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Dodge Disappoints at Daytona: Is this the Beginning of the End?

By Patrick Rall on February 28, 2012 1:03 PM

When the 54th running of the Daytona 500 finally got underway after a day of delays due to hard rains, three Dodge Charger stock cars were in the 43 car field. And when the checkered flag waved, none had managed to finish better than 32nd.

The three teams that managed to qualify for the 2012 Daytona 500 included the #2 Miller Lite Charger driven by Brad Keselowski, the #22 Shell-Pennzoil Charger driven by AJ Allmendinger and the #7 Speed Energy Charger driven and owned by Robby Gordon. Allmendinger was the strongest of the Dodge Charger drivers in qualifying, starting in the 15th position while Robby Gordon started 17th and Keselowski started in the 23rd position.

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2012 Charger Pursuit to Pace Two Nascar Races in Arizona

By Marcus Slater on February 28, 2012 10:27 AM

Nascar fans with a love for Dodge hardware are in for a treat come March, as the 2012 Dodge Charger Pursuit will debut as a pace car for the Nationwide and Sprint cup races in Phoenix.

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Vicious Snake: Viper ACR-X Strikes at the Nürburgring

By Patrick Rall on February 27, 2012 10:57 AM

Last September, the Viper SRT10 ACR made some big noise when the original American supercar set a new production car record at the fabled Nürburgring Nordschleife. A smoking fast time of 7:12 devastated the ZR1's 7:19, and was especially impressive considering the brand new Vette featured cutting edge suspension and braking technology--along with more power. Yet the 2010 Viper ACR still managed to shatter the ZR1's record.

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Three Reasons This Grainy Image Isn't the 2013 SRT Viper

By Patrick Rall on February 24, 2012 2:00 PM

Recently, Chrysler's SRT division has offered a few bits of information on the upcoming 2013 SRT Viper--including a shadowy picture of the front end and a mystery air intake--but they've been careful to not reveal the whole car. However, in the last 48 hours, this picture surfaced.

Since then, this grainy, grossly pixelated image has appeared on nearly every automotive news site in the world, the explanation being that it shows the SRT Viper from Mattel's 2013 Hot Wheels line. And at first glance, there's little question it's the new Viper. But are we seeing a small-scale rendition of the SRT supercar? A Mattel artist's early rendering before the actual car is revealed? Or something else entirely?

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2013 Dodge Dart Configurator Goes Online

By Marcus Slater on February 24, 2012 9:27 AM

Window shoppers take note. Dodge has officially released an online configurator for the people who just can't wait to get their hands on the new Dart. But be warned, Dodge has said that the features and prices aren't final, and will likely change several times before the car's release in the second quarter of 2012.

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SRT Viper Gets Second Teaser

By Marcus Slater on February 21, 2012 10:03 AM

What is it? Well, it's the second in a series of extremely vague teasers from SRT concerning the new Viper. Clearly the dark part is a carbon fiber pit of some-sort, maybe a scoop. When did the Viper ever have carbon fiber scoops?

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Dodge Teases 2012 Ram Laramie's Dark Side

By Marcus Slater on February 17, 2012 10:32 AM

Yeah, its pandering, but I'll be damned if I didn't fall for it. Dodge has teamed up with Sports Illustrated for its latest ad campaign featuring a barely clothed Antoinette Nikprelaj and a blanketed black Ram. It's a great way to tease a new product, and MAN do they tease with this one.

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Ramcharger Unleashes Epic Burnout

By Marcus Slater on February 16, 2012 4:06 PM

If you've seen this video before, then you're prepared for what's about to happen. If you haven't, then brace yourself for an exceptionally brutal burnout. There's smoke. There's fire. What more could you possibly ask for? Well, you could ask for this!

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Chrysler Worker Admits to Working Drunk

By Marcus Slater on February 15, 2012 3:38 PM

Dodge can't seem to catch a break. Another Chrysler factory employee admitted to being drunk at work after being arrested for drunk driving. After the first three extremely public busts, you think they would've gotten the idea by now. For employees of Ma Mopar, is it really always five o'clock somewhere?

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January's Ride of the Month!

By Marcus Slater on February 14, 2012 3:02 PM

Congratulations to forum member Silver_Dodge for winning January's Ride of the month with his '99 Ram 1500. We've linked the gallery after the jump for your viewing pleasure.

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A Closer Look at the 2013 Viper Logo

By Marcus Slater on February 14, 2012 1:58 PM

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"Stryker". That's the name of the Viper's newest mascot and it looks pretty freaking cool. I don't know about you all, but the last one looks positively evil. I like it.

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Dodge Recalls Nearly 10,000 Charger Police Cars

By Marcus Slater on February 14, 2012 11:46 AM

Oh boy. The Chrysler group is recalling over 9,668 Charger police vehicles from last year. Reports say they're plagued with overheating electronics. In some cars, the low beam headlights might die from an overheated bulb connector. Even the brakes and stability control are at risk for failure if the power distribution center overheats. Yikes.

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Mopar at Chicago: A Worthy Successor to the SRT-4?

By Marcus Slater on February 8, 2012 3:18 PM

This week, Dodge paid homage to their sport-compact history at the Chicago Auto Auto Show. The carbon fiber hood and intake of the Dodge Dart GTS 210 Tribute are definitely meant to catch the eyes of SRT-4 Neon fans, but if you're looking for a fat front mount intercooler, it's not there. The only performance mods the Dart gets is a cold air intake that brings the output to a peppy 210HP.

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Mopar at Chicago: The Dodge Charger Redline

By Marcus Slater on February 8, 2012 2:43 PM

Because the R/T Charger just wasn't fast enough, Dodge has turned up the heat with the 426 Redline. 426 is the displacement of the "elephant" hemi v8 they've dropped into the engine bay. They say the car with this motor will crank out a colossal 590 horsepower: that's 125hp more horses than the lunk in SRT-8 model.

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Cummins Ram Steals SRT Jeep's Lunch

By Marcus Slater on February 2, 2012 4:56 PM

This poor guy didn't even have a chance. Even with a three-second lead, the Cummins' powered Ram manages catch him at the end. Surely skill has something to do with this beat down, but it's hard to deny the ridiculous speed of that truck. If anything it's only more evidence that diesel does it. Check out the clip after the jump for some hot dodge-on-dodge racing action.

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