It's not often you need to traverse the wild arctic tundra living in most places. But if you ever find yourself trapped in the Alps, a brand new Jeep Wrangler Arctic Edition will plow through the toughest snowbank.

This special edition is coming to the Frankfurt Motor Show, and will be just one of a half dozen Mopar enhanced Jeep vehicles on display. In case you didn't know - Mopar is the official parts supplier for all Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep (and now apparently Fiat) vehicles.

But back to the Arctic Edition Wrangler, which sadly will only be available in…

Chrysler is revolutionizing fuel efficiency and emissions in two large sedans with a new eight-speed automatic gearbox. Initially, the American automaker plans to introduce the impressive eight-speed transmission via two domestically produced vehicles powered by the Chrysler Pentastar V6: the 2012 Chrysler 300 and 2012 Dodge Charger.

Coinciding with the addition of the history-making, eight-speed, the price of the 2012 Chrysler 300 will rise by a grand. There are, however, a handful of things that make this minor added investment well worthwhile.

Drivers who chose the eight-speed 300 will enjoy 15 percent better fuel efficiency on the highway and five…