We all knew this would happen sooner or later: in Canada, because Pacifica and Voyager sales have remained pitiful, the cheap version of the Pacifica has had a name change from “Voyager” to “Grand Caravan.” (Not Caravan, but Grand Caravan.) Chrysler Voyager and Canadian Grand Caravan look so similar, we are not even bothering to […]
FCA is recalling roughly one million 2008-2010 minivans and 2007-2011 Dodge Nitros, starting next month, because clips and steering-wheel logos could come loose and “act as projectiles” when the airbag deploys. There have been at least 14 possibly related injuries, all affecting the drivers. The type of clip used in these cars is not in […]
The Jeep Gladiator is a serious off-road pickup, providing fine towing capacity but only a short bed; length was sacrificed for off-road capability. Until now, though, there was no torque-monster engine, responsive from idle, to match the old 4-liter straight-six. What’s more, those looking at Chevy Colorados, Toyota Tacomas, and Ford Rangers may have been […]
We know who gained and lost the most in second-quarter sales, but what about the smaller races to see who won in particular segments—like muscle cars and pickups? The Dodge Challenger may have dropped quite a bit in the first half of the year, but its final tally of 22,018 sales from January through June […]
The Army has awarded GM a contract to build and maintain the Army’s new Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). The vehicle, essentially a specialized, larger form of jeep, is an all-terrain group carrier which can move nine soldiers through the battlefield. It must be light enough to be slung from a UH-60 “Blackhawk” helicopter, and small […]
Dodge has rocketed from its recent place near the bottom of the J.D. Power initial quality study to appear at the very top—very nearly tied with, of all brands, Kia. Chevrolet and Ram were also nearly tied for third and fourth place, with Genesis barely below them, rounding out the top five brands. Source: J.D. […]
They said it couldn’t be done, but back in the 1980s, Jeep launched a new unibody pickup truck. Co-engineered with the new XJ Cherokee, the Jeep Comanche was more capable than the typical compact pickup, despite a unibody design; it also had more ground clearance than any competitor, even as it had the lowest bed. […]
The Toyota Sienna has enjoyed years of exclusivity with the only AWD minivan sold in America (though Chrysler was the first to market with one, they stopped making it in 2004). That’s changed now. The 2020 Chrysler Pacifica AWD can transfer all engine torque to wheels that have traction; and it can disconnect the driveshaft […]
Fiat Chrysler (FCA) has once again trademarked the Dakota name—should we get excited about the Dodge Dakota possibly making a comeback? Maybe. Probably not. What the Dakota would look like Here’s the case for: the Dakota was trademarked. We know that midsized trucks are a burgeoning market, with the long-alone (at least in terms of […]
For years, it seems, Mopar site Allpar.com has been talking about a turbo six cylinder engine, based on the new turbo 2.0 liter four-cylinder—an engine which has yet to be seen without forced induction. That engine was coded GME, or Global Medium Engine; the six-cylinder version was reported the GME T6. Allpar had reported that […]