Dodge/Chrysler News

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 4:14 pm

MyNeonSaysHi wrote:[

I think y'all are over looking something.. They are TOWING a trailer with the SRT8. With the old SRT and the center exit exhaust it was a bitch and a half to tow anything with it. Looks like they listened to people and redesigned the back half.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:08 pm

Meh. The only thing an SRT-8 jeep should haul imo is ASS!

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:17 pm

sidepipe87 wrote:Meh. The only thing an SRT-8 jeep should haul imo is ASS!

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:04 pm

If I were pulling a trailer, I'd want a Cummins diesel engine, not a "hemi"

catalyst · Post by **catalyst** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:20 pm

I want to see some diesel engines in American sedans for 2012/13, I'd buy a diesel 300 or Avenger

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:55 pm

2011 Chrysler 300C cars (and Lancia Thema)

http://www.allpar.com/cars/chrysler/300C.html

Forest Green 2k · Post by **Forest Green 2k** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:43 pm

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:34 am

Taking a test now....
New DryClutch trani coming out...
Dodge Caravan R/T AKA The Man Van...
Charger SRT8 as posted pics above....
Durango HEAT model.....
New 800ft/lb TQ diesel ram coming also.....

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:15 am

BlackRoseRacing wrote:Charger SRT8 as posted pics above....

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:44 pm

dont care if it looks like a lancer, id drive the piss out of it.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:54 am

http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/20 ... lap-record

Two key words- street legal. That is all.

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:17 am

Midnight_Rider wrote:http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/20 ... lap-record

Two key words- street legal. That is all.

Yup, Chrysler is working on making the Viper more Street friendly so the Corvette buyer will steer more towards buying a Viper instead of a Vette.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:56 am

Midnight_Rider wrote:http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/20 ... lap-record

Two key words- street legal. That is all.

Yum, love me some Viper

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:50 pm

BlackRoseRacing wrote:
Midnight_Rider wrote:http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/20 ... lap-record

Two key words- street legal. That is all.
Yup, Chrysler is working on making the Viper more Street friendly so the Corvette buyer will steer more towards buying a Viper instead of a Vette.

No, no, what I meant is that this wasn't some modified car that broke the track record- you could walk into a dealership and buy the same car (well, if you were incredibly wealthy

). As to the next gen Viper having more "manners", I say bah humbug.

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 1:42 pm

LilSparkPlug wrote: Yum, love me some Viper

x2 ... I don't expect that the "New Viper" will be considered an improvement by most fans ... hopefully it won't be as bad as Caliber versus Neon

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 1:46 pm

theColonel wrote: hopefully it won't be as bad as Caliber versus Neon

You can only screw up something that bad once in a lifetime...

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:44 pm

they took out the trash compactor that was in the neon concept, i feel cheated.

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:40 am

I find myself wanting that trash compactor from time to time in my neon....

also, agreed about the caliber screwup.

I just hope that fiat doesnt ruin the mopar culture with a bunch of family cars.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:23 am

DoubtedNeon wrote:I just hope that fiat doesnt ruin the mopar culture with a bunch of family cars.

They couldn't do any worse than Daimler. I still say that the current Charger should have been badged as a Coronet (then DCX could have marketed a coupe based on the Coronet and called that a Charger).

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:26 am

Yeah, I honestly don't think it can get worse..

I really don't mind how Chrysler is going right now, great interior and I love the new designs on the cars.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:28 am

Agreed. Fiat has done so much with so little. Amazing that Daimler couldn't have had the same results since the current lineup is pretty much their doing. **shakes head and rolls eyes at DCX** [/off-topic]

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:56 am

Midnight_Rider wrote: Amazing that Daimler couldn't have had the same results since the current lineup is pretty much their doing. **shakes head and rolls eyes at DCX** [/off-topic]

I own a Dodge Avenger (a Cerberus - DCX product) ... it's a POS compared to the earlier Dodge Stratus ... Daimler was only expert @ luxury cars, like the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger

Post by **racer12306** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:19 am

I still don't see how the Caliber was such a screwup. It's a very useful vehicle.

I think most people that have a problem with the Caliber ever truly experienced the car.

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:04 am

racer12306 wrote:I still don't see how the Caliber was such a screwup. It's a very useful vehicle.

I think most people that have a problem with the Caliber ever truly experienced the car.

It looks like the Pontiac Vibe / Toyota Matrix and has a Nissan Versa transmission ... when the Caliber first came out, I drove one at the C-P-D-J dealership I've been dealing with since 1970 ... I told the Sales Manager, "if you can't come up with something better than this, my next small car will be Japanese or Korean !"

Post by **racer12306** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:13 am

And you can't truly experience a car in a simple test drive.

If we could fit a twin stroller in it we would keep ours for many many years.

It has a lot of room, especially when the back and passenger seats are folded down. It's no performance car and most automatics bore me so this is no different. The trans is decent, but being a CVT it takes some getting used to.

I do feel that they royally failed in the fuel economy class. Ours is getting 22mpg on my wife's drive to work. She does have some stop lights but considering it's rated at 28mpg it should be higher.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:13 pm

I actually liked the Caliber I drove on my test drive. My only bitch about it is that it has no back seat room when I'm driving. My Neon has a good 3 inches more back there.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:37 am

Good thing that this doesn't come with an MTX or I might have to break my rule about not liking bigger cars.
http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/20 ... avenger-rt

This also helps:

allpar.com wrote:Automobile reported on an NHTSA study which showed that the Dodge Avenger has the highest American content of any car sold in North America. 83% of its parts come from the United States or Canada.

http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/20 ... erican-car

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:31 am

Avenger doesn't seem to be any bigger than a Neon, gramps. Certainly has less back seat room.

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:05 am

TheRandom1 wrote:Avenger doesn't seem to be any bigger than a Neon, gramps. Certainly has less back seat room.

... are you sure you know what a Dodge Avenger is ?

viewtopic.php?p=820931#820931

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:06 am

Ummm, yep. I drove one, however the fact is that the wheelbase is 105 inches on a Neon and 108 on an Avenger. Sooo... "doesn't seem to be any bigger" makes complete sense.

Unless you're a moron, that is.