Video: Fiat co-opts Jeep tagline for new Panda campaign

Filed under: Budget , Europe , Marketing/Advertising , Hatchback , Fiat Recognize that tag line? It was used in the first ad for the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee , a 90-second spot devoted to resetting our image of Jeep and, subtly, America itself. Chrysler parent Fiat evidently thinks so much of the tagline that they’ve taken it to Italy for use in the ad campaign for the 2012 Fiat Panda . Italy’s had a tough time of late: just as it was trying to get Berlusconi and his “bunga bunga” in the rearview, its debt crisis went from ‘critical’ to ‘euro-zone threatening,’ austerity measures led to social and labor unrest, and now comes the capsized Costa Concordia and an Italian captain with the unique ability to trip and fall into a lifeboat before his passengers.

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Video: Fiat co-opts Jeep tagline for new Panda campaign

First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG [w/video]

Filed under: Performance , SUV , Mercedes-Benz , First Drives How The World’s Most Powerful Sport Utility Vehicle Fails At Being Absurd Twenty years ago, sport utility vehicles were trucks. They had big, heavy frames, solid axles and low-range four-wheel drive. At best, they would accelerate to 60 miles per hour in under nine seconds and top out just over 100 mph. “Handling” simply meant that they could keep all four wheels firmly planted while circling an onramp

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First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG [w/video]

Official: Mopar to go full boat with 150 Dodge Dart accessories

Filed under: Aftermarket , Budget , Sedan , Etc. , Dodge Chrysler is serving up an impressive smattering of Mopar accessories for the 2013 Dodge Dart , including a host of performance parts. All told, buyers will be able to chose from a total of 150 accessories that range from an integrated Wi-Fi system to aerodynamic additions. Chrysler says the Dart will feature the industry’s first wireless charging system for phones and other battery-powered gadgets.

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Video: Record-setting motorcycle and snowmobile tandem jump rings in New Year

Filed under: Motorsports , Etc. , Videos , Celebrities Red Bull has a rather unique way of ringing in the new year. Back in 2007, motorcycle freestyle daredevil Robbie Maddison jumped 322 feet over a football field in Las Vegas, setting a world record for the longest motorcycle jump.

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Video: Record-setting motorcycle and snowmobile tandem jump rings in New Year

Followup: Infiniti QX-powered boat continues construction

Filed under: SUV , Etc. , Infiniti Over the summer, we posted on a project being undertaken by students at the Tennessee Technical Center-Nashville and Nashville State Community College: prepare a 400-horsepower, 5.6-liter V8 from an Infiniti QX56 for seafaring duty in a 20-foot Chris-Craft. The engine’s transformation is nearly complete, but it seems the boat needs a great deal more work.

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Followup: Infiniti QX-powered boat continues construction