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The Dakota name has been gone for a decade. Maybe it's time to come back. Maybe the project to revive the Dakota or whatever Ram calls its future midsized truck isn't dead after all . An insider source now tells Automotive News that the work is still happening to give the brand a smaller pickup. The Ram Dakota went away after the 2011 model year. Rumors were already swirling in 2012 about a return for the nameplate. Although, it never happened. Gallery: New 2008 Dodge Dakota Revealed 22 Photos Instead of introducing a new Dakota, FCA (now Stellantis) seemed to test the waters of returning to the midsized truck segment by launching the Jeep Gladiator for the 2020 model year. In its first full year of sales, the vehicle moved 77,542 units. Ram dealers are reportedly clamoring for a midsized truck to sell that would slot below the 1500 . The desire … [Read more...] about Dodge Dakota Revival Might Not Be Dead After All

The rebranding of the outfit from Renault over the winter culminated in a management overhaul, with former team boss Cyril Abiteboul leaving the French car manufacturer. As part of a new organisation imposed by Alpine’s road car CEO Laurent Rossi, there will be no direct replacement for Abiteboul. Instead, his former responsibilities will be split between executive director Marcin Budkowski, and new racing director Davide Brivio. Laurent Rossi, Alpine Chief Executive Officer Photo by: Alpine Rossi said that the areas of responsibility for both men were clear, as he felt there was no need to make any further changes after last season. “Marcin will be in charge of the development of the chassis and the powertrain, so he'll coordinate the whole development of the car,” explained Rossi. “Davide will be racing director. “So the two of them will work in tandem to extract the best out of the car, that has been designed to put us into the best position in the future. The … [Read more...] about Alpine explains decision to ditch F1 team principal role

Following a busy winter that has seen the team switch to Mercedes power units and sign Daniel Ricciardo from Renault, McLaren unveiled the MCL35M at its Woking base ahead of its planned on-track debut this week. The new MCL35M car retains largely the same livery as last year as McLaren sticks with its usual papaya orange and blue design, albeit with some subtle changes such as shifting the rainbow scheme previously on the halo to the rear of the car. Mercedes' involvement in the new partnership with McLaren is reflected in the car name, adding the 'M' designation to last year's MCL35, but there is no Mercedes branding on the car due to the nature of their customer agreement. Despite the freeze in the technical regulations between 2020 and 2021, McLaren has been forced to make a sizeable number of changes to its new car in order to accommodate the new Mercedes power unit, as well as accounting for the downforce cuts enforced by the updated regulations. Read Also: … [Read more...] about McLaren becomes first F1 team to reveal 2021 car

Will it keep its name unchanged? The rumors from December 2019 were accurate as today Toyota has confirmed a new generation A-segment vehicle will be launched on the European continent. It will serve as an entry point to the brand and will be developed on the GA-B platform, delivering “established benefits in ride, handling, safety, and design.” Without specifically mentioning the Aygo name, Toyota has published a press release saying the new A-segment car will be offered with combustion power to “help keep the model accessible to customers.” There were reports that a battery-powered version could also be under development but there’s nothing official coming from the automaker on that matter yet. New Aygo: Spied And Rendered New Toyota Aygo Returns In More Revealing Spy Photos 2022 Toyota Aygo Rendered With Perky Looks After First Spy Shots The new entry-level Toyota will join the Yaris in the small car segment. The latter was named European Car … [Read more...] about Toyota Aygo Successor With Combustion Engine Officially Announced

It's coming for the 2022 model year. Despite the ongoing dialogue for the Cherokee moniker , Jeep’s SUV has a future with a brand new generation of the three-row version hitting the showrooms very soon. The five-seat Grand Cherokee soldiers on for 2021 unchanged but for the 2022 model year, there will be a new model. We spied the five-passenger vehicle just earlier this month and we were surprised to see there will be visual tweaks compared to the Grand Cherokee L. Our friends at Kolesa.ru decided to uncover the camouflage from the spied prototype with a rendering, previewing the design changes. Gallery: 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee renderings 2 Photos Aside from the shorter wheelbase, the five-seat variant will get a modified front end. As you can see from the attached renderings, the fog lamps' surrounds will be different and the lower section of the bumper will be tweaked, too. The spy photos suggested the upper … [Read more...] about 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Rendered With Five Seats, New Fascia