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Chrysler Unveils Limited Edition Mopar ’13 Dart

Chrysler’s Mopar division has taken the wraps off its latest special edition model, the 2013 Mopar ’13 Dart which will make its formal debut at the 2013 Chicago Motor Show next week.

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Chrysler Unveils Ambitious Long Term Product Plan

In a statement released earlier this week, Fiat the current owner of Chrysler, revealed its latest long term product plan which details what to expect from all five of its North American divisions (Chrysler, Fiat, Dodge, Ram, and Jeep) through the 2016 model year while also claiming once again that Alfa Romeo is coming back to the U.S. market.

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Detroit 2013: Shelby Focus ST

When Shelby American held its press conference in the basement of Cobo Hall earlier today, It hinted that the company was willing to carry on Caroll Shelby’s legacy of thinking outside the box when it came to creating new performance oriented products. To prove this point the company took the wraps off its newest (non Mustang related product) the Shelby Focus ST.

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Autosavant Weekly News Digest: More 2013 Model Unveils, Dodge Departs NASCAR, and We Drive the Volkswagen Golf R

This is the Autosavant Weekly News Digest — your first stop for a recap of the week’s top stories in automotive news across the wide world of cars. A true Autosavant knows the value of a good story, well told. Continue Reading →

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Review: 2012 Dodge Durango R/T AWD

How’s this for a crazy notion:  Is Chrysler the new Hyundai?  The answer, I think, is “no,” but there are some interesting parallels between two automakers who at face value probably could not be any more different.  Specifically, I’m referring to the fact that recent Hyundais have been dramatically better than the models that they replaced.  Where Hyundai previously sold cars mostly on the strength of its warranty coverage and price, its products are now improved to the point that they occupy positions among the class leaders.

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2012 Detroit Auto Show: 2013 Dodge Dart

By Chris Haak

What’s in a name? A name can be powerful, both in good ways and bad. There are some names that no automaker would dare use again. Can you imagine a press conference for the 2013 Chevrolet Vega? There are others that have been besmirched by sub-par products years ago, yet the original holders of those names generate such strong positive, nostalgic feelings that sins of the Malaise Era may nearly be forgiven. The Dodge Charger falls into the latter category, and so does the Dodge Dart.

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Hey, There’s a Cool Car: 1992-93 Dodge Daytona ES

By Charles Krome

Most gearheads know that Chrysler’s first go-round as a government-funded entity—for all the gnashing of teeth it caused—actually led to a number of very important product innovations that completely changed the course of the auto industry: The introduction of wide-scale platform sharing and the debut of the modern-day minivan. True, Chrysler wasn’t the very first to begin using the former or selling the latter, but it was the company that proved both could be successful in mass-market applications here in the U.S.

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Review: 2011 Dodge Charger R/T Max AWD

By Chris Haak

Just the good ol’ boys
Never meanin’ no harm
Beats all you never saw
Been in trouble with the law
Since the day they was born.

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Chrysler Group Launches SRT High Performance Tour

By Charles Krome

Frankly, I had my concerns when I heard the Chrysler Group was going to reconstitute its Street and Racing Technology group as its own individual brand. It didn’t seem like the best use of the automaker’s resources to me, especially when you consider that Chrysler is still in the process of getting its regular lineup sorted out—remember, the only Chrysler Group subcompact currently on the market is the low-volume Fiat 500, while its entries in the compact and mid-size sedan segments remain way behind the times. And beyond this, the automaker is already trying to support another new brand, Ram Trucks. But while the left side of my brain still had some questions after I attended the recent kickoff of the SRT High Performance Tour at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills, Mich., the gray matter in the right side of my skull came away more than satisfied with what’s going on.

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Review: 2011 GMC Sierra Denali 2500 4WD

By Chris Haak

Lots of people drive heavy duty pickups.  Many contractors, businesses, and folks who have to do a lot of towing flock to these brutes because they are among the most capable vehicles on the planet as far as towing and hauling while still moving a family of five – at least among vehicles that don’t require a CDL to operate on public roads.

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