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July 21st, 2010
The engineers at Chrysler put SRT (Street and Racing Technology) on vehicles where they are built for performance and durability. The racing and performance of SRT vehicles puts them into a class of their own due to the extent in which Chrysler improves the vehicles all around agility.
The feeling of driving an SRT is intended to be like that which may only come from being behind the wheel of a professional race car, having a significant amount of power at your disposal and knowing how and when to experience it.
The package indicates that a significant focus on high performance is central to the purpose of an SRT equipped car. Chrysler has reserved this symbol for vehicles that meet the requirements and deliver the performance expectations.
SRT is a term that communicates to the world that the best modifications and alterations have been done to get the best performance out of the vehicle. This comes from improvements made to the engine, brakes, and suspension, making the vehicle aggressive from the day it rolls off the manufacturers line.
Not only is the SRT optimal for performance and racing, but its also including the Premium package that upgrades all of the standard features. In short, you’re getting all the best that you can get from the company and you can be sure it’s going to be quality.
The legendary muscle cars that have been reincarnated have brought back with them the quality and attention to detail that was so prevalent in those days. These do not feel like mass production vehicles, its as if they have a special touch or someone really appreciated building them and took care of them while they went down the assembly line.
People who build high performance cars typically love driving high performance cars. It’s usually because it is a dream job for so many enthusiasts, to be part of a classic vehicle lineup.
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June 16th, 2010
The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee is as much about luxury as it is about getting its hands dirty when it ventures offroad. You will be hard pressed to find anything quite like this from any of the competing brands.
The Cherokee redefines what’s expected from an SUV, and attempts to merge the best of both worlds – luxury and offroad scrappiness. Experience will suggest that having a combination of those two vastly different vehicle attributes would lead to a compromise of both, although the contrary is true here.
With the latest advances in 4×4 technology and improvements to the engineering, Jeep is, and will always be known as the most confident of any four wheel drive SUV on the market. This isn’t due to marketing from the manufacturer, or hype spread through facebook fan pages, this is purely a respect thing from many who live and breathe offroad.
Now consider another manufacturer that’s known for luxury, and you’ll likely follow those thoughts with inflated price tags and other features that go over the top. Now think about this manufacturer trying to get a competing product in the offroad category without compromising its luxury brand name. It simply can’t happen.
The takeaway here is that offroad agility is a much harder to be the best at than having luxury features.
Being the king of the offroad means that your vehicle should be unstoppable, it almost any type of terrain. When you are in this position, the last thing you want to do is let someone come along that builds luxury vehicles claim to have a better product, so all you have to do is provide some creature comforts and as a result you’re likely to be the best of both worlds.
The new body is 146% sturdier, updated with and improved significantly from a structural standpoint. There’s 5,400 additional welding points making the Cherokee rock solid. You get two engines choices, 5.7L V8 Hemi and 3.6L V6 Pentastar flex fuel, the Pentastar being a revolutionary new design. It develops 212 bhp at 6,400 rpm and 353 Nm at 4,800 rpm.
Jeep Grand Cherokee will leave you thinking what life was like when you weren’t riding in a legendary offroad 4×4 that camouflages itself as a true luxury SUV regardless of its environment.
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May 18th, 2010
 There are many resources online where you can find information about used Dodge vehicles, and you can check the history of these vehicles. Services like Carfax allows you to review the history of a particular vehicle, and whether it has been in any accidents.
Another resource you can consider would be vehicle specific forums where people discuss owning the type of vehicle you’re interested in, and what types of problems or expenses you might expect.
When you’re researching a used car, some of the things you really want to check out are things like tires, shocks, and other items that eventually need to be replaced. Some vehicles are more expensive to maintain than others.
Buying a certified pre-owned vehicle means that a vehicle past safety inspection and includes a warranty. In most cases these vehicles are in like new condition.
in addition to having the warranty, many dealers will bring the vehicles back to their original configuration meaning that if they’ve been altered by previous owners, the vehicle will be returned back to original condition with the most appropriate parts.
Dealers that sell certified pre-owned vehicles will repair the vehicles so that they are in like new condition because they cover these vehicles just as they would a brand new vehicle, so it’s in the dealers best interest to make sure a particular vehicle leaves their possession in good condition.
So if you’ve been trying to decide what new car to get but you’re hesitant due to the high cost, you might want to consider a certified pre-owned vehicle in your new car search. Be sure to check out all of the great benefits Chrysler Certified bring to you.
