May 5 marks the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby®. It also marks the ninth year the “greatest two minutes in sports” will have Ram as its “Official Truck” of Churchill Downs®. To commemorate the momentous occasion, the Ram truck brand unveiled a limited Kentucky Derby Edition of the all-new 2019 Ram 1500. “The Kentucky Derby has long been among America’s most cherished sporting events,” … Read More
Month: April 2018
Remember these tips when driving in rainy weather conditions
It happened in an instant. Driving on the highway on a Sunday evening, a brief rain shower had just ended. Seeing other cars do the same, I began accelerating up to the speed limit. Suddenly, I sensed it. That dreadful feeling in the steering wheel that the tires have lost traction. In a split second, the realization dawns on me. My car is hydroplaning. Fortunately … Read More
2018 DODGE DURANGO SRT® NAMED CROSSOVER OF THE YEAR
The 2018 Dodge Durango SRT® stands on top of the mountain. The Rocky Mountain Automotive Press (RMAP) association awarded America’s most powerful three-row SUV as its 2018 Crossover of the Year. The award was selected by RMAP members – all automotive journalists in the Rocky Mountain region, including Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming and Montana. Dozens of new or significantly updated vehicles for … Read More
Go on a virtual reality surf adventure with Jeep® brand and World Surf League
“It’s pretty incredible knowing my mom can now experience riding a 20-foot wave.” That’s what Taylor Steele, co-director of world-renowned production, Rapid VR, said upon the announcement of a new virtual reality (VR) experience by Jeep® brand and the World Surf League (WSL). The new production titled “Jeep Sessions: A Surfing Journey in 360°” follows WSL Championship Tour surfers Jordy Smith and Malia Manuel as … Read More
Which late-night TV host would you trust to work on your car?
If you need to have your car fixed, you obviously want to take it to a place you can trust. Well, what if during the search for a repair shop, you discovered the only options for a mechanic are late-night TV hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, and James Corden? I wouldn’t blame you if you decided to just search “How to … Read More
Does your vehicle need a recall? NADA and the National Safety Council want to help you find out
If something was wrong with your vehicle, you would want to know, right? More so, you would want to know if your vehicle had an open recall and needed to be brought in to an authorized dealership. Well, thanks to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and the National Safety Council, dealerships will try to make it easier for customers to find out if their … Read More
FIAT® Brand Introduces new 2018 500 Urbana Edition at New York Auto Show
Is there any grander stage to make an entrance than the Big Apple? For over 100 years, the New York International Auto Show has been the first and largest-attended auto show in North America. So on the grandest stage of all the automotive industry, the FIAT® brand introduced the new 2018 FIAT 500 Urbana Edition. The reveal comes on the heels of the FIAT brand … Read More
FCA US LLC historical car collection to be showcased at former Viper plant – and you have a chance to bid on memorabilia
On August 31, 2017, the production plant of the Dodge Viper closed its doors. Coming in 2018, those doors will reopen as the Conner Center, a new meeting space and display for an FCA US LLC historic vehicle collection. The 51-year-old Detroit plant will dedicate approximately 77,000 of the area’s 400,000 square-feet to displaying some of the most classic and influential automobiles from FCA US … Read More