'23 Dodge Hornet test of A.W.D. goes haywire
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Will this be another Chrysler 200 or Dodge Dart....High hope and gone in a year or two...
The 'Hornet' moniker was from AMC. Maybe this is Dodge's Gremlin model.
They later posted on their blog that it's a pre-production model and Dodge told them it's a known software issue that will be resolved in the production vehicles.
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Specifically this is the response from Stellantis
Unfortunate Fail: The 2023 Dodge Hornet Throws Every Warning Light Possible on the TFL Slip Test
The brand-new Dodge Hornet GT is a seriously quick small crossover and we're excited to put it through the TFL slip test...but things didn't go smoothly.
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Specifically this is the response from Stellantis
This channel tries to make stuff do something then play stupid. I'm often suckered into their videos and then let down. The manufacturer tells them there is a known problem, they do what they were told not to, it happens and they make a video like they are shocked.
Niced of the test to highlight the problem.
Yes. I feel like they went from helpful and informative to generating hype for clicks
They need to get back to their roots of testing and reporting.. not generating news.
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I'm still a little irked at TFL. I applied for an internship my senior year majoring in Journalism with a background in racecar repair, trackside set-up and car sales. They hired Roman Micas son. Although I did get to write an article for Nathan Adland as I ran into him at the Denver auto show.They later posted on their blog that it's a pre-production model and Dodge told them it's a known software issue that will be resolved in the production vehicles.
Unfortunate Fail: The 2023 Dodge Hornet Throws Every Warning Light Possible on the TFL Slip Test
The brand-new Dodge Hornet GT is a seriously quick small crossover and we're excited to put it through the TFL slip test...but things didn't go smoothly.
Specifically this is the response from Stellantis
BMW and Audi, and the recent Mazda 3 pass this test with flying colors. The X-drive awd actually does really well with the opposite drive test.
It's a press demo vehicle.How does some yokel get hold of a pre-production car anyway?
Where did you get that bit of info? They made a healthy profit last year.
Stellantis said it made $18B in net profit in 2022
Stellantis said its net profit jumped 26% in 2022. The company reported positive results across each of its regions.www.freep.com
This happened to the first batch of Alfa Romeo Giulias. Car and driver had one get stuck on a driveway incline.
Let me rephrase that. How does some yokel get a hold of a press demo vehicle? It's not like he is with Car & Driver or Motor Trend.
there are numerous independent journalist who get press vehicles. "suburban dc" figures.
High profile youtubers with a lot of subscribers are probably more of an influence than the old car magazines no one reads anymore.
This channel strikes me more of clickbait trash and that "test" is ridiculous. They might as well try tray sliding.
All told, TFL channels have over 3 million YouTube subs. They're not yokels. They get press vehicles and attend press events all the time. Most of the content they produce is with press vehicles.
They produce a lot of pretty good content but some is not so great. That said, I highly disagree with the test being ridiculous. It's a valid test of the AWD and torque vectoring systems and how good they are. It's a good demonstration of how good the computers are at directing torque where it needs to go when it needs to go there. Some vehicles do well in the test and others don't.
I especially like the Ike Gauntlet tests, pretty good towing tests for the extreme end of things.
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