Stellantis has named a new North American Motorsports Competition Director, who will lead the NASCAR Truck Series and NHRA competitions. Currently, Dodge runs with Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) in NHRA drag racing, and is planning to put five trucks into NASAR Truck via Kaulig Racing. The new chief is Kevin Kidd, a longtime NASCAR crew … Read more
In September, Stellantis México sold 6,367 vehicles, which appears to be a drop from September 2024 despite a record for Dodge. One problem for Mopar followers is that most of the popular Stellantis vehicles in México are made by European or Chinese marques and only resold under local labels. Ram was the top seller with … Read more
Stellantis’ American arm, FCA US, may be turning the corner, as sales have increased by 6% over the third quarter of 2024. Ram saw a 26% increase in retail sales, but some of the good news was driven by a 22% increase in commercial fleet sales. In addition, much of the gains took place in … Read more
Four-time National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) world champion Matt Hagan is on a path to his fifth title, after his 54th NHRA Funny Car win at the NHRA Midwest Nationals. Hagan drives a “Dodge//SRT Hellcat” for Tony Stewart Racing (TSR), and had a 0.040 second reaction time against Jack Bechman in his final round, winning … Read more
The history of Chrysler’s first 101 years has now joined Smashwords, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble for those who don’t use the Amazon Kindle to read e-books. The book covers Chrysler as a marque; the first cars were sold in January 1924, by Maxwell Motors. In mid-1925, one century ago, Maxwell was acquired by a … Read more
This week had both good and bad news for Mopar followers. Jeep, with the USO, prepared nearly 10,000 care packages to troops for the holidays, in a volunteer event which has become a feel-good tradition. Unfortunately, the company also announced that a vendor had allowed customer contacts to leak out; no financials are in the … Read more
The powerplant of the Dodge Charger Daytona, which includes front and rear drive modules and a 100.5 kWh battery pack wtih dual integrated charge modules, has won one of Ward’s prestigious Ten Best Engines & Propulsion Systems awards. The all-wheel-drive Dodge Charger Daytona’s two motors are each rated at 335 hp (250 kW) and 313.5 … Read more
Jeep has added the Reign color into the 2026 Wrangler and Gladiator’s color choices. The price has not been announced, but most colors are $595 in the 2025 models. Reign debuted in 2018 and returned in 2023. The company’s Build & Price system does not yet show 2026 Jeeps. The princely color may be a … Read more
Four-time National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) world champion Matt Hagan was close to his second 2025 NHRA Mission Funny Car win on Sunday at the NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals, placing second in his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Hellcat. Teammate Tony Stewart took his Top Fuel dragster to the semifinals. Hagan was seeking his 54th career … Read more
We know that minivans are great for people who have kids, but some people question their usefulness beyond the “soccer mom/dad stereotype. I recently spent time with the 2025 Chrysler Pacifica Pinnacle AWD and I used it for a short road trip to a Pantera concert, during which time the minivan proved to be a … Read more
Radford Racing School has been the official high-performance driving school of Dodge//SRT for nearly a decade and during that time, thousands of people have traveled to Arizona to learn how to handle Mopar’s most powerful performance cars. Thanks to the Dodge Ultimate Muscle Car Experience Sweepstakes, you could join the ranks of Radford students. The … Read more
Chrysler will be doing a new multimedia campaign, including social media, with the “Peanuts™ gang” created by Charles Schultz. The first three videos, “The Next Adventure,” “Perfect Pair” and “Ready, Set, Ride,” are online, on Chrysler’s video and social media channels, with a merchandise line coming within 2025. The Peanuts comic was considered groundbreaking when … Read more
If you are one of the very few people who was looking forward to the all-electric Ram 1500 REV, we have some bad news for you. Development of the Ram REV, which was slated to be the first battery electric pickup from Ram, has been discontinued, but the REV name will live on with the … Read more
The 5.7-liter Hemi has returned to the Ram 1500 lineup for the 2026 model year, with dealership deliveries beginning late last month. I drove the newest Hemi-powered pickups a few weeks back and found that they offer the same familiar V8 punch that we all know and love, and thanks to the standard GT exhaust … Read more
Reading social media posts, one would think that the Dodge Charger is the biggest failure since the “R body” Chryslers, except for one thing—they seem to be selling. The Windsor, Ontario plant that makes the Chrysler Pacifica and both forms of the Dodge Charger (EV and gasoline-powered) is putting on a third shift again, in … Read more
Last week, I was invited to come to the Chelsea Proving Grounds in Michigan to test the 2026 Ram 1500 with the 5.7-liter Hemi V8. The mighty Hemi was removed from the half-ton lineup for the 2025 model year, but after loads of negative input from long-time customers and some key changes in industry regulations, … Read more