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Dodge Nitro SRT8?!
Chrysler can't seriously be thinking of bringing an SRT8-badged Dodge Nitro to market, can they? Well, if this latest batch of spy photos from the spy shooters at KGP are right, then they are. But they can't be! Seriously. It's inconceivable. We don't care where they found this manufacturer-plated madness (right outside of the Firehouse in downtown Detroit) or what it has slapped on the back (an SRT8 badge), but it's hard to argue with photographic evidence. We'll assume it's an engineer having a little bit of fun or perhaps another media outlet playing around with the cameras. Because seriously — it's got to be that. The other option? It's just too horrible to imagine. Full spy report from KGP after the jump.
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11:12 AM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Wes Siler
5,434 views, 69 commentsLatest by DerKublewagen53: Maybe it will be able to tow at least 4 tons. Perhaps they squeezed a flex fuel 4.7 liter magnum more »
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gaming
Oregon Trail Remake Ditches Wagons for SUVs, Hybrids And... Umm, Wagons
The cult classic game, Oregon Trail, has finally received a much needed update. Thule Trail is an independent game still utilizing the same style of graphics, but an updated story line that involves a cross-country trip to a music festival in a variety of cars including the Honda Insight, Dodge Nitro or an old Volvo station wagon, rather than a 19th century cross country trip of settlers in a rickety wagon. More » -
sema
SEMA 2007: Ford Boss 500 to Burn Nitro
Ford and Force Racing unveiled the first new entry into the nitro burning hemi engine field in modern times. The crew developed the engine using space age analytical tools, beefing up the main bearing journals and surrounding webbing to help keep the crank and pistons from windowing the blue anodized block. Force Mustang Funny Car driver Mike Neff will be the first to huff the good stuff through the blower, with Robert Hight and Ashley Force phasing in the mill in their own Mustangs after nitro scientists John Medlin and Austin Coil fine tune the 8000 horsepower nitro burner. -
Chrysler dealer mailing takes a really tough tone. And by tough, we hope they don't mean they'll have a Dodge Nitro shoot them with force lightning. [Freep]
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dog gone it
Dodge Dog-Gate Continues, Fake Puppy Snuff Viral Vid Still Available On Internet
Chrysler Group PR main-man Jason Vines dropped a press release yesterday claiming he's working hard to get the Dutch viral video of a dog being electrocuted by the Dodge Nitro SUV off of YouTube. The only problem is it doesn't look like it's doing a lot of good. Actually, if you do a simple search of the popular pop video site for the words "Dodge Nitro Electrocuting Dog", you'll find there's still a copy up there. Gasp! In fact, the video's seeped out of the corporate-capitulating confines of GooTube, and moved to other places on the interwebs — even finding its way onto a mainstream media site like the Detroit Free Press, attached to Tim Higgins article this morning. Double Gasp! We've no idea where else you might find it — oh, wait, what's this I see after the jump? Double Dog Gasp! More » -
the price of freedom
Chrysler Group Drops Price On Jeep Liberty To Make It More Of A Square Deal At $20,990
Well, the new 2008 models for Jeep are almost out — and Chrysler Group's released pricing on the newly re-designed and very much Nitro-like Liberty. They've dropped the base price on the 4x2 SUV letting freedom ring in at an MSRP of just $20,990 — $1,270 less than the 2007 model. The 4x4 on the other hand will start in at $22,600 — $1,170 less than the current model. Now up at the high end, the top of the line "Limited" model will go out the door with the 3.7-liter V6 for just $26,785. Not too shabby a price, but I still ain't buying this re-badged Dodge no matter what price incentives they drop atop it. It's just too — umm — something for me. Full press release after the jump.
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Dodge Nitro Kills Dog, Makes Us Cry A Little
We think we know where Dodge is going with this littlecommercialviral video we're assuming was made for the Euro market showing the Dodge Nitro electrocuting a dog that gets too close to those chrome rims. We think they're trying to separate themselves as the Chrysler Group's "boy brand." But our only issue is — should a brand all about the message of "Grab Life," be taking it away? Just askin'...and plus, isn't the dog getting it in the end kinda anticlimactic? We still cried a little, but you know, still?
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three headed dogs are better than...
Chrysler Recalls 80,000 Wranglers, Nitros
The woes keep on coming.CerebusChryslerDaimlerChrysler is recalling 2007 Jeep Wranglers and Dodge Nitros because an electrical glitch could cause the vehicle to stall. True, both of these vehicles share the family 3.7-liter V6, but the Liberty remains unaffected because it uses an older, glitch-free ECM. While a recall of 80,000 vehicles is just large enough to merit coverage, we're mostly posting this because of the following:The automaker said the power interruption could lead to a short engine stall, but said the engine would immediately restart if the vehicle was in motion.
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thar they blow
Chrysler Execs to Sebring, Nitro: Drop Dead
Apparently, the Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Nitro are such crap, even Chrysler executives can't muster the requisite team spirit to defend them. Well, maybe not crap, per se. How about "embarrassing misses." And let's face it, these two are indeed the most embarrassing misses since Betty Ford (you'll get that joke later). Those and other descriptors turned up on an Internet Q&A among Chrysler employees who feel the company turned out two losers that are behind competitors on nearly all major categories, from design to drivetrain to fuel economy to noise and vibration. According to the online convo, the company hit a competitive target that underestimated where competitors would be when the cars were released. Yoinks. More »
