This has been a big year for fans of diesel engines. In January, the redesigned 2019 Ram Heavy Duty pickup was unveiled with a new Cummins 6.7-liter I-6 Turbo Diesel that delivers up to 1,000 lb-ft of torque at 1,800 rpm. That was followed this summer by Ram rolling out a new, third-generation 3.0-liter EcoDiesel
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Fueled by passion: FCA employees roll out their Wild Wheels
The passion FCA employees bring to work each day powers the stylish, hardworking and powerful vehicles you find in our retailers’ showrooms. Wild Wheels at Work lets FCA workers at the Auburn Hills complex show off, and see, the special “passion projects” usually saved for cruise events or some off-the-clock fun. More than 2,300 employees
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2019 Roadkill Nights: Drag racing on Woodward Avenue again
For some of the 100-plus drivers who line their cars up for drag racing at this year’s Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge, they’ll experience the thrill of historic Woodward Avenue for just the first or second time in their lives. Not Rick Callahan, who pilots a black 1968 Dodge Dart GTS in the Big Tire
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2019 Roadkill Nights: Love the concept car? Build your own!
Michael Parent is a longtime fan of cars that fall under the Mopar banner. As far back as his high school days in the 1980s,he’s driven, owned and wrenched on several cars, with a 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner and ’68 Dodge Charger R/T still strong in his memory. But nothing had caught Parent’s eye quite like
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Carlisle Chrysler Nationals: A grand tour of performance and design history
It’s not easy to take in the vast history of performance and design milestones associated with Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®, Ram, Mopar and other brands in the FCA heritage all in one spot. You can do it this weekend in southern Pennsylvania at the Carlisle Chrysler Nationals, where more than 2,700 vehicles will roll into the
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Engineering students can see the future at FCA’s Chelsea Proving Grounds
For college engineering students who participate in the SAE International competitions, everything is a challenge. The student teams typically are clubs, not formal school-organized groups. Their budgets are small, at best, which puts a premium on attracting some sponsors. For most, the “test track” is a parking lot somewhere on campus. When FCA opens the
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Remembering a few of our ‘fathers’ for Father’s Day
As people around the world salute their fathers this Sunday for Father’s Day, we want to honor a few of our “fathers” who have helped make FCA what it is today. Walter Chrysler: He launched the Chrysler Corp. in 1925 from the remains of the Maxwell Motor Co. In addition to creating the Chrysler, Plymouth
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