Dodge News
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When the covers came off the 2013 Dodge Dart at last month's Detroit Auto Show, the new compact sedan got high marks for style, interior design, and putting Chrysler back in the car game. The Dart lineup will also include a model that gets 40 mpg on the EPA highway cycle, but so far Dodge has been hazy on the specs of that particular model. Now, a report in the British Autocar says the secret is the transmission. We already knew that the 2013 Dodge Dart would offer three engines, the smallest being a 160-horsepower turbocharged 1.4-liter four. It's the same Michigan-built Multi-Air engine...
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Chrysler To Offer Diesel Engine Options, But Only In TrucksChrysler will soon sell a diesel-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee, which may be followed by a diesel-powered Dodge Durango. The next Ram Dakota will get a diesel, too, but don't expect to see one in a Chrysler automobile.
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2013 Dodge Dart Compact Sedan: Video From Detroit Auto ShowWe brought you the actual unveiling of the 2013 Dodge Dart, complete with flashy graphics, loud music, and the car emerging in a welter of spotlights. Now, we can bring you a slightly calmer walkaround and summary of Chrysler's most important new car on video, as a complement to the full Dodge Dart...
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2013 Dodge Dart: 2012 Detroit Auto Show Live PhotosWe'll admit it - we're excited about the 2013 Dodge Dart. Why shouldn't we be? It's a great-looking compact with a good range of efficient engines, with high equipment levels. It's also a spiritual successor to the respected Neon, and should banish memories of the resented Caliber. The model will...
Antony Ingram -
2013 Dodge Dart Launch: Live Video From Detroit Auto ShowWe're just back from the live launch of the 2013 Dodge Dart, one of the most crucial--and well-attended--launch events of the Detroit Auto Show. And while it may fit right into Chrysler's marketing plans, we thought you'd like to see the actual unveiling--complete with flashy videos, loud music...
John Voelcker -
2013 Dodge Dart: Full Details From Detroit Auto ShowThe 2013 Dodge Dart is set to be one of 2012's most significant new releases. Replacing the underperforming Dodge Caliber, the new Dart should give Dodge its strongest compact ever and provide tough competition for Ford's Focus and Chevrolet's Cruze - and now we have all the details. If you've been...
Antony Ingram -
Before its unveiling, coming at 8:45 am this Monday, Chrysler trickled out photos of the exterior and dashboard of its new 2013 Dodge Dart compact sedan. But now both a video and more photos have leaked out onto those crazy Interwebz, showing every angle of the first product developed by the combined Fiat-Chrysler companies. The video is comprised mostly of "beauty shots" of the Dart R/T trim level, along with a few clips of the car moving sedately along curving scenic two-lane roads. The lines of the new Dodge compact are distinctive, and its styling cues clearly deem it a Dodge. The...
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2013 Dodge Dart: 40-MPG CAFE Target Hints At EPA RatingsThe 2013 Dodge Dart, which will be fully revealed to the public at next week's Detroit Auto Show, achieved an unadjusted gas-mileage rating of at least 40 mpg, according to Chrysler. But hold on; before you rush over to the dealership and put money down, consider that 'unadjusted' means that it's...
John Voelcker -
RIP Caliber: Substandard Subcompact Superseded By Dodge DartDing, dong, the Caliber's dead. That news will probably come neither as a surprise nor much of a shame to many of you, as Dodge's baby hatchback hasn't exactly set the market on fire and has been representative of a time before American carmakers cared about making competitive compacts. Detroit...
Antony Ingram -
2013 Dodge Dart: More Teaser Photos, Now The Instrument PanelOne week ago, we got the first teaser photos of the 2013 Dodge Dart, the all-new compact sedan that will replace the unloved and obsolete Dodge Caliber hatchback. Now, we've got more. Chrysler has released two more photos, in this case of the instrument cluster and touchscreen center stack in the...
John Voelcker -
Why The 2013 Dodge Dart Sedan HAS To Get 40 MPG HighwayIt's a magic number, 40 mpg, a nice big round figure to tout in big print every time gasoline prices go up. Most makers have at least one car that achieves 40 mpg, but for the new 2013 Dodge Dart, it's not an option--there has to be one model of the Dart that's rated by the EPA at 40 mpg or better...
John Voelcker -
2013 Dodge Dart Compact Sedan: Details Preview Detroit Auto ShowWith only a month remaining before it pulls the covers off what may be its most important car in decades, Chrysler has released details of its upcoming 2013 Dodge Dart. That's the model name it's chosen, pulled out of the archives for the new compact sedan that will replace the uncompetitive Dodge...
