You’ve felt it. Car prices are out of control. The average new vehicle in the US hovers right below $50,00
Stellantis sees the problem. Yesterday, they outlined a five-year plan to flood the market with affordable rides. No, wait. Not all rides. Just the new ones. Chrysler leads the charge with three models: the Arrow, Arrow Cross, and a car called the Airflow.
But let’s be real.
We don’t care about the Chrysler stuff first. We care about the Dodge.
The Dodge GLH.
They’re calling it a “muscle hatch.” That phrase actually works here. It revives a nameplate that once stood for “Goes Like Hell”—back when Carroll Shelby tuned a Dodge Omni into something wild in the 198
The GLH isn’t the Omni. It’s bigger. But it sits low. It’s got this weird vibe, somewhere between a sedan and an SUV. Tall. Boxy. Aggressive. Think Hyundai Ioniq5 mixed with a angry dog. There’s a black band across the front, housing the headlights. Below that, a grille that looks like it wants to eat something.
The GLH is the Airflow’s “evil brother.”
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa called it that. And with good reason. While the Chrysler Airflow plays nice, the GLH bites.
It rides on the STLA One platform. That’s the same floorpan as the Airflow. But here’s the twist. We suspect the GLH launches with a real engine. An internal combustion one. Filosa teased a “beautiful engine.” He also dropped the number: around 300 horsepower for the base model.
Under $39,00
Can you beat that for that kind of punch?
There will be an SRT trim too. Because obviously. That will cost more, obviously. The GLH replaces the Hornet. Which lasted all of three years before getting the axe in 2025. So much for consistency.
The Airflow, though?
That thing is boring. And good.
It looks nothing like the sleek concept they showed in 202
This new version is square. Softer lines, sure. But squared-off. Thin LED headlights connect through an illuminated Chrysler badge. Vertical light clusters on the side. It looks competent.
Practical.
We expect a hybrid. The STLA One platform supports EVs, but sticking to gas-and-hybrid keeps the price near that same under-$39,00
It’s smaller than they admitted in the slide deck. They said “mid-size SUV.” Look at the proportions. It’s compact. Interior space rivals the Toyota RAV
Now, if you’re on a shoestring budget?
Go look at the Arrow. Or the Arrow Cross.
Start at $30,0
Filosa even hinted at a $25,0
Don’t try to imagine them. They’re already there. In Europe.
They are rebadged Fiat Grizzlies.
Fiat unveiled those yesterday. Chrysler is just putting different stickers on the hoods and tweaking the lights. The Arrow slopes down in the back, looking vaguely sedan-like. The Cross stands upright. Traditional SUV pose.
Powertrains here? Likely gas and hybrid. Why pay for complex batteries when you just need to get to the grocery store without selling a kidney?
The timeline is blurry.
Arrows and Crosses arrive first. GLH and Airflow come later. Some point within the next 12 months, more details should trickle out.
For now, we just have words. And promises of muscle in a hatchback.
300 horsepower. Sub-40 grand.
Who needs a Corvette anyway?
We’ll know when we see them.
