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The Dodge Viper went out of production nearly a year ago, but it's alleged that the company's front-engined supercar could be getting revived once again – according to a new report out of the US...
Ever wondered who would win out of the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and Dodge Challenger SRT Demon at a drag strip? This video could have the answer. Posted by Farmer Machine Co Racing, the new clip shows the two wild muscle cars settling the score once and for all at Richmond Dragway in Virginia, USA...
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will end production of its diesel vehicles by 2022, telling the Financial Times a lack of demand and high costs are behind the decision. According to the report, people "familiar with the [diesel] strategy" say the company will announce decision as part of a four-year plan, set to be fully revealed on June 1...
We’ve been teased, we’ve been taunted and we’ve been Demonised. We've gasped at the sheer size of the 'Air Grabber' bonnet scoop. And we've calculated the tyre-shredding costs of those bespoke ‘Demon Branded’ 315/40R18 Nitto NT05R tyres. But now, the forthcoming Dodge Demon has been released into the wild ahead of its public debut at this week’s New York motor show...
Welcome to the CarAdvice.com News Desk, a regular video wrap of the latest happenings in the automotive world and Australia's new-car market. Keeping you in the loop, Tegan Lawson presents a weekly video from the CarAdvice Garage, with everything you need to know about the week in news and reviews...
Dodge has released a pair of teaser videos for the upcoming Challenger SRT Demon, which is expected to become the new flagship model in the muscle car's range...
It's $7000 more than the not-so-standard Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, but the "Night" edition also delivers extra bang for buck with a tougher look and more premium kit.
Fiat Chrysler has unveiled a concept car range, the SRT Tomahawk Vision Gran Turismo, for the popular PlayStation racing simulator, Gran Turismo 6. According to the company, the company designers set out to design "the sportscar of 2035". As such, it not only features dramatic styling, but has a cockpit and engine cover made from graphene...
The high-powered 6.4-litre V8 Chrysler 300 SRT will be sold in Australia, but it won't make it to showrooms in America. Chrysler brand president and CEO, Al Gardner, told CarAdvice at the 2014 Los Angeles auto show that the brand is in a strong position given that its US rivals won't have rear-drive large sedans to fall back on in the coming years, as Chevrolet will lose the Australian-made SS (based on the Holden Commodore) when the Australian maker shuts its doors in 2017...
There’s potential for smaller Jeep models to get the sporty SRT treatment, according to the brand’s president and CEO, Mike Manley. Speaking with CarAdvice at the 2014 Paris motor show, Manley indicated there is room for more SRT variants in model lines such as the Cherokee and Renegade, as buyers of smaller SUVs are also likely to want the go-fast treatment...
The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat has blown its North American muscle car rivals into the weeds following the announcement of the astonishing full details of its hugely powerful V8 engine. With 527kW of power and 880Nm of torque on tap from its supercharged — a brand-first — 6...
Chrysler performance division SRT says it's open to moving on from its famous 6.4-litre Hemi V8 engine by the end of the decade in a bid to modernise the brand. Speaking with CarAdvice at the Detroit auto show last week, SRT president and CEO Ralph Gilles said customers loved the Hemi but the company’s internal research showed they would accept change...
The hardcore 2014 SRT Viper TA looks set to command a circa-US$116,000 ($124,000)price tag according to US reports, slotting it between the entry-level Viper and flagship GTS in the North American market. Chrysler spokesman Dan Reid confirmed the estimated price to Edmunds, saying exact pricing would be announced "by the end of the month"...
A new SRT Viper GT3-R has been revealed amid all the hype and fanaticism that is the Le Mans 24 hour race. Bred purely for racing, the similarities between the GT3-R and the current road-going version are minimal. The GT3-R has closer ties with the factory GTS-R American Le Mans Series racer in terms of its V10 engine, underpinnings, electrical hardware and aerodynamics...
A bespoke SRT Viper GTS inspired by Italy and created as a tribute to Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne will be auctioned for charity. The one-off SRT Viper GTS was unveiled at a Sons of Italy Foundation event this week, sporting Avorio Perla white paint, black vapour chrome wheels, tricolour badges and seat stripes, and other subtle interior tweaks...
The Viper will return to compete in this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans race in its first factory-backed entry since 2000. Chrysler Group's SRT (Street and Racing Technology) Motorsports Team is preparing two identical SRT Viper GTS-R racers to compete in the classic French endurance race for the first time since the American muscle car finished one-two in the GTS class consecutively from 1998 to 2000, after the team accepted an invitation in February from the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) to challenge the LM GTE Pro class at the Le Mans 24 Hour...
The SRT Viper TA has been revealed ahead of its New York auto show debut later this month, showing off a time attack-spec package designed for racing enthusiasts. Limited to only 33 units, the street-legal single specification Crusher Orange SRT Viper TA (Time Attack) has been created in-house by the Chrysler Group’s SRT (Street and Racing Technology) team to give North American performance enthusiasts who drive on the region's more than 150 road-race courses, an extreme Viper built for the task...
