I'm glad to see that there is a bit of forward momentum moving through the Dodge, Jeep & Ram brands with the new leadership we have now. I'd read a few articles where CEOs have been commenting about the return of the Hemi V8s to the different lineups, and all of that sort of stuff, which is great for the percentage of people who truly enjoy the Hemi V8 and this wonderful brand. I still get a feeling of Pride when thinking of the Mopar brands of the United States and I applaud their improvements and support their daily grind to continue reaching for greatness day in and day out. However this journey is far from over. We still have a brand on life support in absolute critical condition. Our brand of Muscle, Dodge, is showing signs of recovery but still very weak, and empty. Jeep is doing so-so, teeter-tottering between trying to hold everything together from beginners cars and daily drivers, to off-roaders and luxury vehicles. A load that was never meant to be put on the brand in the first place. Lastly we have the Ram brand that continues to bring us the greatest trucks in the World! Period! But there needs to be more. It's time for a true Mopar TAKEOVER! I'm not talking about the bad kind, I'm talking about Mopar taking over the US Auto market and flooding the streets with the cars that we all want!
1.) Get Chrysler off of life support: Bring back the Plymouth names and blend them in with the Chrysler lineup on the STLA Large and STLA Frame platforms. Bring out the Chrysler Satellite as the sister car to the Charger with trim levels such as the Chrysler Satellite GTX, Chrysler Satellite Roadrunner and Chrysler Satellite Superbird. Bring out the Chrysler Barracuda as a luxury pony car aimed directly and destroying the Mustang all while being all around more comfortable and practical. Rename the Jeep Grand Wagoneer the Chrysler Imperial, the Jeep Wagoneer the Chrysler New Yorker and the Wagoneer S, the Chrysler Fifth Avenue. Bring out a minivan on the STLA Large frame named the Chrysler Town & Country, Bring back the Chrysler 300M as the Luxury equivalent of the Charger Daytona Scat Pack EV and the Charger Daytona SRT Banshee. Chrysler could also bring back not only the Aspen SUV and a luxury All-Terrain SUV, the Chrysler Trailduster based off of the Ram Warlock but in SUV form.
2.) Let Jeep be Jeep: Jeep and the Inline-6 and synonymous with each other. Wranglers, Gladiators, Cherokees and Grand Cherokees should all have the 420hp Hurricane I-6 TT S/O as their base engine, followed by the 485hp 392ci V8 and then the 550hp Hurricane I-6 Twin turbo S/O engine. Drop the two-door Wrangler, make the cargo area a little bigger and then the Wrangler becomes a bit more worth while. Cherokee & Grand Cherokee both need to be on the STLA Large platform and both should have longitudinally mounted engines with the new 8-Speed. While the Gladiator is cool, Jeep needs a 1500-series J10 pickup truck. The reason for this truck is simple. It takes away the need for Ram to have the Warlock, the Rebel, the RHO and the TRX. If Jeep is an off-road brand, give it off-road vehicles. Renegade needs to be a trim level on the Wrangler, Gladiator, and J10 pickup. Jeep Recon, fine as an EV, needs a regular hybrid system and a trim level with a 6.4L hybrid under the hood. Drop all of the small Jeeps
3.) RAM: With jeep taking over the off roading side of things, Ram needs a 6.4L Street truck and a Hellcat variant street truck along with the work trucks and luxury trucks of the 1500-series lineup. Now this is not to get into the 2500HD and above line for Jeep. Let that stay what it is.
4.) Dodge, the Brand of the People: First and Foremost UPDATE THAT ANCIENT BEAST KNOWN AS THE DURANGO!!!!!! Engines are fine being all Hemi, put this on the STLA Large platform, give it the new 8-speed, Update styling (hornet like) Update interior (evolution of current blended with Charger). Minor other things. Put the Hornet on the STLA Large frame and make it the same size as a WK Grand Cherokee and have it powered by a 2.0L Hurricane-4 Hybrid with the new hybrid 8-speed transmission as the top tier SRT4 variant pushing 450hp, under that a lesser 2.0L Hurricane-4 EVO hybrid pushing 390hp as the R/T model with a hot-tuned version known as the GLH, and lastly a GT model with the 2.0L Hurricane-4 engine pushing 320hp and that be it! We need a hard nosed stripped down pony car so bring back the Dart and give us a 420hp Hurricane-6 Dart GT, A 550hp Huricane-6 Dart GTS, an 840hp Hellcat powered Dart Demon lastly and a 950hp 7-liter 426 Hemi Dart. The Charger definitely needs to have a few Hemi powertrains with the names 420hp Hurricane powered Charger GT, 550hp Hurricane powered Charger Super Bee, a 797hp 6.2L Supercharged Charger R/T and a 900hp 7-liter Hellephant powered Charger Daytona. Born in the shadows of the Muscle car would be the STLA: Medium cars such as the civic fighting Caliber hatchback, the Rugged Nitro and the Dodge Journey. Let's not forget a people moving Dodge Grand Caravan on the STLA Large platform and lastly a Dodge Ramcharger SUV based off of the Ram Rebel but in SUV form.
5.) SRT & Direct Connection: Take the gloves off, no holds barred, full throttle catalog of in-house performance, styling and accessories for the Mopar Brands as well as some authorized aftermarket upgrades as well. Not only for this new generation of Mopar performance but for the 06 and newer Mopar cars from the 3.6L Pentastar all the way up to the 6.2L Supercharged V8s for all Challengers, Chargers, Magnums, 300s, Durangos, Grand Cherokees and Ram 1500 pickup trucks. Stage kits, engine swap packages, performance parts, exhausts, brake packages, wheels, suspension, lights, aero upgrades, interior upgrades, etc. It's time for this brand to support the entire Brotherhood of muscle, not just the top 1%
6.) Jeep Upgrades: Jeep needs their own boutique catalog of upgrade parts as well, for lift kits, big tires, wheel packages interior and exterior cosmetics and armor, performance and everything else. This brand needs the upgrades it deserves as well.
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