Right before the second half of Super Bowl XLVI kicked off, Chrysler Group LLC aired its much anticipated commercial. Titles ‘It’s Halftime in America,’ the ad featured none other than Clint Eastwood talking about the hard time the United States is going through. “It’s halftime in America, too,” Eastwood said in the commercial. “People are [...]
Scuderia Ferrari Formual One drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Masssa were both delivered their own custom versions of the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. SRT Brand and Motorsports Director of Marketing and Operations Beth Paretta handed over the keys to the drivers at the Fiorano circuit in Maranello, Italy, yesterday. The exclusive 2012 Jeep Grand [...]
Joining the Dodge Dart GTS 210 and the Fiat 500 Stinger this morning to celebrate Mopar’s 75th anniversary was the Jeep Compass True North model. Created by Mopar, the package improves the off-roading capabilities of the Jeep Compass. The package will be available to order from Mopar in the fall. Check out more news on [...]
Just a year and a half after entering production, the Chrysler Group LLC Pentastar V6 engine has reached its one millionth production output. The engine is standard on the Jeep Grand Cherokee and is also available in 11 vehicles across the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep lineups with front, rear and all-wheel-drive configurations. “The Pentastar engine [...]
Car and Driver loves doing special features. So they’re back with their latest one for the 2012-year: the annual Lightning Lap. The competition is to compare some of the most critically acclaimed cars as of recent. Taking place at Virginia’s International Raceway, the C/D team will compare a series of cars organized in various price [...]
At the 2012 Houston Auto Show, Jeep unveiled a very stealthy looking Jeep Grand Cherokee Concept. Built with a ‘production-intent’ the stealth version of the Grand Cherokee could enter production later this year. What’s the name of the new concept? Nothing – Jeep is holding an online contest “for consumers to name the new production-intent [...]
For the 2013 model year, a new Dodge Avenger, Jeep Comapss and Liberty, and a Chrysler 200 all have new versions being released. It has recently been released that they will all be sharing the underpinning of the 2013 Dodge Dart Compact U.S. Wide platform. The CUSW platform is actually a bigger version of the [...]
To counteract the apparent demand for fuel efficient automobiles Jeep’s famous Wrangler SUV saw a recent hike in demand and sales. As a result, Chrysler has supposedly announced that they’ll be boosting production to meet the demand. As the statistics show, 122,460 Wranglers made their way into the hands of individual owners in the US [...]
Out of a Detroit factory known for Chrysler products such as the Dodge Durango and more recently the Maserati Kubang (at least partially) comes a new Jeep Grand Cherokee, diesel. There is no word yet on performance or economy, but if this is the diesel Grand Cherokee currently on sale in Europe (since 2011), look [...]
We will know more about this as we delve into our coverage of this year’s Detroit Auto Show, but for those interested in the EV world, there is this: an electric Jeep Grand Cherokee with a 100 mile range. AMP Electric vehicles will offer an electric conversion for the Jeep as they have in the [...]
