2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon with 840 horsepower was unveiled tonight, on the eve of the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). The Fastest quarter-mile car in the world is banned by the NHRA, and yet so many have been waiting for this Demon to be unleashed. Tim Kuniskis, Head of Passenger Cars; Dodge, SRT, [...]
Good Morning Warren and Friends, Magna International opened their doors to show us some new products. Car companies sell today's products; when you visit an Auto Supplier, you get a real glimpse into the future of automobiles and the Auto Industry. Do you tow a trailer? The hardest part of towing is backing up. Magna [...]
Cori has been storm chasing for years. It has only been in the last couple of years that she has started taking pictures and recording her trips. Here are some of her fonder moments watching storms, along with some of the most spectacular pictures she has taken. When did you start storm chasing [...]
Volunteer sweep riders Sheri and Tom Krueger All eyes were on 70-year-old Gunhild Swanson as she crossed the finish line of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains Western States 100-mile Endurance Run in Auburn, CA. Swanson beat the clock with only six seconds to spare, becoming the oldest woman runner to finish the race in [...]
Good Morning Warren and friends, Today I am in Warren, Mich., at the Fiat Chrysler Auto (FCA) LLC Chelsea Proving Grounds. FCA is showing off What's new in their stables. A question for you - which do you like better - a turbo direct injection or a diesel pickup? I have a friend at Chrysler [...]
Mopar = Motor Parts Reaching back into the technology that made Mopar (a contraction of the words MOtor and PARts) famous in the 1960s muscle-era the new Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak was revealed today at the Fiat Chrysler Auto (FCA) LLC Chelsea Proving Grounds. The Mopar Drag Pak Challenger is not to be confused [...]
Chris Cowland, Director of Advanced and SRT Powertrain at Chrysler LLC talked to Driving the Nation about the engine and the 91% engine's content that has been revised to create the type of power needed to be America's most powerful muscle car. Dodge Challenger SXT models “starting U.S. MSRP of $26,995 2015 Dodge Challenger SXT [...]
2015 Dodge Challenger Ryan Nagode, Chief designer for the 2015 Dodge Challenger talked to Driving the Nation about the exterior and interior of the 2015 Dodge Challenger. From the Dodge press release: All-new heritage-inspired interior features unmatched customization Fourteen all-new interiors with new retro colors, including Houndstooth, Tungsten Torque, Ballistic II premium cloth, and Pearl [...]
SRT is a dollar for horsepower proposition. You can get a regular vehicle but to tweak it up to SRT you look at how much of everything performance you would get. Tim Kuniskis, CEO, Dodge brand talked to Driving the Nation about the thought process of going from a Hellcat to an SRT supercharger. How [...]
Lou Ann Hammond, the CEO, Driving the Nation, talked to Bob Hegbloom, Director of the Ram brand at the 2014 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Ram has finally come out with a diesel 1500 pickup. A 1500 diesel has been asked for years, what took so long and why does Ram call it an [...]