Dodge Challenger Owners Organize End of the World Cruise

Not that they really needed an excuse, but just in case the Mayan "End of the world" prophecy comes true on December 21, a group of Dodge Challenger owners under the umbrella of the West Coast Challengers Car Club organized a special meeting.

The gathering was appropriately named “End of the World” Cruise and it took place this past weekend in California.

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Dodge Cummins Drags Chevrolet Silverado Around a Parking Lot During Crazy Tug of War [NSFW]

Whoever said that watching pickup trucks isn't fun, hasn't obviously witnessed a mechanical tug-of-war.

A group of young Americans who didn’t have anything better to do on what we assume to be a Friday night since the video was uploaded on Saturday, Dec. 15, watched two of their peers stage a tugging war at a parking lot with their trucks, a Chevrolet Silverado and a diesel-powered Dodge Ram Cummins.

The Silverado not only lost hands down, but the overzealous driver of the diesel Dodge truck took the Chevy for a foolishly dangerous victory run around the parking lot. Naturally, all hell broke loose once he stopped…

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Rolling Down a Hill in a Minivan Looks Strangely Fun

We don't know if tumbling or rolling (depending on the vehicle and the driver) down a rocky hill pass classifies as a legit motorsports event, but it sure looks like heaps of fun, at least when you're watching it from the comfort and safety of your computer desk, though, we must admit, we wouldn't mind trying it out ourselves... Read more »

Fresh Footage of New 2013 SRT Viper V10 and 2013 Dodge Charger Daytona

The Chrysler Group has released a new video of its pride and joy, the new 2013 SRT Viper that just recently went on sale in the States, as well as of the upcoming 2013 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T, which was revealed today ahead of its world premiere at the LA Auto Show on Wednesday, November 28. Read more »

Texas Hold'em: 1,150WHP Dodge Viper vs. 1,300WHP Lamborghini Gallardo

As if the Dodge Viper and the Lamborghini Gallardo supercars aren't powerful and fast enough in completely stock form, some owners opt to tune them to the extreme, sometimes going as far as even doubling their outputs.

During the Texas Invitational Fall 2012 Roll Race Event this past Sunday, October 14, there was a race held between two heavily modified versions of the previously mentioned sports cars, both of which featured twin-turbocharged engines.

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Comedian Jeff Dunham Helps Design a Custom Dodge Challenger SRT for the SEMA Show

The annual SEMA Show is as much about cars as it is about, well, the show, which explains why we see so many people from the music, movie and television industry putting their names on a variety of project cars every year.

Successful American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian Jeff Dunham will have his time under the 2012 SEMA Show's spotlight at the end of the month as he teamed up with Chrysler Group's Mopar and SRT brands to design a unique Dodge Challenger SRT-8 called the "Project Ultraviolet".

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It's Official: Dodge to Withdraw from NASCAR in 2013

For some, Dodge and NASCAR go together like beer and ride-on lawn mowers but after Penske Racing's surprise decision in February to end its partnership with the Chrysler Group brand at the end of the 2012 season and switch to Ford as its manufacturer for Sprint Cup cars in 2013, the Detroit automaker didn't have a lot of options, or so it claims (see below).

In a press conference today, SRT Motorsports President and CEO Ralph Gilles said that the automaker tried hard its best to find a company to replace Penske Racing as a builder for its competition engines, but failed to a come up with a viable solution.

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Chrome Lamborghini Aventador, Viper ACR and Batmobile Assemble at Times Square

New Yorkers and tourists passing through Times Square were treated to a rare sight this past weekend when an assortment of specialty cars were parked on the road for their viewing pleasure.

The vehicles that stood out the most were a Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 dressed in a chrome foil wrap with contrasting red pin stripes decorating and highlighting the supercar's hard edges, a Batmobile replica from Tim Burton's 1989 Batman film and a Dodge Viper ACR.

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First Series Production 2013 Dodge Dart Rolls Off the Assembly Line

One of the more promising Chrysler Group models created under the leadership of the Fiat Group, the 2013 Dodge Dart compact sedan, began series production on Monday, May 7, at the firm's Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois.

