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Submit your questions for Autoblog Podcast #251 LIVE
Filed under: Etc.
We record Episode #251 of the Autoblog Podcast tonight, and you can drop us your questions via our Q&A module below. Check out our discussion topics or chime in to help determine what else the crew chats about this evening. Subscribe to the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes if you haven't already done so, and if you want to take it all in live, tune in to our UStream (audio only) channel at 10:00 PM Eastern tonight.
Discussion Topics for Autoblog Podcast Episode #251
- Rotary engine not dead
- New Global Chevrolet Colorado coming to the U.S.
- Nissan getting whacked with poor quality scores
- Caravan and Avenger are out, Fiat-based crossover coming
- Volkswagen Golf R priced from $33,990
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Submit your questions for Autoblog Podcast #251 LIVE originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsOfficial: 2012 Ram Cargo Van starts rolling in Windsor
Filed under: Minivan/Van, Plants/Manufacturing, Work, Canada
Call it a Caravan, call it a Voyager, call it whatever you want - just don't call it a Dodge. Because while it may look exactly like a Dodge, it's actually a Ram. And as the suits in Auburn Hills will point out, the Ram truck brand is no longer under Dodge's purview.
What it's actually called is the Ram C/V, which doesn't stand for Commercial Vehicle but for Cargo Van. It's the panel-wagon version of the Dodge Grand Caravan, and it's just entered production in Windsor, Ontario.
The Class 1 commercial vehicle offers 1,800 pounds of cargo capacity and 3,600 pounds of towing capability for a Gross Combined Weight Rating of 8,750 pounds, all the while delivering up to 25 miles per gallon on the highway. It also gets a heavy-duty radiator and transmission oil cooler over the family-hauling version. It's ready to order now from your local Ram dealership.
Continue reading 2012 Ram Cargo Van starts rolling in Windsor
2012 Ram Cargo Van starts rolling in Windsor originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: 2012 ram cargo van, 2012 ram cv, canada, cv, Minivan/Van, ontario, Plants/Manufacturing, ram, ram cargo van, ram cv, Windsor, Work
Report: Next-gen Chrysler minivan to see return of all-wheel drive, spawn second model
Filed under: Minivan/Van, Crossover, Chrysler
2011 Chrysler Town & Country - Click above for high-res image gallery
Sergio Marchionne has reportedly confirmed that the next Chrysler Town & Country minivan will be available with all-wheel drive. According to The Detroit News, Marchionne has also confirmed that this vehicle will continue to be a traditional minivan, but the company also plans to spin off a crossover-style people mover as well, a model that which hasn't been finalized yet.
The new platform will also allow Chrysler to narrow the minivan's track, which helps attract European buyers. The fate of Stow 'n Go seating, the feature whose packaging requirements is understood to have killed all-wheel drive back in 2004, remains to be seen. Though the new models were scheduled to arrive in 2014, Marchionne has apparently also pushed up the timetable for their release, and they will likely surface in 2013.
Next-gen Chrysler minivan to see return of all-wheel drive, spawn second model originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: 2011 Chrysler Town & Country, Caravan, chrysler minivan, chrysler town and country, marchionne, minivan, town and country
Video: Speed pits minivan versus pickup in jet engine warfare
Filed under: Aftermarket, Motorsports, Videos, Chevrolet, Dodge, Specialty
Jet-powered Dodge Caravan - Click above to watch video after the jump
There are two ways to do jet-powered vehicles. On one hand, you have the deliciously simple and effective method of strapping a used jet engine to a car or truck, and letting the thrust do the rest.
On the other, slightly more complicated side, you can attach a turbine to a shaft drive, translating the thrust to the rear wheels via a differential. Both are viable, albeit expensive, ways of adding jet propulsion to your car. But which is faster?
Speed took it upon itself to find out, pitting a thrust-powered Chevrolet S-10 against a shaft-driven Dodge Caravan. The Caravan uses a helicopter engine hooked to its rear wheels in conjunction with its standard gas engine up front. The truck relies solely on good, old-fashioned thrust. Click past the jump to see who's faster over an eighth-mile drag strip.
[Source: Streetfire]
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Video: Speed pits minivan versus pickup in jet engine warfare originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsOfficially Official: 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan reports for family duty
Filed under: Minivan/Van, Dodge
2011 Dodge Grand Caravan - Click above for high-res image gallery
Chrysler has just dropped details on the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan. Along with packing the company's new Pentastar V6 under the hood, Dodge says that the minivan also sports a significantly revised suspension designed to make the vehicle a little more engaging to drive. So far we haven't been told exactly what's been changed underneath, but the press release says that "virtually every system" has received some sort of tweaking.
Behind the new 3.6-liter V6 sits a six-speed automatic transmission, and that duo effectively replaces all three of the previously offered drivetrains. Look for 283 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque when the van hits the road later this year.
But the biggest change looks to come from the styling department. Chrysler has heaped all of the company's new found enthusiasm for excellent interiors onto the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan, swaddling surfaces in top-notch materials, better seats and throwing in redesigned gauges, to boot. The Grand Caravan even wears a massaged front fascia to go along with all of the changes inside as well as a set of LED taillamps out back. Hit the jump to take a look at the full press release.
[Source: Chrysler]
Continue reading Officially Official: 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan reports for family duty
Officially Official: 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan reports for family duty originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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