John Voelcker -
With just six weeks to go before the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, where Chrysler will unveil its critically important 2013 Dodge compact sedan, we still know relatively little about it. We've seen a spy shot, and last week we learned that the new model won't be called the Dodge Hornet, a name we rather liked. “Hornet will not be the name," according to Reid Biglund, who runs the Dodge brand, talking to The Detroit News, Turns out there are several other candidates for the new model's name, though. According to enthusiast site AllPar, they are: Dodge Dart Dodge Duster Dodge Camber and even...
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Retro Electric Car Cool On eBay: 1980 Dodge ElectricaHaven't you heard? Retro is in fashion right now, so if you have a few thousand burning a hole in your pocket, there's just the vehicle waiting for you on eBay right now. Okay, so the Dodge Omni, on which this 1980 Dodge Electrica is based, was never the coolest of vehicles, but thirty years on it...
Antony Ingram -
2013 Dodge Compact Sedan: More Info On Chrysler's Most Crucial CarThe most important car that will be unveiled at next January's Detroit Auto Show may be the new 2013 compact sedan from Dodge, the first all-new vehicle designed by the combined Chrysler-Fiat companies. This morning, spy shots have leaked out and GreenCarReports has a small nugget of information on...
John Voelcker -
Chrysler's Most Important Car Ever: 2013 Dodge Compact SedanNever mind the Eminem "Imported From Detroit" Super Bowl ad. Ignore the freshened versions of Chrysler and Dodge models dating back to 2006 or before. The most important new car for Chrysler today--as crucial to its long-term survival as the legendary K-car line when it launched in 1980--is a...
John Voelcker -
Electric Pickups: When Will We See Them Again?Think back to the late 1990s. While the EV1 was making waves smoothly whirring down the freeways and highways of Arizona and California, an altogether more rugged fleet of electric utility trucks were living a less obviously electric lifestyle. Enter GM’s S10 Pickup and Ford’s Electric...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Why Custom Rims Won’t Go Down With Your Electric RideCustomization has been a part of car ownership ever since Henry Ford told customers they could have any color “as long as it’s black.” But while lightning bolt graphics and a kick-ass sound system may be part of your electric car dream, a new set of pimped out shoes could put your...
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The new, post-bankruptcy Chrysler Corporation is busily renovating every model in its lineup under the direction of its soon-to-be owner Fiat. While it had buffed up its Dodge Caliber compact hatchback for 2010, the company is hard at work on an all-new replacement for the Caliber. And it's likely to be a conventional sedan, rather than the Caliber's five-door hatchback body style. According to Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, the new car will be unveiled at next year's Detroit Auto Show in January 2012 and go on sale the same month. He referred to the company's plans for what he called "a...
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Still Dead: Dodge Ram Hybrid Pickup, With Or Without DieselIt's all very strange. Just last March, Chrysler definitively killed the Ram Hemi Hybrid pickup it had been developing for several years. RIP Hemi Hybrid. Now comes a mysterious post on fan site Allpar.com that proposes that the company's Ram 1500 pickup truck will offer a Cummins 5.0-liter...
John Voelcker -
40 MPG Dodge Compact Coming In Early 2012Ford has the Fiesta, Chevrolet the new Cruze Eco and soon the next-generation Aveo but what car does Dodge have for customers looking for something affordable that also gets more than 40 mpg in fuel economy? Some would say that Chrysler will be offering the new Fiat 500 but this model is likely to...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Dodge Caliber Gets Suspension Upgrades for 2011The Dodge Caliber is one of those cars that are more about substance than about style. It is no secret that the Caliber won’t win any style contests, but what it doesn’t have in looks it tries to make up for in functionality. One of those functional upgrades for 2011 includes the...
Jonathan McGrew -
GE WattStation Ad Helps Alleviate Range Anxiety, Makes Charging SexyWhat happens when the humble charging station gets a makeover courtesy of a top San Francisco design firm, a choice of colors and an TV advert full of young, happy, carefree friends making an EV road trip? The GE WattStation. Developed by General Electric as its answer to the demand for electric...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
New Versus Old: Dodge Challenger ComparisonThe Challenger was first introduced to the Dodge product line in 1970 as a sister car to the Plymouth Barracuda and as competition to the Mercury Cougar and Pontiac Firebird. Notice how I said the Cougar and Firebird; yes, the Challenger was supposed to be bigger and more luxurious in order to...
Jonathan McGrew