Lower gas prices and its lagging, inadequate, consumer tax laws on have brought us to yet another symptom of middle class spending in certain locales. This is not the first time that
arbitraging in the informal economy and even more insidious behavior occurs over consumption items, although this item is a lot larger than a
Tickle me Elmo. This is obviously more important to the FoxNews demographic more interested in drifting and street racing than how reality is not quite like GTA or Fast & Furious. Even this season's BBC hit Top Gear before news of its
potential demise, exhibited a new fascination for fossil-fuel guzzling US pickup trucks.
Apparently Hell has frozen over, because a car company has stopped selling its hottest cars.
Dodge is hitting the brakes on the “Hellcat” versions of the Challenger and Charger, suspending orders of the 707 hp muscle machines due to overwhelming demand. The two share the title of “most powerful American production car in history,” and boast top speeds of 199 mph and 204 mph, respectively.
The automaker was caught off guard by interest in the pair since they were released late last year, and has already received orders for twice as many as it planned to build for 2015. The shortage has led to 50 percent markups on the $60,000-plus by some dealers, while others have reportedly taken dozens of deposits on cars they could take years to deliver, leading Dodge to warn customers of what it called “unscrupulous” behavior.
Now, it wants to get its house in order.
“Due to unprecedented demand for the 2015 Dodge Charger and Challenger SRT Hellcats, we are temporarily restricting orders while we validate current orders that are in the system,” the company tells FoxNews.com.
Some of course want to have it all
It may not have met the “Ultimate Driving Machine” standard Elon Musk and others expected of it, but the BMW i3 is officially one of the fastest electric cars to make it to production. It can go from 0-60 in 7.2 seconds using the electric motors capable of 170 hp and 183 lb-ft of torque. In terms of range, the BMW i3 was rated at 81 miles by the EPA, which slots it in the top ten on U.S. road