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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Aries SE Four-Door Sedan

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Lee Iacocca 's Chrysler Corporation sold K-Cars in the United States for the 1981 through 1989 model years, saving itself from near-certain bankruptcy in the process. These cars are becoming difficult to find in the Ewe Pullets of the land, and I hadn't written about a true K in the Junkyard Finds series since way back in 2019.

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Consumer Reports testing finds many small turbo engines underperforming; fuel economy, acceleration no better than in larger conventional powertrains

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Consumer Reports’ own fuel economy tests of vehicles equipped with small turbocharged engines has found in many cases that the turbocharged cars tested by CR have slower acceleration and no better fuel economy than the models with larger conventional engines, the organization said. Earlier post.).

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Dodge CEO Says Electrification Won’t Spoil American Muscle

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The concern here is that the changing landscape is about to close the door on American muscle cars for a second time. However, Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis is trying to assure the world that this won’t be the case. They say the first drag race occurred the second the second car was built. But Kuniskis feels this moment is different.

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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona: the ‘Brotherhood of Muscle’ goes electric – Charged EVs

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Dodge says the EVs that replace them will be just as noisy. The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona is a Detroit anomaly: it’s a passenger car in an age of trucks and SUVs, it’s battery-electric when U.S. When everyone else is going left,” said Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis, “we [Dodge] wanna go right.”

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QOTD: How Long Can the Hemi Last?

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Dodge continues to stretch the Hemi. Sure, the Hurricane is around, and the brand has electrification plans, but despite promises to cut the Hemi, it seems Dodge/Stellantis can't quite quit it. Image: Dodge/Stellantis] Become a TTAC insider. So with that in mind, how long is the Hemi going to hang around? Sound off below.

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Consumer Reports finds Honda Accord hybrid fuel economy “impressive”, but short of EPA 47 mpg rating

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Consumer Reports fuel economy tests found the Honda Accord Hybrid delivered impressive overall fuel-economy of 40 mpg (5.88 However, Consumer Reports’ engineers cautioned that buyers expecting their car to deliver the EPA’s figure of 47 mpg posted on the window sticker might be disappointed. Earlier post.).

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New Ford Police Interceptors deliver up to 35% better fuel economy when idling

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The city and highway fuel economy ratings for the new Ford Police Interceptors (PI) have increased by 25% over the retired Crown Victoria. A recent study of police car use in Ottawa, Canada, showed the average police vehicle idles for up to 6.7 Fuel economy test results from the LA Sheriff’s Department 2012 evaluations.