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• 2010 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty

  Banovsky on November 2, 2009

  I'll confess: I'm not of a truck guy. The only thing I've towed was a small trailer behind a golf cart. Lame, I know. But I do completely understand the need for many people to have a truly formidable work truck. The 2010 Dodge Ram HD looks like it will impress in that respect.

  

  2010 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie Mega Cab 4x4

  
  

  Here are some stats:

  • 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 regular cab ST 4x2 with an 8-foot box has a starting MSRP of $28,165 (including $950 destination) or $1,970 less than the 2009 model
  • Optional 6.7-liter Cummins Turbo Diesel engine, which produces 350 horsepower at 3,000 rpm and 650 lb-ft. of torque at only 1,500 rpm
  • 2010 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty is available for the first time with an available crew-size cab
  • Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups offer the only standard exhaust brake on diesel models in the segment
  • With the Max Tow Package, Gross Combines Weight Rating increases to 25,400 pounds on 3500 dually models

  Click through for more photos and the release.

  Read full article | Comments (0) | Filed under News, Truck, Diesel, 2010, Dodge, Ram, Mega Cab, 2500, 3500, Laramie, Power Wagon, Cummins

• The secret world of cars and tents

  Banovsky on October 16, 2009

  It started with the photo you see below. A Sunday morning browse of Chrysler's press photo archive turned up a photo of the "Magic Camper" package, available on the 1985 Plymouth Voyager. "Hmm…" I wondered, "How many car companies offer tents for their vehicles?" The results may surprise you.

  

  1985 Plymouth Voyager "Magic Camper" package

  If I'm honest, I gave up searching for OEM tent packages. There are simply too many. From laughing at the Chervrolet Nova 6 "Hutch" package (that turns an open hatchback into a three-sided cheese slice tent), to marvelling at the ingenuity of the Honda Element's available "curtains" — it seems outdoorsy people work at nearly every car company.

  So without further adieu, click through for a gallery of my favourites.

  Read full article | Comments (6) | Filed under Classic, Feature, WTF, Saab, Misc, Toyota, Ford, Ford, Nissan, Volkswagen, Chevrolet, Dodge, LOL, GMC, From the web, Original, Camping, outdoors, Weird

• What's the most bad-ass muscle car money can buy?

  Banovsky on August 1, 2009

  After I reviewed the Camaro 2LT RS, I got all sorts of flack from Camaro fanboys saying I was an idiot. I'm not, usually. So which do you think is the best top-range muscle car on sale?

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  Read full article | Comments (0) | Filed under Mustang, Ford, Coupe, Chevrolet, Camaro, Detroit, vLane, Poll, Dodge, Challenger, SRT8, SS, GT500, Shelby

• Recruiting with muscle cars

  Banovsky on July 3, 2009

  The US Air Force has decided that the roar of hot cars may just be more exciting than recruitment videos. The result? Two crazy, crazy cars.

  

  The Dodge Challenger Vapor

  Teaming up with Galpin Auto Sports (The Pimp My Ride guys), the US Air Force has produced these spectacular not-for-sale show cars designed to drum up interest in joining the military. Still, the Vapor and Ford Mustang "X-1" are something else. The X-1 has niceties such as a driver's ejection seat, flight stick, and 500-horsepower. The Vapor makes do with a body kit, "stealth exhaust mode", radar-absorbing paint, and a 360-degree infrared camera.

  Click through for more photos and videos of these two machines.

  Read full article | Comments (0) | Filed under Government, News, Mustang, Concept, Misc, Ford, Coupe, Ford, 2009, US, Air Force, Dodge, Challenger