Jeep's Wrangler may have not needed a recall for the alleged fuel leak problems but Chrysler didn't really get into the clear. The 2010-2011 Jeep Wrangler is still going to be called in for a recall for a different matter, one that's equally serious. Various models of the Jeep Wrangler could have a drivetrain problem if built between 2010 and...
Chrysler is a tough parent to have right now. After pushing Jeep to some extent in order to create and sell the 2011 Grand Cherokee the pressure is on for another new model by next year. The model in question is Jeep's third best selling vehicle, the Liberty SUV. A new model of this car is supposed to turn up...
Now here's something special, the NHTSA came up with an announcement concerning an automotive recall that isn't supposed to happen. The Jeep Wrangler is one of the cars that doesn't suffer from any flaws with fuel spillage systems. That's not particularly abnormal, most cars are created to actually run but it's an immense source of smugness for Jeep and an...
Without this being some sort of play on words Jeep's 60th anniversary is being handled by a company called Jeeper. If you're from the same group as me and you've never heard of them Jeeper is some sort of high-end vineyard in the middle of the champagne region. What is particularly important about Jeeper is how their products are widely...
We all have moments when we do something that is so stupid it conjures up people asking us what were we thinking. Chrysler's moment is in trying to increase sales in Japan. Going for JDM isn't that big a stupidity but doing so with the Jeep Grand Cherokee just might be. I've said it before, the Jeep Grand Cherokee is...
At the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, the Michigan-based SUV will receive a new Multijet engine borrowed from the Italians from Fiat. The new 3.0-liter V6 unit which debuts next month on the Grand Cherokee offers a total power of 241 horses and 550 Nm of torque. The new Multijet engine benefits from a Garret VGT 2056 turbine and an air-cooled...
As with any big game and merger in the world of the automotive empire, some offspring turns out that looks or sounds awful. This is the case of how Fiat took over Chrysler and the creation of various crossbreeds such as a Maserati SUV based on a Jeep vehicle. In a recent announcement the Godfather, erm, CEO of Fiat, Mr....
In the continuous effort to stay ahead or at least in the running, manufacturers will constantly update their cars. Jeep had no oversight on giving us a 2011 model year Compass. Today it's had the price revealed and people are beginning to wonder about the actual strategy behind selling the new crossover. Let's not pussyfoot around the problem, the 2011...
The well-known Playboy magazine decided to make its own top including several categories, the most important one being the Car of the Year, and this year, the award goes to Mercedes SLS AMG. Thus, the German supercar has been picked as the hottest car launched this year, getting the big prize - the Car of the Year award. However, there...
Chrysler, the one out of the Detroits' Big Three that I like least has really rolled up its sleeves and set to work. Their labors latest fruit is a new face for the Jeep Compass. In readying itself for 2011 the Jeep Compass became more of a Grand Cherokee. I'm not one to really admire the way car companies of...
The recently revised Jeep Grand Cherokee has been nothing if not a success for a Chrysler that's trying to raise from the dead. The new face of the Grand Cherokee registered almost three times the number of sales last month when compared to last year's October. That's quite a performance and Chrysler & Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne decided to capitalize...
Meet the Vilner Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT600, now if that happens to sound like a few weird names along side a nearly mainstream car you should stick by. Yes we all know the Jeep Grand Cherokee, we also know all the SRT version of it but the SRT600 part is more related to a company called Hennessey that is relatively...
After revealing the facelift version of Jeep Patriot, expected to debut at the Paris Auto Show, Chrysler decided to announce to special editions for Jeep Wrangler and Ram 1500. While no debut details are available on the Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty special edition, a model inspired by the incoming video game Call of Duty Black Ops scheduled to be...
The Jeep Patriot facelift comes with more than minor modifications for the Paris Auto Show and the Americans at Jeep decided that now it's the moment to reveal a part of them, other details and specifications being kept for the quickly incoming French Auto Show. Largely, the facelifted Jeep Patriot promises a slighty modified exterior design but also a new...
There is a clip on YouTube that has attracted a lot of attention recently, about a team of military men dismantling and then putting back together an army Jeep and all this in under four minutes (although if you really look at it, they do it in even less). In case you didn't get the chance to see it for...
People at Jeep revealed the facelift version of the Wrangler model, a facelift that comes basically with aesthetic improvements. The Jeep Wrangler facelift comes with a cruise control, a Bluetooth connection along with USB and iPod features, controls for the steering wheel and electric heated side mirrors. A material roof is now available for the Sahara version of Wrangler facelift....
The title may be a bit difficult to get around if you are not familiar with Chrysler's marketing techniques but the image below pretty much says it all. As part of the Auburn Hills maker's strategy, the company is promoting it's latest major product, the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a massive print that covers most of the front of...
The Chrysler subsidiary company, Jeep, have announced indirectly that they are considering a possible comeback to the very popular segment of pickups. This announcement came packed in within a discussion Mike Manley, President and CEO of the Jeep Brand had with an interviewer from PickupTrucks.com. Mike Manley expressed his interest in the compact and midsize pickup truck market thus proving...
Yet another recall news frightens the motorists, in particular the owners of any Jeep Wrangler that was produced between May 15, 2006 and August 9, 2010. The Jeeps produced within this period total up nearly 300.000 (288,968 to be precise) units and they are troubled by their brakes. The fact that August 9, 2010 is still nearly two months away...
Chrysler Group LLC has announced today the launch of some amazing financing incentives for potential customers. For starters you can have 0 percent financing for up to 60 months, and 1.9 percent financing for 72 months on most 2010 model year Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram truck vehicles as long as they are financed through GMAC Financial Services. The offer...
