"GreenN_Gold" (GreenN_Gold)
06/03/2014 at 17:35 • Filed to: None
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"GreenN_Gold" (GreenN_Gold)
06/03/2014 at 17:35 • Filed to: None | 0
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...according to Allpar. I care because there's a chance this could be my next car some day.
http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php…
Nibbles
> GreenN_Gold
06/03/2014 at 17:45 |
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Allpar has speculated that it would be called Avenger, a name used long ago on a sporty rear wheel drive car, to preserve name recognition.
Wat.
Garrett Davis
> GreenN_Gold
06/03/2014 at 18:24 |
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Is it just me or does that link not work?
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GreenN_Gold
> Nibbles
06/03/2014 at 18:48 |
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Yeah, I didn't understand that part either. Maybe they meant to insert a different name right there.
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GreenN_Gold
> Garrett Davis
06/03/2014 at 18:51 |
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Doesn't seem to be working for me either. On Allpar's news links today. Here's the copy:
For some time, Allpar has carried reports of a new mid-sized, rear-wheel-drive Dodge car. Allpar has speculated that it would be called Avenger, a name used long ago on a sporty rear wheel drive car, to preserve name recognition.
The new car will be around the same size as the now-discontinued front-wheel-drive Dodge Avenger , and will likely have at least one engine in common, the Pentastar V6 . A mid-size rear-wheel-drive car was announced by Sergio Marchionne, who said it was not possible for Alfa Romeo to have theirs unless it could be shared with Dodge .
The development of the car was a mystery until recently. "RVC" reported on a long discussion with Chrysler Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, which took place in Italian; RVC wrote,
[The project] started small but it's currently composed of 200 engineers (scheduled to grow to 600 by next year), who report directly to Alfa Romeo CEO Harald Wester, with two senior Ferrari managers alternating the day-to-day [leadership], and people from the wider FCA group, including engineers from the US side, as well as engineers that were acquired from outside the group.
They also have embedded engineers from suppliers including Magneti Marelli, ZF, Johnson Controls, Bosch, and other guys, who they "snatched" to develop everything faster (they are there and work elbow to elbow, not remotely on the other side of the continent or the globe, so no commuting, etc.)
For the moment, then, the project is run by Ferrari and Alfa Romeo managers, with some involvement of Chrysler engineers. Once the Alfa Romeo design is set up, the Dodge project will start up in Auburn Hills, appearing some years later — possibly after the end of the Five Year Plan's coverage in calendar-year 2018.
The development process seems to be at odds with Sergio Marchionne's 2009 announcements that Chrysler would handle compact and larger cars, but at the time, this particular form of the revival of Alfa Romeo was not in the cards; and Maserati's stunning success with its adaptation of the Chrysler 300C was also in the future and unpredicted.
Another source confirmed that the car is still under active development.
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Garrett Davis
> GreenN_Gold
06/03/2014 at 18:54 |
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Thanks!