Safety is nothing to make light of. But light can certainly enhance vehicle safety, as demonstrated by the 2019-20 Ram 1500. FCA recently refined the performance of the redesigned pickup’s available, curve-adaptive, LED projector headlamps with high-beam assist. The result? The reigning Motor Trend Truck of the Year made history as the first full-size pickup
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Category Archives: Technology
Truck Thursday: Jeep® Gladiator allows you to take your music with you
The all-new 2020 Jeep® Gladiator offers a number of unique, creative and innovative features in the second row, but there’s only one that can keep customers “rocking out” after they’ve conquered rock formations. Nestled behind the Gladiator’s foldable, second-row seats is a removable wireless speaker. The built-in, removable weatherproof speaker is unique in the Jeep
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Chrysler helped power NASA to the moon
Chrysler entered the 1960s as a car company known for cars designed for the jet age, advanced safety features and the introduction of high-performance vehicles and the powerful hemispheric (HEMI®) engine. But that Chrysler power, performance and innovation wasn’t just confined to the highway, it also was used to propel American astronauts into space and
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Minivan Monday: 2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid helps create road trip ‘harmony’
You’ve heard it said, ‘your life changes completely when you become a parent.’ In a new ad called “Bad Parent,” the Chrysler brand hits a more optimistic note, especially when it comes to creating your ‘happy place’ behind the wheel. With the 2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, you can have it all! Thanks to the Pacifica
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Word to the Wise
Advanced automotive engineering demands more than mastery of math, physics and chemistry. Moving the needle on safety, fuel economy and drivability often comes down to one engineer’s ability to defend new ideas that may contradict conventional wisdom. So FCA US gives aspiring engineers a taste of this process. In support of Formula SAE, a renowned
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Test & Tune: Formula for Engineering Success
There is no substitute for experience or passion when it comes to engineering. And, both are on display during FCA’s annual Test & Tune event. Every year since 2014, the Company has welcomed teams of engineering students to its legendary proving grounds in Chelsea, Michigan.* There, students refine the performance of vehicles they will enter
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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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