Posts in “The Future is Now”
NAIAS: Day Two Wraps Up With Green Showcase
Jan 14, 2008 at 6:50PMDETROIT — So the big hubbub of the Press Preview of the 2008 North American International Auto Show is in the books…and it was a fine time for all. Dodge had a chance to shine several times this weekend, earning a lot of local and national media attention from the “cattle drive” to kick off […]
| 1 CommentNAIAS: Dodge ZEO Debuts With Environmental Muscle
at 5:54PMHere’s a statement from Trevor Creed, the senior vice president for design at Chrysler regarding the debut of the three ENVI concepts…one from each of the three Chrysler brands…
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PRESS RELEASE
2008 Chrysler LLC Concept Vehicles
Seamless advanced technology meets stunning, emotional design
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology taken to new level
* Chrysler ecoVoyager […]
Hybrid Team Rolls First Durango Pilots Off Assembly Line
Jan 8, 2008 at 5:14PMBy Abdullah A. Bazzi
Manager, Hybrid Development
Newark, Del. – Happy New Year! I hope you are all doing fine. I’d like to give you a brief update on the Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) program. As I had told you couple of months ago that we would be launching the HEV pilots at Newark, Delaware Assembly Plant […]
| 5 CommentsVideo: Castiglione and Barrington Pt. 6
Jan 3, 2008 at 4:46PMHappy New Year! We’re counting down the days and weeks to the production Challenger debut, but in the meantime, we’ve got two more segments from the fathers of the Challenger concept…Micheal Castiglione and Alan Barrington. This is Part 6. Check out the first five editions here…
In this edition:
–What was it like being assigned the Challenger […]
Biodiesel Pt. 2: Why We Don’t Put French Fry Oil in Your Tank, Plus a Peek at Our Soybean Patch
Dec 18, 2007 at 4:03PMBy Dr. Loren Beard
Fuels Specialist, Chrysler LLC
For Part 1, where Loren describes the advantages of Biodiesel how you can use it in your Dodge diesel vehicle today, click here.
To listen to this post, click on the play arrow on either of the two audio links below and enjoy.
Loren talks about why biodiesel is more than […]
Video: Castiglione and Barrington Pt. 5
Dec 14, 2007 at 12:51PMThe fifth part (and the last portion we’ll be posting in 2007) of our conversation with the designers of the Dodge Challenger concept is here…in this edition:
–Alan takes us through the thinking of the concept’s interior
–Micheal talks about some key portions of the concept that were influenced by…wait for it…BLOGS and BLOG READERS.
Enjoy…
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| 38 CommentsEye Candy: Production Shots of the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8
Dec 6, 2007 at 11:15AMClick for larger version:
| 95 CommentsUpdate: Buyers Swarm Dodge Dealerships for 2008 Challenger SRT8
Dec 5, 2007 at 5:32PMThis is a dispatch from within the company that we’re offering up to you folks to enjoy…more to come. –RLD
You want popular? Try the all-new 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8. Just in the first day of orders, more than 4,300 people plunked down a deposit for the American muscle coupe. And more than 6,000 have made […]
Biodiesel Primer Pt. 1: Finding a Standard for Today’s Vehicles
at 12:03PMBy Dr. Loren Beard
Fuels Specialist, Chrysler LLC
Biodiesel is a renewable fuel currently made from fatty acids in things like soybeans that can be used to an extent in our existing diesel engines today. For now, our diesel engines can safely use what is called B5, or 5 percent biodiesel and conventional diesel blend. But these […]
| 6 CommentsPart 3: Challenger Designers Castiglione and Barrington
Nov 30, 2007 at 4:35PMOur running conversation with the Challenger concept designers (who, you are saying in our latest poll, designed one of the most successful concepts in modern times) continues on into Part 3…
Here we include discussion of:
–Making the Challenger concept your “mind’s eye” memory of the classic
–The influence of MOPAR enthusiasts
–Wheel design
–Alan B. talks about the modernization […]
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