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Viper V-10 Debuts In Dodge Challenger Concept

Viper V-10 Debuts In Dodge Challenger Concept

In what promises to be a bragging-rights, smoky burnout extravaganza, Chrysler today announces an all-aluminum 8.4-liter V-10 under the hood of its '09 Dodge Challenger SRT10 Concept headed to this year's SEMA. The engine is the same enthusiastic motivator for the brute-force Viper, and in Challenger guise it supplies 600 horsepower and 560 lb-ft...

Paul A. Eisenstein's Industry Insider

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Farewell

10/02/08 2:23 PM

It’s with a bit of sadness that I write to report I have left The Car Connection, the automotive website I launched a dozen years ago.  While my...

What Next as Car Sales Collapse?

What Next as Car Sales Collapse?

08/04/08 9:30 AM

Reporting on the auto industry can be a bit difficult, these days, certainly if you're hoping to find something good to say. And the latest news is...

BAT 11 Out of Hell?

BAT 11 Out of Hell?

08/04/08 5:36 AM

By all rights, the BAT 11 simply shouldn't exist. The incredibly sexy sportscar, pictured above, is the work of the folks at Stile Bertone...

Nardelli to Chrysler Workers: All's Good, Sort Of

Nardelli to Chrysler Workers: All's Good, Sort Of

08/02/08 9:18 AM

Hard as it is to imagine, we're coming up on the first anniversary of Chrysler's takeover by the folks at Cerberus Capital Management. It's been a...

The V-8 Is Dead -- Long Live the V-8

The V-8 Is Dead -- Long Live the V-8

08/01/08 12:25 PM

The V-8 is dead. Long live the V-8. Probably nothing is more symbolic of America’s love affair with the automobile than the classic eight-banger...

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Viper V-10 Debuts In Dodge Challenger Concept

Viper V-10 Debuts In Dodge Challenger Concept

10/15/08 3:22 PM

In what promises to be a bragging-rights, smoky burnout extravaganza, Chrysler today announces an all-aluminum 8.4-liter V-10 under the hood of its...

Cell Phone Software Reduces "Driving While Distracted"

Cell Phone Software Reduces "Driving While Distracted"

10/15/08 2:38 PM

There is mounting pressure against using that mobile phone while driving...even if you go the safe route of handsfree, bluetooth talking. From the AP...

BMW: Diesel Hybrids Interesting, Expensive

BMW: Diesel Hybrids Interesting, Expensive

10/15/08 1:33 PM

When it comes to diesels and hybrids, BMW seems to have its green gambits covered. Last week, the automaker handed us the keys to its new diesel...

Microheat Cooked By GM Recall

Microheat Cooked By GM Recall

10/15/08 1:24 PM

Recently announcing that it would become ever-tougher on underperforming suppliers, GM has not only banished Microheat as a supplier of heated...

Tesla In Trouble?

Tesla In Trouble?

10/15/08 10:34 AM

U.K.'s CAR reports that Tesla is rumored to be laying off 100 staffmembers due to - you guessed it - the global financial mess. Kicking it while it's...

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