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Dodge

Dodge currently personifies the spirit that made the brand so popular back in the 1960s and 1970s with an aggressive design and powerful drivetrains that also offer excellent fuel economy. Dodge is routinely the bestselling brand within the Chrysler Group. This page provides the latest Dodge news, photos, reviews and breaking stories about Dodge cars.

By Patrick Rall on July 13, 2015 - 12:13PM
As the Chrysler Group continues to pick through its vehicles to search for the troublesome Takata airbag inflators, around 88,000 examples of the Dodge Challenger have been added to the recall which has covered millions of vehicles around the United States.
By Patrick Rall on July 10, 2015 - 12:39PM
As buyers have been quick to snatch up the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat with the new 8-speed automatic transmission, it has created a surplus of models with a manual transmission so if you want to buy the 707hp muscle car this year, the 6-speed manual transmission shouldn’t be a sticking point in your purchasing decision.
By Patrick Rall on July 9, 2015 - 4:35PM
The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat has basically been not-for-sale for several months now due to the massive backlog of orders and as the company begins to wind down the hectic 2015 model year, several items have been removed from the build page on Dodge.com, including the 8-speed automatic transmissions and all of the option packages.
By Patrick Rall on July 8, 2015 - 5:50PM
I have had the opportunity to log quite a few miles on the 2015 Dodge Challenger SXT on the road and on the track, and for someone who isn’t focused on having gobs of horsepower, the Pentastar-powered V6 Challenger is an awesome option for 5 key reasons.
By Patrick Rall on July 7, 2015 - 12:10PM
A recent report stated that the 485hp Scat Pack model of the 2015 Dodge Challenger was sold out and while there are some examples of this incredible performance car bargain available at dealerships – this is quickly becoming almost as tough to get as the 707hp Hellcat Challenger.
By Patrick Rall on July 6, 2015 - 12:03PM
The 4th of July holiday weekend continued the amazing season for the 2015 Dodge Charger funny car NHRA teams, with Jack Beckman beating all three of the John Force Racing Camaro funny cars to get his 3rd win of the 2015 season – marking the 9th win for the new Charger body in 12 races this season.
By Patrick Rall on July 2, 2015 - 11:58AM
Even though sales were down across the entire muscle car segment, the new Ford Mustang continued to post gigantic sales numbers – once again crushing both the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger in June 2015 sales.
By Patrick Rall on July 2, 2015 - 11:13AM
After Warner Bros announced that they would stop selling any General Lee Dodge Charger toys due to the Confederate flag appearing on the roof, the final two channels airing reruns of The Dukes of Hazzard have both removed the show from their schedule in the ongoing effort to eradicate the flag from the American landscape.
By Patrick Rall on July 1, 2015 - 1:33PM
Based on the recent news that the Dodge brand is planning to substantially increase production of the Hellcat Hemi in 2016, it is very realistic to believe that the company could sell upwards of 10,000 examples of the 707 horsepower Challenger and Charger.
By Patrick Rall on June 30, 2015 - 12:57PM
After the ViperExchange.com/TI Automotive/Riley Motorsports Dodge Viper fell just short of finishing the 24 Hours of LeMans race a few weeks back, the #93 Viper started at the back of the field, but the trio of Goossens, Carter and Lawrence was able to fight their way to the front of the class for the team’s second win of 2015.
By Patrick Rall on June 29, 2015 - 1:29PM
This past weekend, the Chrysler Group’s Mopar division unveiled their two newest models based on the Dodge Challenger – with the Drag Pak 354 and the Drag Pak 426 prepared to battle the quickest factory-built race cars from Ford and Chevrolet.
By Patrick Rall on June 25, 2015 - 11:26AM
Warner Brothers has announced that the bright orange Dodge Charger from the Dukes of Hazzard television and movie series will never again be produced as a die cast toy or collectable due to pressure to eradicate the Confederate flag from modern day America.
By Patrick Rall on June 22, 2015 - 1:24PM
This past weekend, the 2015 Dodge Charger funny cars entered the 11th race of the 2015 NHRA season and when the final round had been run, Matt Hagan had claimed his 4th win of the season while the 2015 Dodge Charger claimed its 88h win – once again in dominating fashion.
By Patrick Rall on June 19, 2015 - 1:53PM
We have been talking about the possibility of a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT packing the Hellcat Hemi for months and according to the folks at Motor Authority, that vehicle has not only been given the greenlight – but these same sources insist that there are Hellcat-powered Jeep test mules on the road right now.
