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The Chrysler Group has announced the details for the 2014 Dodge Challenger and while there are no major changes for the new model year – the overall performance of the Challenger lineup is improved with a new Launch Control system for the SRT models along with new optional handling packages for those cars with the Pentastar V6.

Although the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro has been well short of the 2012 sales figures throughout the first half of the year, an explosion in Camaro sales in August 2013 allowed the bowtie-clad muscle car to pummel both the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Challenger while also pulling away from the Mustang in the annual sales race.

The Chrysler minivan turns 30 years old later this year and to celebrate the vehicles that literally invented the minivan segment – the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan will both benefit from a new 30th Anniversary Edition packages for 2014.

The Chrysler Group has announced that the 2014 Dodge Dart will have several models featuring the performance tuned engine from the 2013 Dart GT - bringing improved performance to the majority of the packages for the new model year.

Today at the Chengdu Motor Show in China, the Chrysler Group introduced the new 3.0L Pentastar V6 that is headed for the 2014 Jeep lineup and with the debut of this new engine – all Chrysler V6 powered vehicles in the world are packing Pentastar power.

While Mopar lovers eagerly await the arrival of the rumored “Hellcat” Hemi powered Dodge Challenger that is expected to offer somewhere in the area of 640 horsepower - Hennessey Performance has put together a new package for the Dodge Challenger SRT8 that provides enough power for the brawny muscle car to take down the likes of the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1...at least in a straight line.

While the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is the big dog of the Chrysler Group SUVs, the Dodge Durango R/T is a great option for someone who wants a go-fast SUV with three rows of seating that wont hit the bank account quite as hard as the SRT Jeep.

The 2014 Durango offers an attractive alternative to the Highlander and Pathfinder for a large family looking at an SUV with three full rows of seating.

Toomas “Topi” Heikkinen continued his amazing 2013 Global RallyCross season this weekend in Atlanta – winning his 5th straight race and guaranteeing himself the 2013 GRC championship even though there are two races left on the season.

The 2013 Dodge Dart was named a Top Safety Pick+ by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, despite the recently publicized problems with other commuter cars in small overlap impact testing.

Just one month after the Ford Mustang posted a strong enough month to hand the Chevrolet Camaro the worst monthly sales volume beating in years – the Camaro battled back to beat the Mustang by an even larger margin in July 2013.

The racers of Global RallyCross take to the track of the X Games Los Angeles this weekend and winning the final X Games GRC gold of 2013 won’t be easy as the shootout in the City of Angels will feature the biggest field of the 2013 season.

The Global RallyCross racers took to Bristol Motor Speedway this past weekend and Toomas “Topi” Heikkinen did what no GRC driver has ever done – winning his 3rd consecutive race in dominating fashion while also taking a massive lead in the run for the 2013 Global RallyCross Championship.

The fifth race of the 2013 Global RallyCross season will take place this Saturday in Bristol Tennessee and after missing the New Hampshire race last week, series front runner Liam Doran will make his America rally debut in the Mini race car that did so well in Munich.

Tanner Foust was a dominant force at this past weekend’s Global RallyCross event in New Hampshire in both his heat race and the final run for the win but a rare accident on the last lap in the last turn gave Toomas “Topi” Heikkinen his second straight GRC win – and a powerful lead in the 2013 championship standings.

The 2013 Global RallyCross Championship season continues tonight as the drivers finally hit US soil at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the 4th race of the season – after beginning the 2013 GRC campaign included three events at XGames events in other locations around the world.

Watch exciting Rally Cross action as #11 2013 Subaru WRX STI gets on two wheels at the Ford RallyCross final race at X Games in Munich.

Chrysler has announced it is recalling certain model year 2013 Dodge and Chrysler minivans to address airbag sensor glitch.

Chrysler announced today that it is recalling certain Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep models to address defective electronics in head restraints.

For the second month in a row, the Ford Mustang has outsold the Chevrolet Camaro but the huge differential in June 2013 sales between the two American muscle cars has allowed the mighty Mustang to pull into the lead in the battle for the 2013 muscle car sales title – a position claimed by the Camaro in each of the past 3 years.

This past weekend, the Chrysler Group launched the first advertising campaign specifically for the SRT Brand and in fine “go big or go home” fashion – the Street and Racing Technology division hit the airwaves with four versions of the same commercial.

It was announced earlier this year that 500 examples of the Dodge Dart would be transformed into the Mopar 13 with a bevy of factory-featured modifications added from top to bottom and today, Mopar announced that the limited edition Dart-turned-Mopar 13 would carry a price of $26,480 (including a destination fee of $995).