Jeep is toying with our emotions regarding the next gen Wrangler. First, Carbuzz reported on the good news; it is NOT becoming a crossover and will remain body on frame construction complete with solid axles. Then they reported on the bad news; the 3.6 Pentastar will be replaced by something smaller and turbocharged and the folding windshield is going away. No word on if the removable doors or top are staying or going.
We know that Dodge has proclaimed the Charger Hellcat to be the world’s fastest sedan but, well lets face it, they are kinda biased. Allpar alerted us to an independent test by Justin Bell and The World’s Fastest Car Show that sets out to confirm or deny said claim. We won’t ruin the ending but in a telltale credit at the end, the producers thank SRT for supplying the camera car. Video after the jump!
Hooniverse turned us on to the Extreme Jeep Adventure Contest. Win a five day trip to Rubicon, CA and spend three days on a guided tour of the Rubicon trail. Enter here.
Hooniverse found this Viper race car on Craigslist. This car was actually a prototype built thru a partnership with Chrysler and, upon seeing the result, Chrysler decided to take the program in-house and created the Viper Competition Coupe! The car was reportedly stored from 2002 until 2014. Find a great write-up in the Craigslist ad. More pics after the jump!
Bring A Trailer found this Power Wagon, a farm truck for the past five years, for sale on Craigslist. We would love to see this one brought back as an honest and clean (but not too clean) driver. Pictures are scare but find the Craigslist ad here.
Bangshift found this mint Dodge pickup on eBay that’s reported to have only 70 miles on it. Such crazy low mileage vehicles are generally priced very optimistically but the owner of this truck is asking….ready for it…$33,000! He does have a defense for the apparent high price though. “Auto manufactures must make new vehicles each year to keep higher prices. The have to keep depreciating older vehicles. For this reason the gap widens each years. The “Blue Book” was invented by auto manufactures as a convenience for them to create this “FARCE”. How did we miss that?Need another reason? “Try special ordering a 2015 model with wing windows, – NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!”. Where’s my check book? Follow the eBay auction here. More pics after the jump.
Insert Kowalski joke. And don’t mess with Nissan Quest drivers, apparently.
Or anyway, that’s according to U.S. News & World Report.
“In addition to being a fully capable full-size pickup truck, reviewers say the 1500 has the smoothest ride in the class and first-class cabin materials that make it feel like a luxury car,” said Jamie Page Deaton, Managing Editor – U.S. News Best Cars. “The Ram 1500 also has an available diesel engine with plenty of grunt for towing, as well as great fuel economy.”
Sounds about right to us.
Now here’s a practical alternative. And we have a grainy burnout video after the jump!
