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Dodge Might Not Drop Internal Combustion for Next-Gen Charger After All

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Dodge is discontinuing the Charger and Challenger after the 2023 model year, but the automaker isn’t doing away with muscle cars altogether. Like the concept, the production Charger Daytona will get a unique rear “R-wing,” an available panoramic glass roof, and an aerodynamic grille design that improves airflow and generates downforce.

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Junkyard Find: 1948 Dodge Custom Sedan

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For a few years after the end of World War II, Detroit's automakers sold mildly facelifted prewar designs while they made the switch back to peacetime production. The 1946-1948 Dodges and Plymouths (and DeSotos ) were mechanically nearly identical, but it was easy to tell them apart at a glance. liter) version with 95 horses.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 4-Door Sedan

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Ford's entry was the Fairlane, which debuted as a 1962 model. There's a lot of great vintage stuff at Colorado Auto & Parts right now. Army staff car , a 1965 Dodge D-200 U.S. As has been the case with so many model names , the Fairlane designation began life as a trim level title for the full-sized Ford line.

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Road Test: Ford 2023 Escape PHEV

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The 2023 Ford Escape PHEV compact SUV is a fine example of not only being efficient but also versatile. A 37-mile range EV Electric and Gasoline Power The 2023 Ford Escape PHEV is powered by a 2.5-liter liter 4-cylinder EcoBoost engines (which in Ford-speak means they are turbocharged) are available. Two gasoline engines—a 1.5-liter

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Blazer EV price cut, Dodge electric muscle, Rivian R2 and R3: The Week in Reverse

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Rivian on Thursday provided the most significant future-product preview since the debut of its R1 series trucks at the 2018 LA auto show. But in a look at these Rivian models’ shared design and manufacturing elements, if the company can get past its headwinds it has a lot of innovation yet to come.

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Ford patents movable in-vehicle table

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Ford wants to make vehicle interiors more like living rooms. Ford movable in-vehicle table patent image According to the patent application, the table would be mounted to a base affixed to the floor, and have a pivoting arm that would allow it to be positioned either parallel or perpendicular to a vehicle’s center line.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium

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In April 2018 Ford announced all its sedans and coupes would be going away by 2020, except for one–the iconic Mustang. Clean Fleet Report spent a week in the rear-wheel drive 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium Fastback, powered by a high-performance turbocharged 2.3-liter The 2021 Ford Mustang interior has a comfy, retro feel to it.

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