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Stellantis Shows Dealers Its Future Portfolio In Las Vegas

Stellantis Shows Dealers Its Future Portfolio In Las Vegas​

Concepts, Future Product, & New Technologies Highlight Dealer Meeting...​


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Stellantis, the multinational automaker created by the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Peugeot S.A., held its first dealer meeting in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand. The event, called the Stellantis Dealer Business Meeting 2023, showcased Stellantis’ future plans as the industry moves towards electrification.

 

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The Recon looks...ugly.

The Challenger looks ok...That's one hell of a D pillar.

The split-screen infotainment (two separate screens) for Driver odometers and center stack infotainment look old/cheap compared single pane of glass / 33-inch OLED on Cadillac Lyriq, which will now be standard on the MCA'ed 2024 Cadillac XT4.

Ralph needs to fix the infotainment design and bring it up to what Cadillac is doing.
 

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These vehicles shown are currently concepts, thank god, as they all need work to be viable. I’ll start from my thoughts on most viable to least in my opinion.
Overview- The big elephant in the room is electrification as it applies to each. I’ve well addressed my doubts and reservations on brands adopting an all electric portfolio in spite of outlandish, unfounded and oppressive government regulations, so I’ll pass on that. Ugly elephant though.
Recon- This Jeep is a winner and can be launched with little modification as an electric SUV. Jeep genius in going after Bronco not by altering Wrangler, but building a better Bronco. Genius.
Wagoner S- Another winner needing some minor tweaks, but also delivers a traditional Jeep design in an all electric package that, genius again, takes pressure off Cherokee and Grand Cherokee to keep the Hurricane engines for decades. If the Cherokee is an affordable spin off of this Jeep, with a straight six engine, a tad larger and wider than currently configured, is a double winner for Jeep.
Charger- I dig the Banshee, it is a necessary product for Dodge, but the concept is neither fish or fowl because though strikingly beautiful, as a fastback coupe it is not the four door sedan Dodge has spent a decade or more establishing as a four door alternative for performance buyers. Charger must be four doors and of course Hurricane powered to be viable. The coupe will be the Challenger and that too will need Hurricane power to survive with real world buyers. That ugly elephant is weighing on Dodges future and the Banshee intrudes on the viability of that future. This needs extensive refinement.
Airflow- Best part, the name, good part, most likely though to lead Chrysler into an all electric future without an elephant tagging along as Chrysler can and should be a Tesla fighter design in a more affordable near luxury niche, worst part, unimpressive, dull styling and awkwardly configured design. This one needs extensive work and a Chrysler design signature has yet to be found, this is not it! Chrysler would do well to build a next generation 300 sedan and some kind of elegant coupe to make the Airflow work. This concept, if not dramatically altered could sink the entire Chrysler brand. This concept is neither trend setting or distinctive of Chrysler heritage. Not viable.
What I’d really like to know is what dealers saw behind closed doors. Can’t wait.
 

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Damn the Recon sits low to the ground. Look how far below the centerline of the wheels the rocker is.
 

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Autoblog is reporting sources from the event saying that the Charger will not just be "available" as a four-door but will be a four door "despite" the attention on the coupe - and be gas powered with the two 3.0's - no I4 mentioned but that of course doesn't rule it out. So both a coupe and a sedan? Where would that leave the Challenger? I wonder, would the gas motors only be for the sedan or both sedan and coupe?
 

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My guess
. Charger 4 door sedan, Hurricane 6 power, hybrid electric option Banshee all electric option Charger.

Challenger 2 door coupe, Hurricane 6 power, hybrid electric option. Banshee all electric option Challenger.
Seems cut and dry.
 

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Vegas. About as much chance they will make everything they showed as winning at the casinos.
 

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Autoblog is reporting sources from the event saying that the Charger will not just be "available" as a four-door but will be a four door "despite" the attention on the coupe - and be gas powered with the two 3.0's - no I4 mentioned but that of course doesn't rule it out. So both a coupe and a sedan? Where would that leave the Challenger? I wonder, would the gas motors only be for the sedan or both sedan and coupe?
Wouldn't surprise me but another article simply said they are "exploring" both 2 and 4 dr
 

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Air suspension on Moab models from what I am told.
We have a number of Wagoneers with the air suspension option in our fleet. Those so equipped can go from a low rider to an off-road giant. The tallest setting doesn't do so well in our car wash. The results are not pretty for either the Wagoneer or the car wash.
 

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We have a number of Wagoneers with the air suspension option in our fleet. Those so equipped can go from a low rider to an off-road giant. The tallest setting doesn't do so well in our car wash. The results are not pretty for either the Wagoneer or the car wash.
Higher end grand cherokees have been doing that for 10+ years now
 

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