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Chrysler may want to give the new Dodge Dart a well-accessorized introduction, but other product lines are getting some welcome Mopar-style attention as well. The only problem is that the best part on display for the Charger Redline 426 is the one you're not really allowed to use. More »
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It might look like an average 2007 Jeep SRT8 at first glance, but from the moment this twin turbo beast launches, it becomes very clear this one is anything but average. More »
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One of the highlights of this past weekend's Fairfield County Concours d'Elegance in Westport, Conn., was a tribute to the Hemi engine. Yes, there were muscle cars, like a mean-looking 435-hp 1971 Plymouth GTX, but just a few yards away was another Hemi, sans car. More »
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In 1965, with a shiny, gold streamliner they'd built in a shed — and four Hemi V8s — brothers Bill and Bob "Butch" Summers ended the longstanding British rule over the wheel-driven land-speed record. Bill Summers died last week at 75. More »
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It's not from Germany and it doesn't have a flat four (or six), but this 1957 Tatra 603, nicknamed the "Communist Porsche", is rear engined, air cooled and very rare. Best of all, if you've always dreamt of a communist hot rod in your garage this Tatra is currently for sale on Ebay. More »
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79 years ago this past week, Henry Ford unveiled the flathead V8 in a move that would change automotive history. The hype and legend of the 65 horsepower engine keeps the '32 Ford one of the most popular vintage hot rod platforms almost 8 decades later. Keeping in mind the fact a great engine can make an ordinary car a legend, this week's Question of the Weekend asks what is your favorite production car engine? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5788220&view=rss&microfeed=true Jeep CEO Michael Manley's gotten himself one of the AEV Hemi V8-powered Wranglers for "executive evaluation." When we evaluated the V8 Wrangler we thought it was gigantically badass, so just take our word for it and BUILD THE DAMN THING. More »
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Chrysler needs a name for their entry-level Ram 1500, which offers the 390-hp 5.7-liter HEMI V8 in a cheap ($23,830) regular-cab pickup. Available in 4x2/4x4 with three rear-axle ratio choices and vinyl bench seats, why not call it awesome? More »
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"If there's one thing we want you to know," said the executives launching the 2011 Chrysler 300 sedan, "it's that this is an all-new vehicle." It's not, but it is better. More »
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This weekend's Barrett-Jackson Car Auction features a wide variety of cars and trucks. Many of the cars have already crossed the block and found new owners, but you can still dream. What is the 2011 Barrett-Jackson vehicle of your dreams? More »
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The 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona equipped with a 426 Hemi was one of the most serious street cars of its time. In this vintage Car and Track road test host Bud Lindemann finds out how hot the Hemi really is. More »
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Chrysler will revive the Hemi "Elephant" 426 engine from the 1960s as a crate package, this time with an all-aluminum block and heads that shed 100 lbs. Specs: 540 hp, 530 lb-ft of torque for $13,675 in peanuts. [Chrysler] More »
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The 2011 Dodge Charger Pursuit police edition spent Saturday getting the once over from law enforcement. Jalopnik caught these first shots of a bare '11 Charger during high-speed tests by the Michigan State Police. More »
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The 2011 Dodge Durango adds a third row of seats for Chrysler's third attempt at making a competitive mid-size SUV not named Jeep. More »
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Why wouldn't you build a blown Hemi V8-powered slingshot dragster to run on the snow? Oh, right, illusions of self preservation. A problem this maniac-machine's builder, Ky Michaelson, didn't seem to have. [The Rocketman] More »
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Chrysler may be killing the "Hemi" branding on most new vehicles, but as this photo of the new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee shows, that thing's still got a Hemi under the hood. This badge-killing's nothing more than Pelosi-is-watching green-washing. More »
