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"The 2014 Ram Power Wagon fills a need for those who travel into extreme terrain for rescue or recreation." – Reid Bigland

More, more, more. That's the philosophy behind the latest Ram Power Wagon. The extra-brawny, Ram 2500-based pickup is back for 2014, and naturally, it's even more extreme than its predecessor.

Like the rest of the Ram 2500 range, for 2014, the Power Wagon adopts the tweaked version of the 6.4-liter Hemi V8 found in SRT's eight-cylinder offerings. A healthy 410 horsepower and 429 pound-feet of torque best the old 5.7-liter Hemi's 383…

Chrysler brand jumped up four spots in the 2014 J.D. Power Customer Service Index, landing at No. 7, just two points behind Toyota and well ahead of Honda and Ford in the mass market standings (luxury brands have a separate category).

The CSI measures customer satisfaction with their experiences with dealer service departments. Each brand is measured on a 1,000-point scale. J.D. Power says the study, conducted in late 2013, included responses from 90,000 vehicle owners nationwide.

Most brands beat their point scored from 2013 and the average score rose 1.0%.

Dodge, Jeep and Ram…

Chrysler has come out with the official fuel economy information on the new 200 following the info that was leaked from the EPA earlier this week. It turns out that our initial report of 18 miles per gallon in the city and 29 mpg on the highway for the all-wheel-drive V6 was correct.

What we didn't know at the time, though, was what sort of economy the 200's other powertrain options managed. Outfitted with the 2.4-liter four-pot, Chrysler is promising 23 mpg in the city and 36 mpg on the highway, with a combined rating of 28…