Tag: dodge
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Does the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon have 757 horsepower?
We don’t know yet how much horsepower the new 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon has, but that hasn’t stopped everyone from looking for clues. Every teaser we’ve received so far has revealed more about the new beast, and now the latest one might’ve just exposed the car’s horsepower rating. The sharp minds over at Road…
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2017 Dodge Challenger GT first drive review: Old dog, new tricks
How do you make an old car new again? If you’re Dodge and your Challenger’s structure hasn’t significantly changed since it was released for the 2008 model year, you add an all-wheel-drive system from an existing product, slap a new model name on it, and call the all-season muscle car. The result is the 2017…
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Godzilla’s biography, Hellcat vs. ZL1, 50,000-mile oil change: The Week In Reverse
We took a look at the Nissan GT-R’s history; the new 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 took on the Dodge Challenger Hellcat; and we learned what a 50,000-mile oil change looks like. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Audi teased everyone by releasing a sketch of the Q8 Concept that will be…
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2017 Dodge Challenger GT, 2018 Mercedes-AMG E63, 2018 Lexus LC: This Week’s Top Photos
The Dodge Challenger has just spawned an all-wheel-drive model dubbed the GT, which means owners up north will be able to safely drive it year round. The GT doesn’t get the hulking wide-body kit of the concept version, but we’ll see that soon enough on a new range-topping Challenger. The 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R has…
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Thieves could use "mystery device" to steal cars with push-button start
Car thieves want your wheels, and they will find a way to take them away from you. Automakers attempt to combat them in a number of ways but the car thieves are crafty and they evolve alongside the vehicles. It seems there’s a new means for the baddies to pinch your ride if it’s one…
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Dodge is reopening order books for the 2017 Viper before it dies
After 25 years, the Dodge Viper is going to die, for good. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] confirmed this fact back in June as it announced final editon models that sold out pretty much instantly. A weird thing happens when you say you’re killing off an icon: sales spike. The uptick in sales caused Dodge to…
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Fisker reveals EMotion electric car, promises 400-mi range
The rebooted Fisker has revealed its upcoming electric sedan, labeled the EMotion. The car looks almost nothing like the Karma sedan from the previous incarnation of Fisker. We’d even say its aggressive look is more like what Fisker design boss and founder Henrik Fisker introduced on the Dodge Viper-based Force 1 supercar unveiled at the…
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The original muscle car pulls into Jay Leno’s Garage
In the early 1960s, the top brass at General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] put a stop to any of its motorsports programs. There was to be no involvement with racing from any of its divisions. This initially seemed like it might be a tough move for the likes of Pontiac but the brand used a tried-and-tested…
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Listen up: Dodge Viper ACR with straight pipes is as good as it gets
You should make this into your ring tone. Like, right now. Listening to a Dodge Viper ACR with a straight-pipe exhaust rev its big V-10 engine is probably the reason you’re a car enthusiast. We’re not entirely sure of the back story on this video, but that doesn’t really matter when there’s a soundtrack like…
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Meet Hennessey’s 1,032-HP Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat
It might not officially be the fastest family hauler in the land, but it must be close. John Hennessey has turned his sights to the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat sedan with a new twin-turbo package that cranks up the power 1,032 horsepower at 6,500 rpm. Because, well, the stock Charger SRT Hellcat’s 707 horsepower just…