FCA just unveiled a completely overhauled Uconnect 5 infotainment system for its vehicle brands, which include Chrysler, Jeep, Ram, and Fiat. This new system is more powerful, more intuitive, and offers drivers a wider range of customization options and connected services. Here’s a look at some of the top highlights for the Uconnect 5 system….
Chrysler Group today reported that the fuel savings and emissions due to its TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmissions have been astounding. Over their lifetimes, the transmissions, which power more than one million vehicles on the road, are projected to save drivers a collective $2.5 billion at the pump and will have prevented more than 700 million…
Consumer Reports found that new Corvette owners walked away satisfied with their purchase nearly every time Last month, sales for the Chevrolet Corvette were up by 32.1%. It would seem that sales aren’t the only area where the Chevy Corvette is excelling, as the model recently made it onto the Consumer Reports list for the 10…
While I wouldn’t recommend hopping inside a 1970 Charger R/T and parachuting out of a C-130, I still believe everyone should experience some of the Fast & Furious franchise cars the way the film’s stars have—fast and furiously. Now is your chance with the Furious 7 car pack for Forza Horizon 2, which is available…
As Winter Storm Jonas hit the eastern half of the United States, the automotive industry stalled a bit in sales. After all, not many people were shopping for a brand-new car in two feet of snow. But there was one car brand that certainly came out on top in January sales—Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Award-Winning Savings: Watch…
In case you missed it, Lego recently debuted its largest, most-detailed version of the iconic ECTO-1 vehicle from the upcoming installation of the Ghostbusters movie franchise, Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Measuring 18 inches long, 8 inches high, and 6 inches wide, this thing is bigger than my head. (Yes, I used tape measure to compare and the…
I absolutely loved Chrysler’s section. All four core vehicle brands were well represented, and even Fiat didn’t look too bad. We first stopped at the Chrysler display, where they were showing off the all-new Chrysler 200 sedans. Powered by a 2.4-liter MultiAir 2 Tigershark I-4, the 200 will output 173 lb-ft of torque and 184…
We got two new Ram pickup variants in Detroit, including the Rebel pictured above, but rumor has it we’ll be getting another new Ram pickup at the Chicago Auto Show next week Ram is on a roll this year. Already at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit last month, the truck brand unveiled…
The 2017 Camaro 1LE was the talk of the town at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show In the official press release from Chevy, it was announced the 1LE performance package will become available for 2017 Camaros equipped with either the V6 or V8 engine options, but new information has revealed the four-cylinder version could also be getting…
This Caddy did a quarter mile in less than 10 seconds without nitrous When Cadillac released the CTS-V Coupe, it said the machine could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in the low-4-second range, but one customized version of this Caddy has just set the quarter-mile record for a non-nitrous-assisted CTS-V. In a video uploaded…
Ram Truck CEO, Bob Hegbloom, prances around the newly unveiled 2015 Ram Laramie Limited at the Chicago Auto Show Just minutes ago, Ram Truck unveiled the all-new 2015 Ram Laramie Limited trim at the Chicago Auto Show, for pickup drivers looking for something a little more premium. In fact, Ram goes so far as to…
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) might not be taking anything to New York that we haven’t seen before, but the automaker is still showing off an impressive lineup of new and exciting stuff that’s worth checking out if you swing by the 2015 New York International Auto Show over the course of the next couple weeks….
The 2016 Toyota Prius and upcoming 2016 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid have earned top scores from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The IIHS gave the car its highest rating of “Good” in all crashworthiness evaluations, including front, side, roof, and head restraints. It also…
The all-new 2015 Corvette Z06 is currently “hot” Like the Paris Hilton of car insurers, Hagerty Insurance has once again declared what’s hot and what’s not with the release of its annual Hagerty Hot List 2015. Chevrolet landed two of its sports cars on the top ten list, with the American automaker’s Corvette Z06 and…
The Jeep Patriot experienced its best sales month ever last month Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is so close to achieving 60 straight months (five consecutive years) of sales year-over-year sales increases. In fact, with a 6% overall increase reported on Fiat Chrysler’s February sales report, the brand is just one month away from hitting the…
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