Mergio what are you doing

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Mergio, stahp.

DISCUSSION (23)

Nick Has an Exocet > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/30/2018 at 21:39

Two brands with 0 SUVs in a market that only wants SUVs.

not for canada - australian in disguise > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/30/2018 at 21:43

1. Not surprised at all. Chrysler has a total of 2 cars, the Pacifica (which could just be rebranded as a new Dodge Caravan as the current Grand Caravan is a million years old) and the 300 (which already is a Dodge).

2. Also not surprised. The only Fiat that sells remotely well is the regular 500, and even then it’s a niche car at best. The 500X, L, and the 124 were failed experiments.

facw > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/30/2018 at 21:46

I mean, there’s not much reason for it to exist:

Kinja'd!!!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/30/2018 at 21:46

Bring back the crossfire and the Sebring that will save you!

coqui70 > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/30/2018 at 21:47

Cold but makes perfect sense ... Dodge can easily absorb the Pacifica and the 300 can die a graceful death. Premium sedan duties will be assumed by Malfa-Romeorati.

Ram takes care of trucks.

Jeep wins in the end.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > not for canada - australian in disguise
05/30/2018 at 21:48

I should reiterate I’m not even remotely concerned about Chrysler or Fiat, just this apparent Alfa/Maserati merger. All I can hear is angry Italian shouting.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/30/2018 at 21:50

America (2006) - WE NEED EVERYTHING WITH GOOD GAS MILEAGE! I WILL PAY 5000$ FOR A GEO METRO!

America (2018) - Are you an SUV, pickup truck, crossover, or V8 powered car? You’re not? WELL WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE?!?!?!?!

It pains me because Chrysler could’ve easily been a solid Buick/Cadillac/Lexus/Acura like brand to the more mainstream Dodge. A luxury sedan, a luxury SUV or two, and a cool performance vehicle. Bam. Steady sales and cashflow. Shared the car platform with like alfa romeo and maybe dodge or whatever to get your money out of it. Either make a upmarket challenger to use a dodge platform or be a discount alfa and get a cool performance and flagship vehicle.

not for canada - australian in disguise > facw
05/30/2018 at 21:51

The fact that they count the Pacifica and the Pacifica Hybrid as separate models just so they can pad out the “vehicles” section on their website is pathetically hilarious.

facw > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
05/30/2018 at 21:52

A new Sebring is clearly too much work, but maybe they should make a Pacifica convertible.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/30/2018 at 22:12

So is it Fiat Dodge Automobiles now? The FDA is selling cars now?

boredalways > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/30/2018 at 22:36

Maybe they could turn Chyrsler into a trim level a la Maybach if the brand must be retired. Then just maybe, a ‘Plymouth’ Barracuda trim could return as a Dodge model.

Wishful thinking, at least.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/30/2018 at 23:06

Let it be done. After all, that is a fiat.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > boredalways
05/30/2018 at 23:08

If they’re going to make some kind of luxury trim, they need to call it Imperial.

boredalways > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/30/2018 at 23:20

Oh yeah, what’s Chrysler’s biggest mistake right now: no CUV/SUV. Use the platform underpinning the Jeep Cherokee (and previously Chrysler 200 and Dodge Dart) for a CUV, and use either the existing platform of the 300 or (most likely) the existing platform designed during the Daimler Chrysler days the underpin the ML/GLE, Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee to make a 7-seat SUV.*

Only 4 cyl would be the 2.0T (slightly detuned) from the Guilia and Pentastar 6 for the CUV, and the 6 and Hemi for the SUV. No SRT version, offer a Hybrid, avoid the ZF9 if possible, and AWD/4WD system will not be Trail Rated. Wood/leather/Alcantara accents everywhere. List price undercuts both Cadillac and Lincoln, and they will sell discounted for much less, still raking in profits for FCA.

*ETA: or build the SUV off the platform of the Pacifica.

hike > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
05/30/2018 at 23:23

Well if Fiat leaves, in the US it could be more ADA for Alfa Dodge automobiles!

boxrocket > Nick Has an Exocet
05/31/2018 at 06:51

Does the 500X count? I see a fair amount of those, and they share underpinnings with the Jeep Renegade...

boredalways > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/31/2018 at 07:51

New Yorker?

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/31/2018 at 08:53

kill Chrysler and Fiat, Move the 124 spyder over to alfa, rename the pacifica under dodge and call it a day.

Milky > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/31/2018 at 09:55

IF they go out I demand a Demon powered 300. Going out with the worlds fastest sedan is an okay way to leave.

There were demon/widebody mules last year.

Kinja'd!!!

arl > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/31/2018 at 12:04

Wouldn’t be surprised if they killed Dodge at the same time. I doubt they sell that many Chargers/Challengers.

End up with RAM and Jeep (and ditch Fiat as well).

BahamaTodd > hike
05/31/2018 at 14:30

So then the American Dental Association or Americans with Disabilities Act.

BahamaTodd > boredalways
05/31/2018 at 14:35

This, except Chrysler should have a line of FWD based upscale CUVs to be positioned along the lines of Buick, Acura, etc.

The Compromiser > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/31/2018 at 18:50

Still mad over DeSoto.