Every full-size pickup has a tough solid rear axle but only the Ram 1500 has a coil-spring rear suspension instead of Conestoga-era leaf springs. The design delivers category-topping absorbency over bumps and class-leading composure on most any surface. This refinement hardly compromises work-day credibility, though. The 2012 Ram 1500 has a competitive 10,450-pound tow rating, …
1914-1924: In 1914, John and Horace Dodge brothers formed a new company, Dodge Brothers, Inc., capitalized with $5 million in common stock, and began building their own vehicles – the world’s first mass-produced all-steel touring cars. In 1915, more than 45,000 Dodge cars were built and sold, the best first-year sales record for a new …
But once we’d grappled with the incongruity of the notion-manliness and minivans are concepts that don’t willingly juxtapose-we could see the underlying logic. After all, who drives minivans? Parents, many of them unwillingly-they’d rather be driving an SUV. But when families reach a certain size, there is no more rational all-around tribe hauler than a …
How Does It Drive? The Durango’s chassis delivers impressive dynamics. At 5068 pounds, the SUV tested here is far from light, but it handles twists and turns with a fluid ease, remaining flat and composed as it challenges the laws of physics. Unlike most others in this segment, the Durango’s steering offers a good degree …
For 2011, Dodge Ram 1500′s towing capability has increased to 10,450. Combining Dodge Ram’s legendary 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 engine and the segment-exclusive multi-link coil spring rear suspension, Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR) has increased to 15,500 lbs., from 14,000 lbs., w?th the 140.5-inch wheelbase, 5.7-litre engine and 3.92 rear axle. This increased GCWR equates to …
The Avenger’s ‘fun to drive’ quotient rises exponentially for 2011 w?th a significantly upgraded suspension to give drivers agile, confident, handling performance in all driving situations, whether it’s a spirited adventure on twisty roads or an emergency maneuver. Dodge engineers retuned or redesigned virtually every part of the suspension for 2011, including 26 of 30 …
The Dodge Avenger is expected to cease production in 2012. This means that the 2011 edition may carry into the calendar year 2012 as the final model or a new model year will be introduced sometime in 2012 and be the final item in the lineup. It has not appeared in any car shows and …
2012 Dodge Nitro Introduction A few industry analysts are expecting big things from Dodge in 2012, and many believe that a 2012 Nitro show car may be unveiled in Guangzhou or Shanghai sometime during the spring or early summer of 2011. The full version of the vehicle would go on sale later that year as …