Posts Tagged ‘active duty’
If you want to sport a Dodge Challenger without the fire-breathing V8 or the hefty price tag, the time to act is now. The first two Dodge Challenger SE models have arrived in Ohio this week, and 500 models are en-route to dealerships in the U.S. and Canada as you read this. The SE Challenger packs C......
Chrysler extends $2.99/gallon gas offer another month
Monday, May 19th, 2008
Much hubub has been made over the current Let's Refuel America program in which buyers can choose to lock in the price of gasoline at $2.99/gallon for three years courtesy of Chrysler LLC, but the incentive has apparently been successful. Chrysler announced this morning that the program, launched on......
Recall Watch: Wiring bug affects 181,000 Chrysler Sebrings and Dodge Avengers
Friday, April 4th, 2008
Anyone who's rolling in a 2007-2008 Chrysler Sebring or Dodge Avenger, take note. Chryslerberus is recalling all 181,000 of those vehicles sold during that time to fix an electrical defect that affects unused connectors on the tire pressure monitoring system. Apparently, corrosion can cause a short,......
Chrysler product developer quits after 2 months on the job
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Twenty-four year Chrysler employee Mike Donoughe has left the company after two months in his new post. Named to head Project D in January of this year, the program is creating new mid-sized cars that would replace the Sebring and Avenger and have actually have a chance against the Camcordimabu.Chry......
SEMA 2007: May the Force be with the Dodge Avenger Stormtrooper
Friday, August 24th, 2007
click above image for high-res shots of the Dodge Avenger Stormtrooper
You're a stormtrooper, and due to a chronic injury you've had to retire from active duty with the Empire. You've still got a family to feed, and you now have a less strenuous job as an insurance broker. How do you get to work eve......
Ford’s RWD offerings are focused on fleets
Thursday, June 21st, 2007
While most of us haven't even thought about the big rear-drive Ford sedans much lately (unless one was wearing taxi or limo livery), those cars have received a lot of attention internally at Ford. The Lincoln Town Car, Mercury Grand Marquis and Ford Crown Victoria have moved from active duty to sche......
Chrysler celebrating 20 years of modern concept vehicles
Thursday, March 29th, 2007
click on this photo of the Portofino for a HUGE gallery of Chrysler conceptsAt the 1987 Frankfurt Motor Show, Chrysler opened a new chapter in its history with the introduction of the Portofino Concept (above). The Portofino introduced the world to Chrysler's cab-forward design philosophy that woul......
VOTE! Time to pick the dirtiest car deserving of a Dyson
Thursday, May 11th, 2006
Poll time people, and today we have the five finalists for the Autoblog Dirty Car Contest, the winner of which will receive one Dyson DC14 Drive vacuum with car cleaning attachments. As you will see after the jump, all five vehicles are in dire need of a spring cleaning. Some are perhaps beyond help......
VOTE! Time to pick the dirtiest car deserving of a Dyson
Thursday, May 11th, 2006
Poll time people, and today we have the five finalists for the Autoblog Dirty Car Contest, the winner of which will receive one Dyson DC14 Drive vacuum with car cleaning attachments. As you will see after the jump, all five vehicles are in dire need of a spring cleaning. Some are perhaps beyond help......
The US military may get its own hybrid bruiser
Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
The primary job of the US military's ground forces isn't to haul fuel, but you wouldn't know that by looking at the mix of cargo that it lugs around the battlefield. Approximately 70% of military vehicle cargo is fuel, which is no surprise considering that a large off-road truck may only get 2-4 MPG......