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The UAW Local 1166 bargaining committee announced a tentative agreement in a blog post, saying that a ratification vote would be held Monday.

It may not be quite as ferocious as other Challengers, but the V-6 powered, all-wheel-drive GT is the civilized muscle car for daily driving.

Fiat Chrysler owners will be notified by letter and dealers will replace the inflators with safe ones.

The Ram 1500 is capable of towing up to 12,700 pounds or hauling 2,300 pounds, and while final ratings have not been released, city and combined fuel economy are expected to rise 2-MPG.

Take a German-engineered chassis, lob in a HEMI V8, dress it out like the American luxury wagon and you have the Durango R/T.

In the old days, snow and muscle car would have meant perfect doughnuts with no forward progress. But, that was before Dodge stuck all-wheel-drive under the Challenger and crammed in an efficiently powerful V6.

Durango's basic architecture was developed while Mercedes was a sibling of Dodge under DaimlerChrysler and is shared with the Jeep Grand Cherokee and recent ML/GL crossovers.

Auto correspondent Casey Williams says Ram's Rebel is big and bold with hints of Powerwagon and Lil' Red Truck.

Auto correspondent Casey Williams says it's a sporty and luxurious ride with plenty of capability.

It looks like the car Bo and Luke Duke would buy after children, but handles like the big German car on which it is based.