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Dodge unveils its first electrified performance vehicle: Dodge Hornet R/T PHEV

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Dodge unveiled the all-new 2023 Dodge Hornet compact SUV in R/T and GT trims with a lineup of multi-energy powertrains. The Dodge Hornet R/T PHEV, representing the brand’s first electrified performance vehicle, delivers 285-plus horsepower and 383 ft-lb (519 N·m) of torque. 2023 Dodge Hornet GT.

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Ram 50 with 313,560 miles

The Truth About Cars

Chrysler began importing Mitsubishis and selling them with its own badging in 1971 , when the first Dodge Colts arrived. For the 1979 model year, the Mitsubishi Forte small pickup showed up in North America as the Plymouth Arrow Truck and Dodge D50. A five-speed manual was standard equipment, and that's what this truck has.

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Aries SE Four-Door Sedan

The Truth About Cars

Though the extended Chrysler K Family had many members (including minivans and Maseratis ) and stayed in production deep into the 1990s, there were just five true K models sold in the United States: the Plymouth Reliant, Dodge Aries, Dodge 400, Dodge 600 and Chrysler LeBaron (though not all the LeBarons and 600s were genuine Ks).

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Junkyard Find: 1991 Dodge Grand Caravan LE

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Chrysler scored a huge sales hit with its K-platform -derived Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager front-wheel-drive small vans, which debuted as 1984 models and immediately joined forces with the new XJ Jeep Cherokee —also new for 1984—to begin the process of annihilating the station wagon once and for all. Lesser Caravans got a Chrysler 2.5-liter

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Charged Up: The 2024 Dodge Charger is Finally Here

The Truth About Cars

That said, there will be at least one muscle-car EV on the market soon: The 2024 Dodge Charger. If you're not ready for electric, you can get 420 ponies from the standard-output 3.0-liter Dodge is quoting a 3.3-second Standard on Daytonas is a PowerShot button that will give you up to 40 more horsepower for up to 15 seconds.

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Junkyard Find: 1948 Dodge Custom Sedan

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Chrysler managed the feat for the 1949 model year; we admired a Plymouth Special Deluxe sedan from that year in a Colorado car graveyard last summer, and today we're going to take a look at an example of one of the last of the stopgap postwar Chrysler products : this '48 Dodge in a yard just south of Denver. liter) version with 95 horses.

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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. Despite these tantalizing details on the new Charger, Mopar Insiders noted that Dodge might roll out a fresh Challenger before the next-gen Charger goes on sale.

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