| The Dodge brothers, John and Horace,
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| | America, Dodge has three styles available
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| began their careers as bicycle mechanics
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| | (SE, SXT and R/T) and a hat trick of
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| in their father's shop in Michigan. Their
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| | four-cylinder, twin-cam engines: a
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| bearings and other parts were in demand
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| | 1.8-liter, a 2.0-liter and a 2.4-liter.
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| with the early automobile industry, and
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| | The goal of improved fuel economy has
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| they helped design motor parts for early
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| | also played a role in the Caliber's
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| Oldsmobiles.
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| | transmission offerings. While the
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| It wasn't long before the two brothers
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| | 1.8-liter gets a traditional five-speed
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| were approached by Henry Ford. In 1902,
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| | manual, the 2.0-liter and 2.4-liter
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| impressed by their skills, Henry Ford
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| | engines have a continuously variable
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| offered them a one-tenth share in his new
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| | transmission (CVT).
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| automobile company.
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| | 2007 Dodge Charger
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| After 12 years in this partnership, the
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| | The 2007 Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee is
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| Dodge brothers left Ford's company and
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| | the first special edition of the "Charger
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| started their own automobile
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| | on Steroids" from Chrysler Group's Street
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| manufacturing company. Thus, in 1914, the
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| | and Racing Technology Division (SRT).
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| Dodge Brothers Motor Vehicle Company was
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| | Powered by the SRT-engineered 6.1-liter
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| established. The "Old Betsy" was their
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| | HEMIÂ(R) V-8 producing 425 hp and 420
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| first car, built that year.
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| | lb.-ft. of torque, the Dodge Charger
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| In 1925, the Dodge Brothers Company was
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| | SRT8's powertrain represents a new level
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| purchased by Dillon, Read & Company,
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| | in HEMI performance, with 85 additional
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| and in 1928, the Chrysler Corporation
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| | horsepower.
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| took over a much larger Dodge Brothers.
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| | Featured on all Dodge Charger models, a
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| It continued expanding its line of
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| | five-speed automatic transmission with
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| vehicles, which included the WWII Power
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| | AutoStick provides a full range of
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| Wagon - a vehicle that garnered enough
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| | transmission performances to match a
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| acclaim to continue production a decade
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| | variety of driving styles, situations and
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| after the war.
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| | road conditions. The new 2007 Dodge
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| Following Chrysler's takeover of the
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| | Charger features rear-wheel drive with
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| British Rootes Group and Simca of France,
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| | near 50/50 weight distribution and
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| and the resultant establishment of
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| | advanced technologies that offer superb
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| Chrysler Europe in the late 1960s, the
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| | ride and responsive handling in all
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| Dodge brand was used on light commercial
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| | surface and traction conditions.
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| vehicles, most of which were previously
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| | 2007 Dodge Nitro
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| branded Commer or Karrier, and on pick-up
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| | Dodge calls the 2007 Nitro its first
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| and van versions of the Simca 1100. In
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| | midsize SUV, but it is more of a compact
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| the 1960s and 1970s Dodge contributed to
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| | SUV. Dodge probably thinks "compact"
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| America's fascination with
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| | sounds too feminine for an SUV geared to
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| high-performance "muscle cars" by
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| | attract more men than women. However, the
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| manufacturing the 505 Charger Daytonas
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| | Nitro's styling and hardware speak for
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| for stock-car racing and as production
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| | itself. Although it's built on the same
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| cars.
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| | platform as the Jeep Liberty, the Nitro
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| Dodge and Chrysler brought the domestic
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| | was engineered primarily for street use.
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| convertible back to the roads in the 80s
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| | Four-wheel drive will be an option, but
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| in the form of the Dodge 400 and the
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| | there's no low-range gearing or big
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| Chrysler Lebaron. In the 90s, the eagerly
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| | off-road tires. The Nitro offers two
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| anticipated Dodge Viper put the muscle
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| | solid V6s. Base and SLT models get a
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| back in "muscle cars." All of which soon
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| | 3.7-liter with 210 horsepower and 235
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| culminated in the new, aggressive look on
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| | pound-feet of torque, while the R/T gets
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| the Dodge Ram Pickup, Dodge Dakota and
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| | a 4.0-liter six with 255 hp and 275 lb-ft
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| Dodge Durango.
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| | of torque. There are three transmissions:
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| For the model year of 2007, Dodge, a part
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| | a six-speed manual, which comes standard
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| of Chrysler, has lined up some new and
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| | in the base model, a four-speed
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| some reworked models for its fans. Let's
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| | automatic, and a five-speed automatic
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| take a look at a few specifications of
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| | which only comes with the R/T's 4.0-liter
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| the 2007 Caliber, Charger and Nitro -
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| | V6. At 178 inches, the Nitro is about 4
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| 2007 Dodge Caliber
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| | inches longer than the Jeep Liberty and
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| It would seem that Dodge decided a
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| | 10 inches shorter than Chevrolet's
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| compact hatchback is a swell idea in
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| | Equinox.
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| light of America's recent and slightly
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| | Today, Dodge is a part of the Daimler
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| elevated interest in smaller, more
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| | Chrysler AG and is based out of
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| fuel-efficient vehicles. The Caliber is
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| | Stuttgart, Germany. The Dodge brand has
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| not a hard-core fuel miser, though, and
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| | become famous primarily for its trucks.
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| is instead a pretty normal-sized compact.
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| | This is a reputation that the company is
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| It features an all-new chassis design,
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| | now trying to change by introducing the
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| and is being built at DaimlerChrysler's
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| | new Dodge Charger and the Dodge
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| retooled Belvedere, Illinois, plant.
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| | Challenger. So, that's more to look
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| For the Caliber's initial launch in North
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| | forward to from Dodge!
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