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April 30th, 2010
 If ever there was a time to buy a car like the Dodge Viper, this would be it. A limited production run of 50 2010 Viper SRT10 Final Edition Models packing a V10 will captivate you with the design.
The graphite exterior body with black center stripe gives the look of an all out race car. The Viper is a car that has a significant statement to make with it’s power and appearance. This final look will preserve the respect the Viper has earned since it debuted the First generation in 1992-1995.
Viper has been synonymous with extreme performance, and it’s made countless appearances in TV shows. The straightforward design took the enthusiast crowd by storm and delivered an answer to the American dream of owning a Ferrari, Lamborghini or the like.
The Viper was a unique car in that it had every bit of a full blown race car capability but allowed the owner to realize a street version that could be fully out of control should the need arise. It had all the look and feel that was necessary to intimidate and it rightfully had the power to cash in on nearly any occasion.
The details like having the gas cap positioned much like you’d see in a Nascar or track only vehicle. It made getting gas an event that would have others looking over wondering if you’d need to make up time for that pitstop to get gas as you brought the engine back online with a deep rumble.
Why any street car should be capable of 200mph, I don’t know. What I do know is that in order to be capable of 200mph, the power requirements to get there, you would want take advantage of that power at lower speeds.
Unimaginable torque and mind numbing speed sends signals to the brain that having a vehicle like the Viper may be become habit forming. Restraint and modesty must coincide this unnerving spectacle.
A V10 with 100% throttle for even only a few seconds would translate to a serious sense of responsibility in a car of such potential.
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April 4th, 2010
Chrysler Group LLC and green auto enthusiasts are pleased with news coming out of Chrysler Group’s new 822,000 square foot plant in Trenton, MI. The flex-fuel Pentastar engine, an all-aluminum, 60-degree, dual-overhead cam (with variable valve timing)—which is their powertrain offensive has now begun production. At this time Chrysler foresees the Pentastar V-6 taking the place of a whooping seven V-6 engines in use now by several models. The company, ramping up R&D, poured $730 million into this endeavor with a goal to produce 400,000 engines per year.
The very first Pentastar will be placed in the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee available to the public the second quarter of 2010 and offering 280 horses (a nice increase), 6,400 rpm and 260 pound-feet of torque. Fuel economy, according to Chrysler, with the all-new Pentastar will be 11 percent better than the prior engine when using 87-octane or E85.
According to Chrysler the Pentastar V-6 is the most advanced V-6 engine in company history. This new innovation will offer Chrysler customers 25 percent in fuel economy over current models in the Ram Truck, Jeep, and Dodge product lines. Because
Chrysler foresees great things from the Pentastar engine, technologies ‘from their Fiat alliance like Multiair, direct-injection and turbocharging’ could be used when updating vehicles in the product lines.
Allpar.com Web site reports that the Pentastar engine “features high-flow intake and exhaust ports, which in combination with VVT via dual independent cam phasing, allows optimum volumetric and combustion efficiency over the full speed and load range. This results in an exceptional, flat torque curve along with high specific power. The engine’s torque exceeds 90 percent of its peak value from 1,600 to 6,400 rpm, which provides outstanding drivability and responsiveness.”
Chrysler Group LLC jumps into the added fuel economy race impressively with a Pentastar engine to be on the roads in the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee early 2010.
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March 22nd, 2010
Automakers continue to market new designs–so many so that consumers may not recognize every model name or every automaker name out there, but there is one brand everyone recognizes in both name and design: Jeep. Built as a reconnaissance car to be used in the European Theatre during WWII, the 70 year old Jeep brand still builds vehicles that cater to the adventurous.
Winner of “Four Wheeler” magazines Best 4×4 Vehicle of the Decade, Jeep Wrangler Rubicon and Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon—Jeep continues to grant consumers who like to make their own roads the means to do so. Here is a glimpse into why outdoor enthusiasts’ vehicle of choice is Jeep.
Jeep Wrangler comes in three trims: the base Sport, Sahara, and the epitome of off road adventure–the Rubicon. Rubicon comes in two door or for the off road loving family the Rubicon Unlimited four door option.
You can get into a Jeep reasonably with the suggested MSRP beginning at $21,165. Of course prices rise with the trim and options chosen with a high end price that can reach as high as MSRP of $32,050. For that drivers get a fun iconic vehicle that is the baddest off road SUV on the market. However, Jeep is not a luxury SUV. It is all brawn off road but on pavement tends to be bumpy with an interior made for easy cleanups after muddy dusty trips. In other words this is not the best commute car unless you want to take the top off and soak up the sun and endure the pothole bounces.
