This cool Jeep Wrangler is called the “Orange Crusher” and you can win it from Amazon by entering this contest (no purchase necessary). Modifications include a 4″ ORV lift kit to clear the 35″ Mickey Thompsons, a Rugged Ridge cat-back dual exhaust system, XHD snorkel system and a Rugged Ridge 8,500 pound performance winch. The contest ends September 30, so enter today!
Allpar has some details on the changes to the 2014 model year lineup for Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep and Ram. The Dodge Challenger is in its final year with the current body style and gets only minor tweaks to options packages. This year the colors include Header Orange, Redline 3 Coat, Plum Crazy, TorRed, Ivory Tri-coat and Phantom Black Tri-coat Pearl.
The real news is that the 2015 Dodge Challenger will see tweaks to the front and rear clip, plus it will get the 8-speed tranny, plus electronics similar to those found in the Dart and Cherokee. Read the full article at Allpar.
Yeah, it looks funky. Yeah, it’s based on an Italian FWD platform. But, it sounds like it might be pretty darn good. Motor Trend hated the Viper but they seemed to like the new baby Jeep, saying, “The Cherokee can compete head to head with any of the modern small crossovers on the road. Off-road, it will bury them.” You can read a summary of some of the other reviews over at Allpar
Last week Ram unveiled the 1500 Rumble Bee Concept at the Woodward Dream Cruise. The Rumble Bee is based on the Ram 1500 R/T and comes with 5.7-liter Hemi V8 bumped up to a 395 horsepower with a cold-air intake. The truck has a 8-speed automatic and 4.10 rear end. Painted a matte “Drone Yellow,” the Rumble Bee has 24 inch Vellano VRH wheels and 2-inch drop provided by King Suspension. Check out all the pics and read the press release after the jump!
After several reports that the Avenger was going away, new rumors suggest that the Avenger will live on as a performance-oriented, real wheel drive four door on a platform shared with Alfa Romeo. At the same time, Allpar is saying that Barracuda name will not be making a return. If these rumors are true, I think this is good news. Avenger is a perfectly decent name, and Barracuda makes little sense now that Plymouth is gone.
The Challenger isn’t the only Mopar getting the new supercharged 6.2 liter Hemi. The 2015 Dodge Charger is expected to get it, too, and maybe even the 300C. This Charger was spotted testing the new 6.2 liter Hemi Hellcat recently, along with several Challengers. So if you like four doors, worry not. The Hellcat is coming. Via Allpar
A large group of SRT cars was recently spotted out testing, including several Challengers prototypes with front bras hiding a revised front fascia for a lower air intake, plus different exhaust. These Challengers are most likely equipped with the new supercharged 6.2-liter “Hellcat” Hemi V8 which will help Mopar compete with the Camaro Z/28 and Mustang GT500. Power is predicted to be in the 600 horsepower range. The Hellcat Challengers are expected in 2014 as a 2015 model. See all the pics at Allpar
Yesterday I drove out to a cool SRT Viper event in San Carlos with my buddy Mike Musto in his 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona. I’ll try to post some video next week (I hope, if I can edit it into something half decent) but for now I thought you’d like to see the pics.
The event was sponsored by the Western Automotive Journalists and featured author Maurice Liang along with President and CEO of SRT Ralph Gilles. Maurice Liang is the founder of the Viper Club of America and just published SRT Viper: America’s Supercar Returns. Maurice talked about writing the book and everything that went into designing and building the third generation Viper. Then it was Ralph’s turn, and he talked about how important the Viper is to Chrysler, and how much Viper owners and Mopar enthusiasts mean to the company (and in attendance was D’Anne Rauh, who owns over 60 Vipers).
When the Q and A portion came around, I asked Ralph about the new RWD Alfa platform and what that might mean for Dodge. No comment from Ralph on that one…
The event was held at Sparky’s Hot Rod Garage, which was filled with a lot of 50s and 60s nostalgia. There was good food and cold beer. And when we were done we went back outside to check out the cars some more. Thanks to SRT and WAJ for putting on this cool event. TONS more pics after the jump!
Same goes for Jeep and Fiat. For Jeep, it’s white. For Chrysler, it’s Deep Cherry Crystal Pearl Coat. And for the Viper? GTS Blue. You can read the full list after the jump. Via Chrysler
Maybe this is just a new version, but this is the first time I’ve seen this cool little drag racing game from Mopar. I’ve only played it for a few minutes but it’s fun and of course FREE on iTunes, so if you have an iPhone or iPad you should check it out. Full press release after the jump!
