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Filed under: Coupes , Sports/GTs , Dodge , Driving , Autoline on Autoblog Click for more Dodge Challenger SRT-8 pics from John McElroy's drive A couple of weeks back I wrote a bit about the new Dodge Challenger SRT-8 . But to honor the embargo that the Public Relations people put on driving impressions, I had to hold the best stuff until now. And man, was it worth the wait! Despite a sagging economy, sinking car sales and soaring gas prices, the SRT-8 version of the Challenger is going to do just fine. That, despite the fact it only averages 15 mpg and costs $40,000. No worries, mate, it's the other numbers that are going to sell this car. Check 'em out: 0-60 mph: 4.9 seconds ¼ mile: 13.7 seconds 0-100-0 mph: under 17 seconds 60-0 mph: 110 feet When it comes to top speed, the SRT people have had the car up to 170 mph, but that was on an oval. Since the Challenger is not speed-limited in any way except for its aerodynamic drag, they believe that out on the Salt Flats...
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Filed under: SUVs , Etc. , Dodge , Driving Dodge's marketing slogan is "grab life." Apparently, the message has resonated with the youth demo in Palm Beach Gardens, FL , where a 7-year-old swiped grandma's car keys and commandeered her Durango while she was unawares. He subsequently played demolition derby on the streets of the Florida enclave. His eight-minute joyride saw him take out a pair of mailboxes, hit two parked cars in a Costco parking lot, and then two more moving vehicles at an intersection before he drove into a street sign and broke the right front wheel off the truck, ending his impromptu cruise through the neighborhood. Miraculously, no one was hurt throughout all this. The obvious quote of the day comes from PBG police officer Ellen Lovejoy, who noted that the kid's actions constituted "unusual behavior for a seven-year old." Maybe he was just getting himself amped up for this week's impending Grand Theft Auto IV release. [Source: Palm...
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Filed under: Car Buying , Garage , Trucks/Pickups , Dodge , Driving When we first locked eyes on the 2008 Dodge Dakota at the 2007 Chicago Auto Show , we were breathless. The reason for our inability to process oxygen had everything to do with the ungainly sheet metal that covered the latest iteration of Dodge's midsize truck offering. The new Dakota is boxy with an awkward, Pug-like front end, and the interior is Dodge-tastic. Not all is wrong with the Dakota, however. It's the largest of the midsize pickups, has the only optional V8 in its class, and thus can out-tow and carry larger loads than its competition. We wanted to see for ourselves if the Ram Lite could overcome its visual shortcomings with affordability and clever packaging, so we took a blacked-out KITT look-a-like version for a week in the Autoblog Garage. Hit the jump to see how the Dakota fared. Gallery: 2008 Dodge Dakota Sport All photos Copyright (C)2008 Chris Shunk / Weblogs, Inc. Continue reading In the Autoblog...
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Filed under: Garage , Minivans/MPVs , Videos , Chrysler , Dodge , Driving click to view more high-res images of the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT Chrysler has had a lot of ups and downs over the years, riding the wave of one or two hot products at a time in a fight for survival. Fads at the Pentastar have come and gone, but the Auburn Hills-based automaker has had one mainstay since 1983: the minivan. Sure the VW Microbus came first, but here in the States it was Chrysler that started the minivan craze. From the minute that first Caravan rolled off the assembly line in the Reagan-era, this family-friendly minivan has been Chrysler's most important vehicle. With Ford and GM bowing out of the minivan segment altogether in recent years, the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan becomes even more important for Chrysler, as it has the ability to scoop up sales from its domestic competition to counteract the segment shrinking as a whole. Chrysler has fought hard to remain innovative in the minivan segment...
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Filed under: Garage , Hatchbacks , Dodge , Driving click above image to view high-res gallery of the 2008 Dodge Caliber SRT-4 Picture the following scene if you will. It's early 2004. A meeting comes to order somewhere deep within the halls of a tower adorned with a five-pointed star just off I-75 in Auburn Hills, MI. A group of engineers and product planners gather to shoot around some ideas for what kind of car they want to create that will top off the upcoming Dodge Caliber line-up. The leader of the team opens the meeting by placing a cup in the middle of the table and declaring that anyone who utters the words 'subtle' or 'subdued' during the discussions must pay a dollar into the cup toward the beer fund. And thus, the Caliber SRT-4 was born. We have absolutely no idea if it actually went down that way, but there's no doubt that the latest addition to the Chrysler SRT family is in no way subtle or subdued. If you are looking for a Q-ship, move right along because...
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Filed under: Sedans/Saloons , Etc. , Chevrolet , Chrysler , Dodge , Ford , Driving , Police/Emergency Click the Dodge Charger cop car for a high-res gallery Every September since the 1950s, the Michigan State Police have conducted vehicle performance...
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