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The Chrysler Group posted a picture on their Facebook page teasing the Mopar 13 – a car that I believe it based on the 2013 Dodge Dart that will be unveiled next month at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show.

While the Detroit Auto Show debut of the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee lineup included gobs of information including specs on the new EcoDiesel engine, the Chrysler Group declined to announce pricing at the time of the big debut but thanks to the wonders of online enthusiast communities – we have our first look at the 2014 Grand Cherokee pricing for the engine model range.

The introduction of the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee may have been the biggest news from the Chrysler Group but the addition of a new 6-speed automatic transmission to the 2014 Jeep Compass and Patriot comes as a feature that many consumers will appreciate – just in time for the two compact SUVs to leave production.

The Fiat 500 Abarth Tenebra design concept rolled into the 2013 North American International Auto Show with a name that hints to the dark design scheme of this great looking high performance compact.

We have already talked about the Detroit debut of the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 but as the 2013 NAIAS continues on, we bring you a look at the non-performance 2014 Grand Cherokee that has received a sporty facelift along with the return of the powerful and efficient diesel engine option.

The 2013 Chrysler Glacier is a special edition, all-wheel drive luxury car with attitude and style. Offering a frugal V6 or a HEMI V8, this special edition is the ultimate snowboard weekend sedan.

Exactly two weeks ago today, the Chrysler Group announced the new 2013 Dodge Dart GT – the highest performance variant of the sporty compact sedan offered to date – but the ongoing 2013 North American International Auto Show brought about the formal world debut of the new Dart GT sedan.

While the 2013 SRT Viper is the only American performance car that is actually built in Detroit, the 2013 North American International Auto Show brought about the first appearance of the newest Viper to the Detroit Auto Show – with two of the gorgeous American supercars there in both GTS and GTS-R form.

Among the sprawling Chrysler Group display at the ongoing 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit was the 2013 Chrysler 300S Turbine Concept – a slick looking concept car based on the production 300S and fitted with design features that harken back to a vintage model that is well known by Chrysler Group enthusiasts yet likely unknown by others.

Among the major announcements at this week’s launch of the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit was the North American Truck of the Year with the heavily decorated 2013 Ram 1500 taking the top honors for the truck and utility vehicle segment – joining the Cadillac ATS in an all-American sweep of what is arguably the biggest award issued each year in the US market.

The big news from the Chrysler Group at today’s start of the 2013 North American International Auto Show was the formal introduction of the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 and while this high performance SUV is best known for going fast – some new features will help the 2014 SRT Jeep tow more while offering better fuel economy and performance.

Today at the Chrysler Group’s Connor Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit, the company held a celebration to official introduce 2013 SRT Viper GTS VIN #001 to the lucky owner – with the future owner of the first SRT branded supercar joined by the built team, SRT boss Ralph Gilles and company CEO Sergio Marchionne.