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[dodgeboy68]

The Chrysler Five Year Plan (November 2009)

[RTShadow]

Wow that is a HUGE article... AllPar really went all out, awesome.

I see they did mention SRT, as being kept on as the ultra performance division. With them wanting to increase the percentage of 4 cylinder cars in the lineup, one would think the SRT-4 has to come back.

The twin turbo Pentastar 6 cylinder sounds really exciting... if done correctly.

They mentioned that product development cannot be sped up "no more energy in the tank" but i hope they realize that is the biggest single problem that Chrysler is dealing with as a company right now. Chevy's SUV's look fantastic, Ford has their twin turbo engine, the 5.0 Coyote set for the next Mustang, etc. Chrysler is losing sales ground big time, and needs to try somehow to move on more product development and quickly. Yes the Ram is great and the Grand Cherokee appears to be pretty awesome too, but there needs to be more, especially in the midsize/small car market.

[toasteroven]

2012 Dodge Charger: First Look - Chrysler - Jalopnik

Chrysler's Complete Five-Year Product Plan - Chrysler - Jalopnik

[toasteroven]

[toasteroven]

Ok, summary of all the info out there, best I can put together.

Chrysler
300 - powertrain upgrades, new interior
Sebring - near-complete ext and int refresh 2010; new powertrains
Town & Country - near-complete refresh 2010; new powertrains, refreshed ext and int, all new 2014
PT Cruiser - dead after 2010 ("Final Edition" trim coming)
D-Segment car (Fiat-based, Chrysler designed)

Dodge - loses current logo to Ram, gets new logo
Avenger - refreshed 2010, dead 2013
Caliber - refreshed 2010, dead 2012
Charger - 2012 (teaser pic above)
Challenger - continues
Grand Caravan - refreshed 2010, all new 2014
Nitro - unknown
Journey - refreshed 2010
Viper - possible all new for 2012-14, dead 2010
B-Segment Hatch 2013 (Fiat-based, direct import)
C-Segment Sedan 2012 (Fiat-based, Chrysler designed)
D-Segment car (Fiat-based, Chrysler designed)
7-pass CUV (Chrysler design) 2010

Ram Brand - retains old Dodge Logo
Dodge Ram - refresh 2012
Dakota - replaced with uni-body 2011
Dodge Sprinter - dead, replaced with small and large Fiats under Ram

Jeep
Wrangler - gets diesel option, "dramatic" new interior, new powertrain 2011
Compass - new exterior 2010, replaced by Fiat-platform vehicle 2013, diesel option coming
Patriot - new exterior 2010, replaced by Fiat-platform vehicle 2013, diesel option coming
Liberty - replaced by Fiat-platform vehicle 2013
Grand Cherokee - continues
Commander - dead

Fiat
500 - January 2011
Cabrio
Abarth

Drivetrain
- NA, single-turbo, twin-turbo Pentastar V6s
- 4-speeds and Merc auto dead
- 6-speeds, Fiat dual-clutch in
- MultiAir, NA, turbo, direct-injection
- Start/stop technologies coming
- Hemi and Cummins continue
- 6.4L Hemi with 450hp
- Electric vehicles commercial first, 1-2% volume

Overall
- Alfa set for 70,000 vehicles to NA, but they may not stay if purposes not served
- Incentives and discounts go buh-byes
- New ZF axels made in Marysville Q2 2010
- 50% 2014 sales expected to be based on Fiat designs

[71ValiantSRT-4]

Quote: Originally Posted by toasteroven

2012 Dodge Charger: First Look - Chrysler - Jalopnik

Chrysler's Complete Five-Year Product Plan - Chrysler - Jalopnik

Holy shit!!!! Lets hope it looks like the old concept!!

[Jagok1]

Quote: Originally Posted by 71ValiantSRT-4

Holy shit!!!! Lets hope it looks like the old concept!!

For realz! I'd pick one up

[suzq044]

closer to this ^

[FunWheelDrive]

I want to see the new dodge logo.

[suzq044]

Dodge:


Ram:


Jeep:


Chrysler:


That help?

[toasteroven]

I'd be surprised if that's the final logo; little bland. There's talk of "a touch of red" being in the logo; two red slashes (//) before "D O D G E".

[suzq044]

I figure it'd be through the E, like it was 'teased' in the PDF that Chrysler dropped for the press conference.

[FunWheelDrive]

I hope thats not it. I like cars with emblems on it as opposed to just the company name.

[dodgeboy68]

I was always partial to the Fratzog I guess since all of the Dodge musclecars had that in the good old days. It was used from 1962 though 1976. Probably a little old school for today though...

I do think that the Dodge logo should be a real logo instead of just words with a little red color, but that is just my 2 cents.

[suzq044]

I dunno; a lot of people have brought that particular logo up in CAB (Customer Advisory Board).

Who knows, they might consider a new-version of it.