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Tim Cotterill's Rocket II is a 1000-hp, supercharged, Hemi-powered, Blastolene-built supertrike. It's one of the few vehicles to drop by Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage that the lawyers — and a desire for self-preservation — apparently won't let him drive. More »
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Here at the Cain't Git Bayou 24 Hours of LeMons, at No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose, Louisiana, we just saw our first-ever Hemi-powered Chrysler. Since there's a dragstrip here, the quarter-mile trash-talking started immediately. More »
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Ontariostreetcar.com's claiming the 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 will get the bigger 6.4-liter HEMI V8 already rumored destined for Dodge HD trucks. Chrysler's offered us no comment on the 475-525 HP mill which supposedly gets better fuel economy. We'll see. [OntarioStreetCar] More »
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In 1827 Jedediah Smith became the first white man to cross the Bonneville Salt Flats. In honor of that, and Speed Week, Nice Price or Crack Pipe is putting you inside the belly tank of the beast. More »
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If movies have taught us anything, it's that orphans are typically sad, but plucky. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has found a little orphan Hemi, but you might need to be Daddy Warbucks to buy her. More »
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Our last AKEOTD was a Chrysler-built tank powerplant, and you'd think it would be impossible to surpass a five-bank, 30-cylinder monster… but the IV-2220 airplane engine does just that. It's the very first Chrysler Hemi!
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Want a Hemi-powered pickup and still get semi-decent fuel economy? Well then maybe the 2010 Dodge Ram Hemi Hybrid will make sense to you. It sure doesn't to us. [PickupTrucks.com] More »
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The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee debuted last week, but we've got a first look at the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. The real exciting news? We're told it'll get the 500 HP+ 6.4-liter crate HEMI. More »
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Chrysler's figured out how to build the 5.7-liter and 6.1-liter HEMI engines on the same line. Now they're auctioning off the redundant 6.1-liter HEMI assembly line. What would you do with it? More »
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Yesterday's low-mile Mazda RX-4 got our highest Nice Price Or Crack Pipe approval rating yet, with a landslide 78% of voters going with Nice Price. Today we're going to ask a question we haven't asked here since the Tin Man's Fleetwood: how much extra does fame add to a car's value? More »
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The new Jeep Wrangler is a damn fine off-road vehicle straight from the factory, but a 202 HP V6 just doesn't quite fit the bill for the folks at American Expedition Vehicles. Remember, this is the same group of guys who built the Hemi-powered SR-392 Roadster and the amazing Brute conversion kit that'll let you turn your Wrangler into an honest-to-goodness Jeep truck. This year at SEMA AEV'll be showing their latest and greatest new toy — the custom shop's dropped a 5.7-liter HEMI V8 into the evergreen off-roader...and then tosses us the keys for an exclusive first drive. That's right, they let us loose in this monster of an off-roader — outfitted with their complete HEMI conversion kit, a Flowmaster exhaust, an Nth Degree three-inch suspension lift, 35-inch BFG Mud Terrain KM2s on a set of their own wheels, 4.88 rear gears, their all-steel heat-extractor hood and a beefy front winch bumper of their own design. The result: A seriously badass Wrangler. More »
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The Mopar Underground folks are prepping a 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T for unveiling at this year's SEMA show. They've got a plan: make the car as long and lean as possible, with inspiration from the 1970 Challenger T/A; what they don't have is a name. The folks at Automobile are helping out by photographing the build process and offering up commenting space for suggestions. Since we're sure our faithful readers can do better, drop your naming ideas for Mopar Underground's SEMA Challenger in the comments below the fold. [Automobile] More »
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At today's Motor Press Guild meeting out in Cali, Chrysler's Jim Press confirmed to PickupTrucks.com Mike Levine that the new next-generation Nissan Titan will not only be built on the Dodge Ram platform — which we've already confirmed — but that yes, that thing would have a Hemi. Sweet. Although Nissan may still be denying it, Levine's got more at his site. [PickupTrucks.com] More »