By Patrick Rall on June 18, 2015 - 1:17PM
There have been a few rumors floating around about changes coming for the 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat so I wanted to address these rumors while offering an explanation as to why we shouldn’t expect any real changes for the 2016 model year.
By Patrick Rall on June 17, 2015 - 1:08PM
This past weekend marked the return of the Dodge Viper to the 24 Hours of LeMans Race and while both the drivers and the car looked great throughout much of the race, mechanical issues in the final hours forced the Viper team to watch the end of the race from the garage area.
By Patrick Rall on June 15, 2015 - 3:20PM
The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and the 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat are two of the hottest American performance cars ever and that has made them very hard to get, but with these 5 simple tips, you can put a Hellcat car in your garage sooner than later – along with one good tip for those buyers willing to wait a while.
By Patrick Rall on June 12, 2015 - 1:05PM
While this record has not been verified by any official body, it appears as though the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat in the video below is currently the quickest factory supercharged Mopar muscle car in the world – turning a quicker quarter mile time than any other Hellcat car that I have seen online or in person.
By Patrick Rall on June 11, 2015 - 11:04AM
The Chrysler Group has rolled out the newest batch of television ads for the Dodge brand and while they are still working the vintage theme hard, the Scat Pack versions of the Challenger and Charger are the stars of the show in this new wave of advertising.
By Patrick Rall on June 10, 2015 - 12:36PM
The Chrysler Group’s Mopar performance division has offered up a uniquely badged, limited edition car each of the past five years, but for the new Mopar 15 – owners can create their own Moparized vehicle with all of the components coming in a unique decorative crate.
By Patrick Rall on June 8, 2015 - 2:07PM
The 2015 Dodge Charger funny car continued its domination of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series this past weekend in Englishtown, New Jersey, as Matt Hagan won his 3rd race of the season, giving the 2015 Charger 7 wins in the first 9 events of 2015.
By Patrick Rall on June 5, 2015 - 1:19PM
There has continued to be some speculation as to the progress that the Chrysler Group is making in delivering the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat to dealerships around the country, but dealerships around the country are receiving and delivering the 707 horsepower muscle car every day – and here is the latest piece of proof.
By Patrick Rall on June 4, 2015 - 2:24PM
Earlier this week, the Chrysler Group and the makers of PlayStation’s Gran Turismo 6 introduced the SRT Tomahawk; the newest member of the Vision Gran Turismo series and unquestionably one of most amazing concept cars that we have seen from the Chrysler Group - perhaps ever.
By Patrick Rall on June 3, 2015 - 12:03PM
The sales numbers for May 2015 are in and once again, the Dodge Challenger posted very strong sales figures, with 7,438 units sold comfortably eclipsing the previous monthly sales record for the modern Mopar muscle car – thanks in part to the continued delivery process of the 707hp SRT Hellcat package.
By Patrick Rall on May 27, 2015 - 1:46PM
The 2015 Dodge Charger funny car continued its dominance of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series this past weekend in Kansas, as Jack Beckman beat the Chevrolet Camaro driven by the legendary John Force in the finals – Beckman’s second win of the year and the sixth in eight events for the 2015 Charger.
By Patrick Rall on May 26, 2015 - 3:45PM
The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat that we featured a few weeks ago while running a handful of high ten second runs was back on the track this weekend with incredible results – running even quicker and posting what could be record quarter mile times for the 707 horsepower Mopar muscle car.
By Patrick Rall on May 21, 2015 - 6:04PM
Unbelievably, the Chrysler Group still hasn’t offered up a roadster/convertible version of the modern Dodge Viper, but those folks who do want to drive their 2013-2015 Viper with the open air experience, the folks at Prefix can help you out for just $9,995 with their new Gen V Viper Targa conversion.
By Patrick Rall on May 19, 2015 - 6:17PM
The final piece of the 2015 Dodge Challenger puzzle has finally been unlocked, as the 392 Hemi Scat Pack Shaker has arrived on Dodge.com, allowing dreamers like myself the chance to build and price their 485 horsepower Mopar muscle car with the vintage Shaker hood design.
By Patrick Rall on May 18, 2015 - 6:32PM
The Chrysler Group has issued a very small recall for the 2015 Dodge Challenger due to a concern that part of the airbag system may not have been installed correctly and if the airbag has not been properly installed, it may not provide proper protection in the event of an accident.