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Journey is Well-Worth the Price, Reviewers Say

The revamped Dodge Journey has a lot of surprises for 2012, USA Today said, including a basic model that "has a surprising number of standard features."

Lots of premium features are standard, such as keyless entry with push-button engine start "great convenience for the hands-full way many people live," the paper said. Spiffy info screens look cool and make you feel special, USA Today said.

Endearing touches abound: The front passenger's seat cushion flips up exposing a lined storage bin another bin is under the floor for second-row occupants; UConnect? voice-control system works with little hassle; and the dome lights are small LEDs with narrow, brilliant beams that don't distract the driver, USA Today said.

"Driving feel is satisfying," the paper said. "Journey got chassis improvements that result in flatter cornering, crisper steering, safer emergency swerves."

The Journey has a lot of room, comfortand convenience for the price of a less-useful small or midsize sedan, USA Today said.

A test drive proved the Journey to be an unexpectedly good vehicle, The Virginian-Pilot in Hampton Roads, Va., said.

The Journey isn't glamorous it's the sort of vehicle that goes about its business in an unassuming manner: Its crisp, conservative style is handsome and won't look outdated by the time the vehicle is paid off, the paper said.

The Journey offers a lot of vehicle for the money, especially given its newfound refinement, both in terms of handling and build quality, The Virginian-Pilot said.

Dodge Teases Next-Gen Viper

When American automaker, Dodge says that they're going to tease something, they mean it. The company recently released a true teaser image for the next-gen 2013 Dodge Viper, and we here at Goss Dodge Chrysler simply cannot get enough of it.

The automotive world has been ablaze lately with rumors of a next-gen Viper, and this latest reveal serves to validate them. The picture in question was almost entirely black, with the upcoming sports?

Eastwood Ad Makes Chrysler Group’s Day



The Chrysler Group's "It's Halftime in America" ad, featuring actor and director Clint Eastwood, was one of the most watched and talked about commercials from this year's Super Bowl.

For the second consecutive year, "the car maker has won over audiences during Super Bowl XLVI with an emotional commercial," the Wall Street Journal said. This year, the rare 2-minute ad featured "a gritty Mr. Eastwood trying to rally Americans."

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Celebrating 75 Years of Mopar

Chrysler parts division, Mopar started out in 1937, and the company merely sold antifreeze. Today, the brand has grown to the point where it produces 280,000 catalog items and 500,000 parts and accessories in over 120 countries around the world. Impressive, if you ask us. And now, in 2012, the company is celebrating its 75th

More specifically, the company is planning to unveil four custom vehicles at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show?

US auto sales rise in January, led by Chrysler, VW



This Jan. 31, 2012 photo, shows a 2012 Chrysler 200 Convertible on the showroom floor of Goss Dodge Chrysler in South Burlington, Vt. Chrysler said Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, its January sales in the U.S. rose 44 percent over a year ago on gains from its Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram brands. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

By Dee-Ann Durbin and Tom Krisher
AP Auto Writers / February 1, 2012

DETROIT-U.S. auto sales are off…

300 Offers “Ridiculous” Amount of Content

Street Journal writer Dan Neil declared that the Chrysler 300's new Luxury Series model is "a ridiculous amount of car for the money."

Titled, "Chrysler's Global Melange Yields True Luxury," Neil's review said "Chrysler might as well have called the Luxury Series the Content Provider." Among the car's list of features are front heated/ventilated seats and rear heated seats, heated wood-and leather steering wheel, heated/cooled cup holders, 20-inch polished?
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