The first vehicle to roll off the assembly line was a red Dodge Dart Rallye with a black and red interior, powered by a 1.4-liter gasoline engine matched to a manual transmission.

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Watch a 500hp Ram SRT-10 Carrying a Life-Size Plastic Cow Race a Range Rover, X6M and ML63

As it turns out, adding a real life-size plastic cow to the bed of a Dodge Ram SRT-10 will not help you win a race, at least not one where speed is the operative parameter, but it will help you stand out from the crowd.

The cow-equipped SRT-10 featuring the Viper's 8.3-liter V10 engine with 500-horsepower went up against a Range Rover Sport Supercharged GT600 producing 600 ponies, followed by a stock Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG with 510-horses and a BMW X6M Evotech Stage 2 rated at 630hp.

There's a video just after the break for your enjoyment.

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Chrysler Introduces Industry-First In-Vehicle Wireless Charging Pad

The idea of wireless charging smaller or in some cases, even larger devices is nothing new, but the Chrysler Group wants to be the first to offer such a system on cars through its Mopar division.

General Motors had presented a wireless cell phone mat on a Chevrolet Volt at last year's CES in Las Vegas with the intent to begin offering the system on numerous Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac products from the second half of 2012.

However, the Chrysler Group seems bent to be the first to provide an in-vehicle wireless charging pad as it will make the technology available on the all-new 2013 Dodge Dart that arrives in showrooms in the second quarter of this year.

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Dodge Unveils 600HP Dart RallyCross in New York, Watch Pastrana Put it Through its Paces

Visitors to the New York Auto Show will have the chance to see Dodge's new Dart Global RallyCross entry in the flesh exhibited on an appropriately decorated stand.

Whereas the standard model makes do with a choice of three four-cylinder engines pushing between 160hp and 184hp to the front wheels, the most exciting Dart of all features a specially prepared 2.0-liter turbo unit delivering a monstrous 600-horsepower and more than 550 lb-ft (745Nm) of torque to all four wheels.

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Holy Grand Expansion: Dodge Challenger SRT-8 Turned into a Four-Door Stretch Limo!

As you can see, there are no limits in what one can do when fantasy makes you its friend. Though somewhat less radical than the Dodge Viper RT/10 roadster limo we showed you a couple of weeks ago, the Dodge Challenger LX SRT-8 that was displayed at this past weekend's annual Spring Festival of LXs in Irvine, California, is one of those oddities that will always capture the crowd's attention. Read more »

Top Gear USA Tries to Outsmart a Cobra Attack Chopper with a Dodge Viper

The American accent version of BBC's Top Gear television show has shared a video on YouTube from the debut episode of the first season starring Tanner Foust, who has proved to be the most charismatic of the three presenters, and Rutledge "Al" Wood.

Foust and co-driver Wood try to outwit a Cobra attack helicopter driving the last and soon-to-be replaced, Dodge Viper SRT through a small Southern town.

You can catch a glimpse of the video after the break and if you wish, you can also leave us a comment on what you think about the show up until now.

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The Most Spacious Dodge Viper RT/10 You'll Ever Lay Eyes on [with Video]

The custom automobile industry leaves no stone unturned in its efforts to satisfy the wackiest wishes and requirements. Even a thoroughbred sports car like the Dodge Viper RT/10 can't escape from their claws…

Unique Movie Cars, a company run by the Sciortino family, who design and build vehicles for movies and television, created this one-of-a-kind Viper RT/10 limousine.

It measures 25-feet (7.62 meters) long and can seat up to 12 passengers. The stretched Viper will make a special appearance at the Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR race in Las Vegas this Sunday, running the first lap around the race circuit.

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Tuned Dodge Challenger SRT8 Stirs up a Crowd in London

The Dodge Challenger, even in SRT8 form, may not be the quintessential sports car, but it is one of those vehicles that will grab the attention of by passers on the road – especially if it's tuned to look like a real life Hot Wheels car.

This footage of the Challenger SRT8 was captured in London. The modified muscle car is said to be owned by the London Motor Museum. You can watch the video right after the break.

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