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Junkyard Find: 1991 Dodge Grand Caravan LE

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We've had a run of European machinery in this series lately, with six of the last ten Junkyard Finds coming from across the Atlantic ( one from Sweden , one from Italy , two from West Germany and two from France ), so today it's the turn of that most Michigandic of machinery: A Chrysler minivan. Lesser Caravans got a Chrysler 2.5-liter

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Stellantis Vehicles Will Jump to Tesla's NACS Starting in 2026

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Stellantis has been slow to roll out new electric models, so it’s not surprising to see the automaker being one of the last to join Tesla’s North American Charging Standard. We’ll see several new EVs from the automaker starting this year, from the Jeep Wagoneer S to the Ram 1500 REV.

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Road Test: 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T Plus Plug-In Hybrid

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Italian Under the Skin Scratch the surface of the 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T and you will find the Alfa Romeo Tonale, with Dodge and Alfa Romeo two of 16 Stellantis automobile brands sold throughout the world. Dodge was most recently the performance division of the old Chrysler Corporation. Is the Dodge Hornet R/T a sports CUV?

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TTAC's Worst Cars of 2023

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While it’s not as legendary of a nameplate as other icons of motoring, the Pathfinder was once a rugged body-on-frame SUV that could go just about anywhere, it’s now a minivan without the utility of a minivan. The good news here is that you still get Jeep off-road capability and one of the best interiors in the segment.

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Chrysler Group files S-1 for IPO; snapshot of R&D priorities; exploring a light-duty hydraulic hybrid

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As one example cited, the company has increased its use of high-strength steel and other lightweight materials to reduce vehicle weight, and thus improve fuel economy, while still meeting standards for vehicle safety. liter, 4-cylinder Tigershark engine available in the 2013 Dodge Dart GT. Earlier post.). —Chrysler S-1.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Making air suspension and AWD standard in the 2017 model has added more complexity and more things that could potentially falter. Those vehicles include the Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Suburban, Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Lincoln Continental. Jeep has mixed results, falling two spots to 22. —Jake Fisher.

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Chrysler Readying Roll-out of Pentastar V-6 Engine Across 13 Models; Average 7% Fuel Efficiency Improvement

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Already standard on the new Jeep Grand Cherokee, the V-6 will gradually phase out seven V6 legacy engines ranging from 2.7L engine that was previously used in the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Traditional, non-synthetic motor oil with an ILSAC standard of GF5 is recommended. liter engine it replaced in Jeep Grand Cherokee.

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