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Carl BUZAWA's avatar

The hornet seems well designed. I can’t quite figure out though why they would want to disguise the Italian origins. I mean I get the Italian reputation for poorly built cares but the design and sharing complaints with a much more expensive vehicle should more than offsets this, no?

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Jordan Golson's avatar

I honestly have no idea. Sometimes it seems like Stellantis marketing wants to pretend that its brands have nothing to do with one another. I mean, people still call it "Chrysler" when that brand is _barely_ alive and it's been more than half-Italian (as Fiat Chrysler) for nearly a decade.

I hear there's some bad blood between Alfa and Dodge over this one though.

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James W's avatar

It seems like a nice car. But I thought Dodge still sold the RAM pickups?

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Jordan Golson's avatar

RAM has been its own brand, distinct from Dodge, since 2010.

Many folks are unaware of this, however, showing how strong the "Dodge Ram" brand really was.

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