Dodge Viper ACR
 The Viper ACR will do that to you. There is nothing "halfway" about this car. Mind you, I’ve never loved the regular Viper. Sure, the power is sensational and the chassis wrenches out go-kart moves, but it’s always seemed as if you give up too much in refinement and poise in return for numbers that match or barely exceed those of other supercars. The ACR is different. Forty pounds lighter than the regular Viper, with ten times the downforce at 150 mph, springs twice as stiff...

Belgium: Dodge wants you to steam up the windows in the Journey
Click above for a gallery of the Baby Made on Board promo materialsWhen we read the tip from reader Thijs B. telling us that in Belgium, Dodge is planning a Journey launch promo centered around backseat baby-making, we thought it was a big joke. So we started using our Google powers to see what else we could dig up. And guess what? It's legit.If you go to babymadeonboard.be, you'll be greeted by the screen above, which features a play on those annoying "Baby On Board" window signs that were ubiquitous...

Ready to rumble: 2009 Dodge Ram Hemi is more powerful and more fuel-efficient
AUBURN HILLS -- The polished chrome shined so bright in the morning sun it looked wet. Parked outside of the Walter P. Chrysler Museum, the 2009 Dodge Ram looked stunning. The two-tone paint, the wraparound chrome bumpers and sculpted lines drew admiring stares from all angles from the flock of poorly dressed media. "This is the best Ram Dodge has ever built," Dodge's director Mike Accavitti said Thursday. He's right. Its delicious Hemi rumble, the canted chrome mesh grille, the dual exhaust pipes...

Dealer selling Dodge Chargers branded "SRT-6"
Click above more more images of the Dodge Charger "SRT-6"When is a Chrysler product branded as an SRT-6 not really an SRT-6? When it comes from Scott McCorkle's Liberty Dodge in Charlotte, NC. The dealership has created what it is referring to as a Dodge Charger SRT-6, though its fitted with just the standard 2.7 liter V6 engine and no performance mods. Also absent are the normal SRT-spec suspension, braking or interior refinements. So, what exactly is it that makes this vehicle qualify as an SRT? Umm...

2010 Dodge Charger design study
Michael Leonhard, a self-proclaimed car stylist, has created his own take on what a future Dodge Charger may look like. While the current production Charger is far from old, there should be a replacement or refresh launching in around four of five years, and Leonhard’s design study gives us an idea of what it could look like if Chrysler’s design team had unrestricted license to create the car however they wished. Leonhard, who hails from Austria, has said that the starting point for his...

2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 en route to dealers
Click the image above for more pics of the Challenger SRT8If you're one of the lucky 6,400 customers to lay claim to the 425 hp Dodge Challenger SRT8, we have good news. The first 1,000 special edition Challengers have already been built, and they're en-route to a dealer near you. For those of you that won't be getting your Hemi-powered muscle car in the first wave, you won't have to wait long, either. Every SRT Challenger will be produced by the beginning of July, which means Woodward should be full of...

Dodge Challenger's 'hybrid' traits
While explaining the virtues of the new Dodge Challenger to his 14-year-old daughter, Simon Boag, president of Mopar global service and parts, received blank stares when he talked about the muscle car's horsepower and other gearhead attributes. But when he told her it was a hybrid, she perked up, Boag recounted during his keynote speech at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's annual Fiesta Hispana recently in Dearborn. "It's a hybrid," he said. "It burns gasoline...and rubber." If only Business Insider...

Dodge Challenger drag-racing version coming soon
The late 1960’s Hemi Dart and Barracuda will influence a drag-racing version of the new Dodge Challenger. At the 2007 SEMA Auto Show, a Challenger drag-racing package was shown with the third-generation of the HEMI engine.According to Chrysler spokeswoman Patricia Georgevich who spoke with InsideLine, the drag-racing package for the new Dodge Challenger will officially debut later this summer around...[source]

Videos: Burnouts and drifting in a Dodge Challenger SRT8
At a recent press event for the new 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8, Chrysler put on a major burnout and drifting show for the media. After watching the videos, we’re just wondering how many miles were burned off those tires.Refresher: Power comes from a 6.1 liter HEMI V8 engine that produces 425 horsepower and 420 lb-ft of torque. 0–60 mph comes in at the low 5-second range.Click through for the videos...[source]

The new Dodge Challenger has the muscle to compete and smoke 'em
PASADENA, Calif. -- You know it's going to be a good drive when the race track supervisor reminds you to keep the driver's window rolled down "for extraction purposes." Translation: That ain't your mamma's Hemi under the hood, so don't get stupid and assume you have the driving abilities to handle it. Only after hitting 115 mph on the downhill straightaway of Willow Springs Raceway can I report back that the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8, which hits dealerships this May, is better than the original. The...