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The old-school shifter gurus at Hurst are back in the custom vehicle business, choosing the 2009 Dodge Challenger as their latest canvas. The Hurst/Hemi Challenger is scheduled to make its debut at the 2008 SEMA show in Vegas, after which it's expected in dealerships during the first part of next year. A Hurst shifter is included, of course, along with branded wheels, requisite gold stripes and "H" logos. The rest of the package consists of mods in your choice of four different stages of tune, topping out with a 500+ HP blower-equipped version. Now they just need Linda Vaughn's granddaughter on hand to be the spokesmodel. Full release after the jump. More »
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The 2009 Chrysler Aspen HEMI Hybrid and the 2009 Dodge Durango HEMI Hybrid, the first hybrids from the penta-star brand, are finally rolling off the lines in Newark, Delaware. With its two-mode hybrid system and cylinder deactivation capability reigning in the big 5.7-liter HEMI engine, the hybrid twins are expected to return a 25% increase in fuel economy, up to 19 MPG city, 20 highway. Yes, even though they've been hybridized, they can still tow 6,000 pounds, along with all your rugrats and their junk. We suspect the market for these vehicles will be pretty strong, and sales may swell into the hundreds. [MotorAuthority] More »
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The SR 392 roadster, built by Quality Metalcraft's Michael Chetcuti and Chrysler's Mark Allen and Ralph Gilles, will be auctioned off in August at the the Russo & Steele car auction during the Monterey Historics. In case you've forgotten, the SR 392 concept made its debut in the Chrysler display at last year's SEMA show and it's named after the 392 6.4-liter Hemi crate engine under the hood. Since then, it's traveled the country, winning show awards left and right. We only hope it finds an owner who treats this Hemi-powered hot rod right. Full press release after the jump. More »
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After more than a year of anticipation, Chrysler has taken the wraps off the Drag Package for the 2008 Dodge Challenger (Read our three-part review of the SRT8 here!). At least 100 of the Mopar muscle machines will be built, each tailored for the specific NHRA category in which the buyer wishes to compete. The big decision will be whether you want a 5.9-liter Magnum wedge, 5.7-liter Hemi or the big 'n nasty 6.1-liter Hemi. Any of them can be paired with either a manual or automatic transmission. Full details in the press release below the jump. More »
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The brochure for the new 2009 Dodge Challenger has hit the automotive webosphere and Mopar-mad fan-boys are drooling over an item we think will be an instant classic. The car? At this point, unknown. But the brochure will totally hit the "Found on EBay" pages shortly. That's because Dodge has created a gorgeous piece of showroom lit — with the fonts, photography, and graphic touches that channel the 70's Challenger. But as always, it's what's inside that counts. And inside the brochure is shot after shot of the new pony car from Dodge in all sorts of variations — each more amazingly retrosexual than the last. There's the R/T Classic Package Challenger, complete with old-school Challenger badging and a set of strobe-style side stripes. But it's the the new "Track Pak" for the quarter-mile fans that gets us going this morning — featuring a made-for-the-drag-strip package complete with 3.91 rear gear, a set of 20s, and the all-important 6-speed manual gearbox. Hot dogs, apple pie and Hemis, baby! Complete gallery below.
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Have you been greenwashed convinced into thinking you can drive a big SUV and still do your part for the environment? Chrysler says you'll be saving big bucks driving an Aspen or Durango Hybrid over a "competitive vehicle" from GM. "$8,000 below the competition," they crow. But wait, GM doesn't make a 7-seat hybrid Trailblazer or Envoy. So what Chrysler is really referring to as the competition are the Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon hybrid twins. Ok, so technically the Durango/Aspen and Tahoe/Yukon are both classified as full-size SUVs, but doesn't it go without saying that a Tahoe is going to cost more than a Durango? What's more, the Tahoe Hybrid starts at $49,590 while the Durango Hybrid starts at $44,540; hardly the $8,000 difference Chrysler's advertising. More »
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