be the Grande...

I prefer to use the term heritage over retro. Even in colleges with an engineering focus they tend to pass out the Marxist Kool-Aid. One of the tenets of Marxism is to erase any connection to the past or, "Newer is truer." The Hornet failed because someone failed to recognize the brand heritage...

Here's something to brighten your day.:):):):)

Rumor from Europe is that there will be a STLA-midsize vehicle for Alfa Romeo larger than the Tonale. Dodge should have something built on the same line as the Compass sharing the same platform. Dodge should just forget about the Hornet and have a product that says Dodge in its character. That...

Building the Gladiator and a BOF mid-size Ram on the same production line makes too much sense. I would like to see STLA-small and Smart platform vehicles built in North America. I'm thinking about another Belvidere Trio, but only in terms of dimensions. A Jeep Renegade replacement, a Dodge...

I never bought into the line that the reason for the lack of new products from the CDJR brands is because of the merger process caused some delays. So here again another new vehicle pops up in Latin America. The market down there has enjoyed a steady stream of new products while the only thing...

The design of the hybrid system in my Toyota dates back to the last few years of the 1950s decade. Maybe that's why the transmission is basically a Buick Dynaflow with a pair of electric motors replacing the fluid coupling. This hybrid design of the Toyota Prius, Ford Maverick, and Chrysler...

That is a golden statement.👏 I think what we are witnessing is from the engineering ranks in Auburn Hills being decimated under the old regime.

And so answers the question Is a Hemi-hybrid possible. Bring it back with the ZF 8-speed in place of the GM transmission. A Hemi Hybrid option for the Wagoneer and Ram 1500 might have a better chance now than in 2009.

We are getting way off topic here, but let me continue. The years after the Stellantis creation until the CEO departed there were a number of strange happenings. I think it had a lot to do with the EV push. Some things can be blamed on the chip shortage, such as the price gouging, but decimating...

Am I the only one here who has actually spent a decent amount of time driving the Jeep Wagoneer? As a Mopar enthusiast my immediate first reaction was that this feels like a Ram station wagon. You know what, that's a good thing. Stellantis botched the new electronics and U-connect on the...