Tag: Dart

Last week we talked about the rumors that the Chrysler engineers were considering a Pentastar V6 for the Dodge Dart as that would unquestionably solve the complaints about the need for more power.  That extra power could come with some downsides like the car weighing more, costing more or getting worse fuel economy but the […] More »

The new Dodge Dart is a great car with a sharp, sporty exterior, a super high tech interior with tons of space for a compact sedan and drivetrains that help to make the Dart one of the most fuel friendly cars in the US market.  Unfortunately, those drivetrains have failed to inspire many critics from […] More »

This week’s Mopar Muscle Thursday feature takes a look at a Plum Crazy 1971 Dodge Demon 340 in action on the 8th mile against what appears to be a pretty heavily modified Ford Fox Body Mustang.  There are no details about either of the two cars but based on looks, we would guess that the […] More »

Last Friday we brought you all the unfortunate news that the Dodge Dart rallycross program will be discontinued for the 2014 racing season.  A Chrysler representative confirmed that the company will not be participating in the Global RallyCross series next year and while Chrysler has actually quit altogether – taking a year off could very […] More »

Last week, Travis Pastrana and Bryce Menzies took to the Global RallyCross track for the last time of the 2013 season and while they had their best combined outing of the year – the results were bittersweet.  As reported on Friday, Dodge will not participate in the GRC in 2014 and while it could just […] More »

I originally sat down to write a piece about how Travis Pastrana and Bryce Menzies had their best outing of the 2013 Global RallyCross season last night at the season finale in Las Vegas but a more crucial piece of news has derailed my intentions.  During last night’s broadcast, an interview with Travis Pastrana revealed […] More »

The first piece of big news from the Mopar display at the 2013 SEMA Show has just hit the press and it comes in the form of the new Dodge Scat Pack.  As was the case with the Scat Packages back in the 1960s and 1970s, the modern Scat Pack includes tiered performance packages and […] More »