The new pickup Dodge Ram Truck show in Chicago Auto Show

Another novelty of the Dodge was Ram Truck: great pickup, which has, incidentally, a circle of admirers even in our country. The car is equipped with a standard 5.7 liter engine capacity, power of 390 hp, with maximum torque of 370 Nm

Moment on the wheel passes the most common five-speed automatic transmission. However, manufacturers point out that this is the combination turns out quite economical. Bright appearance and the initial price of $ 22,870 certainly would provide a popular car in its segment.

Dodge officially unveiled the "hot"Charger SRT-8 2012

Dodge introduced the most powerful modification of the redesigned sedan Charger.
The new SRT-8 differs from the Charger on the front bumper with enlarged air intakes and the modified bonnet. "Hot" version has a new cast aluminum alloy wheels with size 20 inches and has a new rear spoiler.


World premiere of the car will be just two days later (at 11:02) of the opening up Motor Show in Chicago. Dodge Charger SRT-8 will be the HEMI engine with a volume of 6.4 liters and eight cylinders. Its power is 465 horsepower, the engine combines with an automatic gearbox with five degrees.


According to the manufacturer, the car accelerates from standstill to 100 mph in 4 seconds, maximum speed of the SRT-8 has 280 hp Furthermore, "hot" Charger will be upgraded steering system, a completely new exhaust system, powerful brakes by Brembo size brake disc 360 mm front and 350 mm rear, and a new automatic adjustable suspension.

The suspension can be adjusted automatically for each particular driving situation, taking account of speed, steering angle, the force with which he has pressed the throttle or brake this and more.

The driver in turn can choose between two modes of suspension - "automatic" or "sport". Dodge Charger SRT-8 will be assembled at Chrysler's plant in Canada.

U.S. sales will begin in the spring of this year, but the company still have not announced the price of the car.

Snowpocalypse, the new 2011 Dodge Commercial ad

Here is the new ad entitled Snowpocalypse Dodge. The scenario is quite fun and is intended as a parody of disaster movie. It shows people panic when the first flakes fall of snow, and rugged cars stuck on the road or even customers who are raiding the shelves of a supermarket. The whole is enhanced by music that reinforces the side "scary" situation. Of course the owners of Dodge 4 wheel drive (Durango, Charger and Journey) remain confident about Zen and the handling of their car, for them it is not the end of the world but just snow.

THE GLORY DAYS OF DODGE

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Dodge Challenger & Plymouth Barracuda – Chrysler's Potent Pony Cars, a brand new book by Dodge specialist Peter Grist is an in-depth look at the highly collectable and much sought after cars that captured the imagination in the 1960s and 1970s when they featured as stars of both the big screen and drag strip. A Dodge Challenger R/T was famously used in Vanishing Point – the 1971 action-road movie starring Barry Newman.


Published by Veloce at £29.99 in hardback, and written in Peter's easy to follow and unpretentious style, this new book follows a chronological journey through the development of pony cars from the 1960 Valiant onwards. Fascinating design concepts and evolution are incorporated, featuring all sub-series and models. The book boasts 375 mainly colour pictures, including fresh new photos of original vehicles and rarely seen archive pictures and period adverts.

Along with the Ford Mustang, the Plymouth Barracuda was often referred to by the colloquial name "pony car", and although the Mustang went on to outsell the 'Slippery Fish' it was the first incarnation of the Barracuda that was released first on 1 April 1964, beating the Mustang to the dealerships by two clear weeks.

Peter has been writing about American automobiles for over 15 years, during that time writing for the Chrysler Corp Club UK, high street magazines, web-sites, his first books on Dodge performance cars, and the biography of American auto designer, Virgil Exner, also published by Veloce. Peter has owned a succession of American-built cars, including a 1955 Buick, a 1959 DeSoto, 1967 Coronet, a Shelby Charger, Jeep Cherokee and an R/T Neon; he currently owns three Dodge vehicles.

This 196-page book is available now from bookshops or from www.veloce.co.uk.

DODGE CHALLENGER IN VANISHING POINT

A Dodge Challenger R/T was famously used in Vanishing Point - the 1971 action-road movie starring Barry Newman.



New! Dodge Challenger & Plymouth Barracuda – Chrysler's Potent Pony Cars, a brand new book by Dodge specialist Peter Grist is an in-depth look at the highly collectable and much sought after cars that captured the imagination in the 1960s and 1970s when they featured as stars of both the big screen and drag strip.

This new book follows a chronological journey through the development of pony cars from the 1960 Valiant onwards. Fascinating design concepts and evolution are incorporated, featuring all sub-series and models. The book boasts 375 mainly colour pictures, including fresh new photos of original vehicles and rarely seen archive pictures and period adverts.

Click here for more info about the book.

FIAT AND CHRYSLER CREATE ALLIANCE

Italian carmaker Fiat and US giant Chrysler have agreed to create a global strategic alliance.

Under the terms of the deal, Fiat will get a 35% stake in Chrysler. In return, the US firm will get access to Fiat's fuel-efficient vehicle technologies.

This agreement comes on the back of recent troubles carmakers are faced with. Chrysler has received an emergency loan from the US government worth $4bn, while Fiat has said it needed a partner because it was too small to continue on its own.

Fiat chief executive Sergio Marchionne said the deal represented "a key milestone in the rapidly changing landscape of the automotive sector".
Chrysler chairman Bob Nardelli said that the alliance "creates the potential for a powerful, new global competitor".
Source:news.bbc.co.uk

Coming soon! Dodge Challenger & Plymouth Barracuda – Chrysler’s Potent Pony Cars
By Peter Grist.
The ultimate Chrysler pony car book written in Peter’s now familiar and welcome unpretentious style, that features every series and model of pony car made by the Chrysler Corporation in the 1960s and 70’s including the slippery Barracuda and classic Dodge Challenger along with stars of the big screen and drag strip.

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Other fantastic Veloce books currently available by Peter Grist!

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