lowered Archives | AutoDepot

Lowered Ram dually is world’s most awesomely inefficient can crusher

Filed under: Truck, Etc., Videos

Coors Light can ready for Ram pickup crushing

Dually owner understands the value in recycling – Click above to watch video after the jump

There are many ways to crush a Coors Light can. One can go with the classic squeeze box, the ogre-brand forehead smash or perhaps you might prefer to let your foot do the stomping. The owner of an air-bag suspension-equipped Dodge Ram HD dually pickup has another option when it comes time to crush cans; flip a switch and let the quad-cab do the recycling.

Click past the jump to watch a very expensive way to earn five cents.

Continue reading Lowered Ram dually is world’s most awesomely inefficient can crusher

Lowered Ram dually is world’s most awesomely inefficient can crusher originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 10 May 2011 12:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Continue reading “Lowered Ram dually is world’s most awesomely inefficient can crusher”

Detroit 2011: Chrysler 200 Super S gets lowered… expectations?

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Sedan, Chrysler

Chrysler 200 Super S

Chrysler 200 Super S – Click above to view the high-res image gallery

Nestled into a well-hidden crevice on the outskirts of the Chrysler booth at the Detroit Auto Show is a Mopar-accessorized 200 Super S. That’s right: a pimped 200. It would appear that Mopar noticed the 200 looks a bit… tall, so Team Pentastar’s aftermarket arm dropped the 200’s suspension a full three inches and outfitted it with a reworked lower chin and rear decklid spoilers. The 200 is further tweaked with a sublime quartet of glossy black 19-inch wheels, a pair of awkward hood vents, a mesh grille and foglamp bezels with light bar applique.

So… your neighbors still haven’t noticed that you dropped thousands of dollars on aftermarket parts for your Chrysler 200? Mopar’s design department has also re-sprayed the Super S with two-tone tungsten on matte black paint. Unfortunately the thin pinstriping on the showcar appears less than production ready. Click below for our high-res gallery of the 200 Super S.

Gallery: Chrysler 200 Super S: Detroit 2011

Chrysler 200 Super S

Detroit 2011: Chrysler 200 Super S gets lowered… expectations? originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Continue reading “Detroit 2011: Chrysler 200 Super S gets lowered… expectations?”

Praise the Lowered: Gilles says new Chrysler models to hug the ground

Filed under: Chrysler, Dodge, Design/Style

2011 Chrysler 200

2011 Chrysler 200 – Click above for high-res image gallery

According to Ward’s Auto, we can expect more than a nice interior from future Chrysler products. It seems the automaker will be making a conscious effort to keep its vehicles closer to the ground in order to improve styling, fuel economy and handling. This revelation came after lining Dodge products up against the competition. Apparently, the company found that comparable products from rival automakers were generally lower than anything rolling out of the Pentastar den. For 2011, the automaker has moved to fix that, cranking out vehicles that have a lower center-of-gravity compared to their predecessors.

That includes products like the 2011 Dodge Durango, which uses a significantly lower front fascia than the Jeep Grand Cherokee specifically to nudge the vehicle’s fuel economy as high as possible. According to Ralph Gilles, senior vice president of product design, low-slung looks will come to dominate the company’s design language moving forward, especially as Chrysler begins to redraw models based on Fiat architecture in the near future. Don’t expect to hear us complain about the change, but off-roaders and those suffering from parking lot barrier scrapes might have a few things to say about it.

Gallery: 2011 Chrysler 200: First Drive

2011 Chrysler 200

[Source: Wards Auto]

Praise the Lowered: Gilles says new Chrysler models to hug the ground originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Continue reading “Praise the Lowered: Gilles says new Chrysler models to hug the ground”