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  1. bill burke

    Next-Gen Jeep® Renegade Could Be A Game Changer

    Briefly, all these necessary products for Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler and Ram had better find space and resources to be built in America. That must include plant expansions and flexible manufacturing methods in current factories. I see Canada as part of a possible solution, if and when the Canadian...
  2. bill burke

    Stellantis Pulls Plug on Hydrogen Van Plans

    It’s not the fuel and it’s not the engineering technology created, it’s the practicality, lack of infrastructure and the overwhelmingly convenient and availability of gas powered vehicle most folks want. Indeed Archer Air would go on my “Alice in Wonderland” list of elites dreams gone amuck...
  3. bill burke

    Stellantis Pulls Plug on Hydrogen Van Plans

    Once again the green dreamers contingent, with their heads in the clouds, ignore reality and with a swipe of their magic wand, engage in an effort that is impractical and costly. More money down a rabbit hole that could have been used to design and build a next generation fire breathing Hemi...
  4. bill burke

    Dodge Postpones Production Of The 2026 Hornet

    My little league coach gave me good advice as a kid, keep swinging even if you miss. I kept swinging until a couple of games later I hit an amazing blast that drove in a run and put me on second base to cheers. Dodge, keep swinging. Could this strike out with the current Hornet be good fortune ...
  5. bill burke

    Low-Mile Legend: 2005 Ram Daytona 4×4 with Just 32K Miles

    Owned a Chrysler Sebring coupe, a joint Chrysler/Mitsubishi venture Diamond Star product that was a very popular and capable car that can serve as a guide for the suggested future. The Sebring and Dodge Avenger coupes were based off a stretched Eclipse/Talon platform and could be considered a...
  6. bill burke

    Dodge Desperately Needs a New FWD Passenger Car

    Totally agree. Do folks remember the two excellent coupes, one pictured, the Dodge Avenger and the Chrysler Sebring? Owned a Sebring, built with a Mitsubishi platform by the Diamond Star Motors partnership and it was a great car. Handsome, a smart, wonderful performing, handling, reliable sports...
  7. bill burke

    Chrysler CEO Outlines Bold Future at Chrysler Carlisle Nationals

    Hopefully all the talking points, obviously nothing more, come to fruition. Not a Feuell fan, but maybe she will come through under Tim’s leadership. Not sure how she landed this job. It’s time for results.
  8. bill burke

    Jeep® Add Two New Wagoneer Models For 2025

    Once again I’m stumped that a product that should be selling much better seems to be flagging in the marketplace. Looked at a Wagoneer at my dealer and frankly the Wagoneer I saw did not impress on interior quality, as opposed to the Grand Cherokee, maybe even a bit less impressive. What...
  9. bill burke

    Dodge Sales Collapse by Nearly 50% in First Half of 2025

    No surprise here. The electric experiment is over and we await the return of sanity. Most disturbing is the Hornet, which I thought would sell, but pricing hurt from day one. Dodge needs to build a whole line of midsize vehicles off a shared platform, a sedan, coupe and SUV, not built in Italy...
  10. bill burke

    Stellantis Pushes for CO₂ Rule Delay, Backs Affordable Euro Cars

    Britain was maligned by many, but it looks brilliant by comparison today. If you have a two year associate degree from a third rate community college, you arrogantly self bestow a status of elite intelligence on yourself and your chosen crowd, thus following the unthinking minions of leftest...
  11. bill burke

    Stellantis Pushes for CO₂ Rule Delay, Backs Affordable Euro Cars

    First, I believe society should seek ways to be environmentally responsible but it must be done pragmatically and with deliberate caution for economic consequences. The “green crowd advocates” may have good intentions but they have failed on the economic front and have frankly not done their...
  12. bill burke

    Ram’s Upcoming Midsize Pickup Will Be Body-On-Frame

    I’m confused on this decision too and agree on the Rampage as a viable product maybe as a Dakota alternative regardless of the Dakota decision here.. I’m sure we will get some logic on this decision and I have faith in Tim’s decision making, but there are so many unanswered questions, including...
  13. bill burke

    Ram’s Upcoming Midsize Pickup Will Be Body-On-Frame

    Let’s hope it’s worth the wait. Shocked it will be a frame truck and built in Belvedere since it will not have other vehicles to build along side it. Toledo seems better to me. The wait seems torturous.
  14. bill burke

    NHTSA Reopens Probe into Dodge Dart Over Gear Shifter Cable Failures

    I went my usual off the rails emotional way when the Dart launched, predicting long lines at dealerships and huge sales for Dodge. Everytime I see one of these Darts, infrequently for sure, on the road I think to myself, “man that is a great little car.” Of course FCA immediately found a way to...
  15. bill burke

    Tim Kuniskis to Lead Stellantis American Brands as SRT Returns

    As an Italian/Irish-American I have deep trust and confidence in Filosa with his inherent talents and intelligence, after all, Italian genius created the foundations of Western Civilization, including the best food in the world. Pizza anyone? That bit of biased rooting said, this move is a...
  16. bill burke

    TSR Nitro Teams Gear Up for Battle in Norwalk

    Factory stock is my thing. Dodge will need a Hemi in a new, smaller car to compete. Great seeing those Challengers, with a bigger frontal area and more air to move doing so well. Go Dodge!
  17. bill burke

    Ram Isn’t Saying NO To A 5.7-liter HEMI® RHO

    The RHO was a calculated, if not desperate, move by Ram to save the amazing TRX model and in my opinion, it was the best they could do under the failed policies of Stellantis. I must praise their effort. The vehicle was really special and in my opinion, not just an engine, so a Hurricane was...
  18. bill burke

    All-New 2026 Jeep® Cherokee (KM) Prepares for Debut Late 2025

    What makes me think I’m the lazy old power train biased guy you allude to, thanks for maybe thinking of your old pal here. Your right, it’s fifteen years and three Pentastar vehicles that drive that bias, but your old pal has a caveat to your statement, I’d be all over that shiny new Hurricane...
  19. bill burke

    Maserati’s Future in Limbo as Stellantis Considers Possible Sale

    Nothing wrong with the very attractive Hornet except pricing and marketing it towards performance fans in a value minded demographic for these sized vehicles. A square peg in a round hole being jammed into that niche market by arrogant, Euro-think elites. Try again with something for that unique...
  20. bill burke

    BraunAbility Recalls Pacifica and Voyager Vans for Loose Seat Fasteners

    How in the heck is this possible? These UAW guys are paid very, very well and not tightening a bolt seems insane. Is this a sabotage mindset because of job cuts? Sadly, I’m leaning that way considering bolt tightening is not exactly rocket science. I’d fire the people responsible since shifting...
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