Fuel economy could be better as well with a 15/19 mpg rating—in the standard Jeep’s 3.8-L Sequential Multi-Port Injection V-6 engine that grants 202 hp and 237 pound ft. of torque.
Buying a Jeep is about getting there in a vehicle that allows you to take the top down and if you like the doors off —and hey if the windshield is in the way just fold it down. Jeep allows the kid inside everyone to come out and play—a very good thing in a sometimes hectic world.
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February 19th, 2010
The 2010 Dodge Ram won the Drivers’ Choice Award from MotorWeek for the best pickup truck of 2010. This is the second year in a row that Dodge has taken home the award. Buyers like the Ram’s big-rig styling, and these are the concepts that reinforce a sense of durability and confidence.
The Ram has quite a bit to offer, practicality and a bold looking design was icing on the cake in grabbing this award again. The utility and performance of the Ram leaves little to the imagination of what Dodge could possibly improve upon.
The competition in the US marketplace for pickup trucks is fierce. Some suggest that it’s based on towing capacity, fuel efficiency, or price that wins us over. This award proves that people are interested in the complete package, and design is something you can’t put a figure next to.
Dodge has it all wrapped up with the Ram, there’s few things one could dislike on this truck. Whether you want one for regular duty or for extreme conditions like construction, the Ram is suitable for almost any environment.
MotorWeek’s Driver’s Choice award takes into account – vehicle cost, practicality, value, driving experience, technology, and superior performance. These combined produce the overall experience of a Dodge Ram. You can dive into the details when you’re shopping for a new truck or you can simply look at the big picture and see that this is a truck you’ll enjoy overall, for work and for fun.
On top of being the winner of the Driver’s Choice Award for best Pickup truck, Ram is also extending their reach into a commercial truck lineup of heavy duty, commercial grade work trucks, for construction applications or any type of work that may rely on this level of quality from Dodge.
This new commercial grade trucks will be the RAM 3500, 4500 to 5500 chassis cabs. If Dodge has done one thing right over the rest of the manufacturers, it would be the ability to keep the design and durability right there at the top of their priority list.
[Source: PRNewswire]
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January 30th, 2010
The Dodge Ram RamBox® is a unique storage area that provides a great place to store tools, golf clubs, or even to carry groceries home. Some Ram owners have even used the compartments for coolers making for a clever tailgating option.
Contractors can use the RamBox® to store their power tools so that they don’t get stolen on the job site, yet are still easily accessible. The access makes it easy to load and unload tools which contractors will be the first to tell you is a procedure that consumes considerable time.
In addition to making them easy to access, one could even consider this to be a safety feature by limiting the need to repeatedly climb in and out of the bed to access a typical pickup tool box that’s mounted behind the cab.
The RamBox® also benefits by giving the owner full use of the entire length of the bed. Most rail-to-rail tool boxes occupy a considerable portion of the bed sacrificing the overall length of materials that you can easily transport without hanging out the tailgate.
The Dodge RamBox® seems to take some of it’s characteristics and utility from the speciality truck bodies that have been used for Utility companies. The compartments with their fold open access makes it easy to store materials and tools but the appearance is not favorable to double as a personal pickup truck.
When considering this option many people think of the use in terms of recreational purpose as well as a utility type feature to make their daily working experience better and more efficient. Many people who don’t like the appearance of the canopy, but need the ability to lock up their tools will love this feature and may be the deciding factor in select a Dodge Ram over other trucks in this segment.
First-in-segment, unique “RamBox” provides weatherproof, illuminated, lockable storage compartments integrated into both fender sides for effortless access and convenience
RamBox is available on light-duty crew-size cab configurations
Total capacity for both bins combined is 7.4 cubic feet (or 240 cans of 12-once beverages)
Bins are large enough to hold a set of golf clubs and shoes, toolboxes, fishing gear, helmets or anything else needed for work or play
Each RamBox bin holds up to five cases (120 cans) of 12-ounce beverages
RamBox cargo management system also includes a bed divider/built-in 2-foot bed extender for oversized loads and rail system with sliding, adjustable cleats for infinitely adjustable tie-down capability
Cargo beds equipped with RamBox are 51.1 inches wide, allowing 4 x 8-ft. sheets of plywood to lie flat (with tailgate down)
Drain plugs in bins allow easy clean-out
The cost for the Rambox is available as an option for $1895 beginning on the 2010 Ram 1500 Crew SLT 4×2 with a starting MSRP of $31,920.
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