The new Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Duragno are doing wonders for Chrysler Group LLC. So much so that the company has decided to keep its Jefferson North factory open through the normal two-week summer shutdown. Check out more news on the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Usually, automakers close plants around the July 4 week to update [...]
If there is anyone that knows each and every turn on the Nurburgring, it has to be Sabine Schmitz, who grew up on the track driving the BMW M5 taxi. Schmitz recently took the new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 around the Nurburgring and returned a lap time of 8:49.00. Check out more news on the [...]
In 2011, Jeep sales jumped 44 percent in the United States – with each Jeep model up more than 30 percent – while industry sales rose 11 percent. Jeep is now trying to keep that momentum going with special-edition versions of its lineup. Following a overwhelmingly positive response to the recently introduced stealthy looking Jeep Grand [...]
While hanging out at the Ferrari stand at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show and checking out the new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, 458 Italia, FF and the California – I notice something very interesting – Ferrari uses the same center screen display unit as the Jeep Grand Cherokee and many other Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge models. [...]
At this year’s Geneva Motor Show, Jeep will be releasing a Grand Cherokee “production-intent sports concept” that features an eye-catching exterior, a new Jeep Compass “production-intent concept” and a Jeep Wrangler Mountain special-edition with new styling as well. The Grand Cherokee model gets a unique set of black 20-inch wheels in a gloss finish, black [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
