NORTHERN EXPOSURE
Subcompact Jeep Renegade set to make its Canadian debut.
The new 2015 Ram 1500 Rebel brings one-of-a-kind, off-road design to the full-sized truck segment.
This 10th Ram 1500 model wears an all-new grille with prominent billet silver “RAM” badging, a twin-snorkel sport hood, a new black powdercoated front bumper and new LED fog lamps. The Rebel has blacked-out wheel-arches, badging, mirrors and lower body panels for a distinct, trail-ready presence. Its new 17-inch aluminum wheels with matte black accents are among the most elaborate designs in mass production. At the rear, the Rebel wears a bold new “RAM” stamped tailgate with blacked-out lettering, alongside a powder coated black bumper and tail lamps with black bezels to match the forward lighting. The Rebel offers an optional backup camera, the exclusive RamBox storage system and a new tri-fold tonneau cover embossed with the Ram logo.
The Rebel’s enhanced offroad capability starts with Ram 1500’s exclusive air suspension system, here bringing a one-inch factory lift for best-in-class ground clearance of 10.3 inches. Unique Bilstein shocks and beefy 33-inch Toyo all-terrain tires are also standout enhancements. The Rebel comes as a Crew Cab model with a five-foot-by-seven-inch cargo bed. Both the 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 and 5.7-litre Hemi powertrains are offered, mated to an eight-speed transmission.
Inside, the Rebel is highlighted by heated, high-durability seats in Radar Red and Black. A Ram’s head is embroidered on the headrests, while “Rebel” appears on the upper bolsters alongside a Toyo tread pattern matching the Rebel’s actual tires. Black, radar red and light grey are the main and accent colours found throughout the unique cabin. The Rebel’s all-new centre console incorporates inserts for various-sized cellphones and tablets. The heated steering wheel is wrapped with semi-perforated black leather, accented again with radar red X-stitching.
2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat
Last year, the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat set the performance-car world on its ears by offering up a world-beating 707 horsepower muscle car at an attainable price. This year, its sedan stable mate, the 2015 Dodge Charger, carries that mantle forward. Simply put, the new Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat — with the same supercharged 6.2-litre HEMI Hellcat engine under its sculpted hood — is the quickest, fastest and most powerful sedan in the world, with an NHRA-certified quarter-mile time of 11.0 seconds, zero to 100 kilometres per hour in under four seconds and a top speed of 328 km/h.
Its all-new supercharged V8 engine is the most powerful ever built by Dodge and is mated to a new eight-speed automatic transmission specifically engineered to withstand the power of the Hellcat engine.
The 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat comes with two key fobs. The red fob is the only key that can unlock the full horsepower and torque potential of the SRT Hellcat engine, while the black fob reduces engine output. Standard are Brembo two-piece rotors with six-piston calipers, the largest front brakes ever offered on a Chrysler Group vehicle.
Whether on-road or ontrack, Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat owners can tailor their driving experience via the all-new Drive Modes feature, which controls horsepower, transmission shift speeds, paddle shifters, traction and the three-mode suspension. Sport, Track and Default are pre-configured, while the Custom setting lets the driver dial in their favourite settings.
The New SRT Performance Pages built into the new seveninch customizable in-cluster display and 8.4-inch Uconnect touchscreen media centre allow drivers to monitor realtime horsepower and torque use, acceleration, lap times, quarter mile distances, braking distances and cornering G- loads.
2015 Jeep Renegade
The Jeep brand is coming off a benchmark year where its global sales topped one million units for the first time. It’s carrying that momentum into 2015 by offering a full lineup of SUVs, including a new addition to the portfolio: the allnew 2015 Jeep Renegade. Designed in North America and built in Italy, the Renegade will be sold in more than 100 countries. It is the brand’s first entry into the small-SUV segment, built on a new “smallwide 4x4 architecture.”
The Renegade is offered as a 4x2 and 4x4, with a choice of two powertrains: a 1.4-litre MultiAir Turbo engine with a six-speed manual transmission or a 2.4-litre Tigershark engine with MultiAir paired to the segment’s first nine-speed automatic transmission. Rene- gade Trailhawk models deliver best-in-class 4x4 Trail Rated capability with the class-exclusive Jeep Active Drive Low, which includes 20:1 crawl ratio and Jeep Selec-Terrain system.
The 2015 Renegade builds on the stance and styling of its big brother, the Jeep Wrangler, with aggressive wheel-to-body proportions and best-inclass approach and departure angles to deliver segmentleading off-road capability. Two available, exclusive “My Sky” open-air roof panel systems conveniently stow in the cargo area to provide open-air freedom with ease.
The Renegade’s all-new interior is all about rugged and functional details, crafted in high-quality materials. Technology once limited to premium SUVs is available here, including the Uconnect touchscreen radios and the segment’s largest full-colour instrument cluster.
The Renegade offers up to 70 standard and available advanced safety and security features.