Chrysler Group, now of Italy, in good hands going forward
Today we continue the series on future products of the leading automobile manufacturers. Chrysler Group is the target. Up until now, Chrysler has been a member of the Big 3, or, sometimes, The Detroit 3. Not anymore.
Why?
This summer Fiat finalized the purchase of the Chrysler Group. Headquarters are now located in Turin, Italy, not Detroit. Therefore, it is up to the Big 2, to continue.
Here we go: future products of Chrysler. Again, many thanks for research from Automotive News, in addition to my own crack research staff.
DODGE. A new compact sedan, replacing the Caliber, will test the Fiat alliance in 2013. This is crucial, because it will be the first vehicle to showcase the full range of benefits from the Fiat-Chrysler blend. The car will be built at Chrysler’s Belvedere, Ill., plant on a Fiat platform that has been adapted to the U.S. market, the first of many such products to come. And it will be powered by a high mileage, 40 mpg Fiat-designed engine.
The new compact will help establish Dodge as a destination brand for fuel-efficient vehicles, not just the so-called gas-guzzlers that Dodge and other Chrysler brands have been known for.
SUBCOMPACT DODGE. A Fiat-based subcompact car is on schedule to arrive in 2013, likely as a 2014 model, from a Fiat assembly plant. The car could be a U.S. version of the next-generation Punto, on sale in Europe in 2013.
CALIBER REPLACEMENT. The Caliber hatchback will be replaced in early 2012, likely as a 2013 model, by a Dodge sedan based on Fiat’s CUSW platform.
AVENGER. The fraternal twin of the Chrysler 200 is due to be replaced for the 2014 model year by a mid-sized sedan based on a longer version of Fiat’s CUSW architecture.
CHARGER. For the 2012 model year, the Charger gets an 8-speed automatic transmission.
VIPER. The flagship of Chrysler’s newly-revived SRT performance brand is due to launch late in 2012, probably as a 2013 model.
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Now that space permits, and after the above rundown on the Chrysler Group, have you noticed the injection of Fiat in so many US Chrysler brands? Next year two Fiat 500 models are scheduled to join the 500 and 500c convertible, which are already on sale
It is considering other fuel-saving techniques for the redesigned trucks, too, such as eight-speed transmissions and significant weight reduction. Chrysler Group sells mostly V-8s in its Ram 1500 half-ton pickup. But the Ram 1500 eventually will get
Rapid-multispark ignition and high-pressure direct fuel injection create greater vehicle response with higher efficiency and ultralow emissions, too. For those craving more speed, the C-350 comes equipped with a new V-6, 302-horsepower engine.
The auto maker promises better fuel economy on '12 models. In comparison, a Silverado outfitted with GM's 5.3L pushrod V-8 featuring cylinder-deactivation technology and sequential fuel injection achieves 15-21 mpg city/highway in both 2WD and 4WD
GM achieved fuel savings by using lighter materials, giving the Malibu a new six-speed transmission instead of last year's five-speed shifter, and using a smaller, direct fuel-injection engine that creates the feeling of more power.
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History of Motor Car / Automobile Inventions and Improvements
To us, these inventions and contributions are no longer important. We take many of them for granted.
Airbags
In 1971, the Ford car company built an experimental airbag fleet. General Motors tested airbags on the 1973 model Chevrolet automobile that were only sold for government use. The 1973, Oldsmobile Toronado was the first car with a passenger air bag intended for sale to the public. General Motors later offered an option to the general public of driver side airbags in full-sized Oldsmobile’s and Buick’s in 1975 and 1976 respectively. Cadillacs were available with driver and passenger airbags options during those same years. Early airbags system had design issues resulting in fatalities caused solely by the airbags.
Airbags were offered once again as an option on the 1984 Ford Tempo automobile. By 1988, Chrysler became the first company to offer air bag restraint systems as standard equipment. In 1994, TRW began production of the first gas-inflated airbag. They are now mandatory in all cars since 1998.
Brakes
The drum brake was invented in Germany by Wilhelm Maybach in 1901.
In 1902 Louis Renault (French) invented the version on which the modern drum brake is based.
Self adjusting drum brakes were invented in the 1950s.
Malcolm Loughead patented a hydraulic braking system in the USA which was first used on the 1920 Duesenberg car.
Disc Brakes
In 1949 Crosley Motors became the first American car manufacturer to fit disc brakes. In the same year Chrysler fitted a type of disc brake to their fourth generation Imperial models.
Disc brakes were developed by Dunlop in Great Britain in the early 1950s and fitted to a Jaguar C-Type racing car in 1953.
In 1954 an Austin Healey 100S became the first production car to be fitted with disc brakes on all four wheels.
Disc brakes started to replace drum brakes in the 1960s.
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