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Wednesday, Nov 4
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee for a Rubicon-Shunning $8,500 [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]
The Jeep Grand Cherokee's trail-rated, but is it tail-rated, i.e., will it help you get lucky? Well, maybe not, but Nice Price or Crack Pipe has one that may mean you won't need date rape drugs....
Friday, Oct 16
Jeep Backflips At Portland Skate Park [LOLCars]
A moron in a Jeep Grand Cherokee at Portland's Burnside Skatepark misinterpreted the concept of "off-roading" when he flipped his rig trying to chase down a rollerblader. Afterward, he apparently...
Wednesday, Apr 8
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee: Mercedes Chassis Meets Hemi Power [New York Auto Show]
The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee has been fully revealed and the new SUV, riding on the Mercedes ML chassis, takes Jeep in an entirely different and upscale direction. ...
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee: Good Looking, But Is It Enough? [New York Auto Show]
Chrysler showed us the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee in person last week and frankly, we're impressed. It's the most attractive Chrysler interior and exterior we've seen in a while. But is that enough? ...
Thursday, Feb 26
2010 Dodge Durango: Once More, Into The Leak
MI We're guessing the 2010 Durango will no longer be marketed as an SUV, rather Chrysler will jump on the CUV bandwagon with the new model. The 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee on the other hand retains its SUV-like design. The wheel arches appear to have been ...
Wednesday, Dec 17
Chrysler Reveals Product Future To Journalists, We Reveal Plans To You [Detroit Auto Show]
For some reason the NY show's been all about the Jeeps. This year's no different, with the Pentastar brand showing off an all-new 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee, complete with a 7,700 lb tow rating, an aluminum front axle and low-rolling-resistance tires. Just what every Jeep buyer ever wanted —...
Monday, Nov 3
The Best And Worst McCain Vs. Obama Get-Out-The-Votemobiles
This particular Jeep Grand Cherokee is perhaps the most professional-looking job yet. Perhaps the owner makes car wraps? Seriously, we imagine it was a pretty penny to get this custom job done for the rear and sides of the car. Check out the detail on John McCain's head. This owner is putting t...
Monday, Oct 13
GM Vs. Chrysler: Product Lineup Fantasy Draft
Chrysler has already hinted that the next generation Grand Cherokee will be built at the Jefferson North Assembly plant in Detroit and may be more of a crossover. The Grand Cherokee is a grand name in the SUV market and it is unlikely that a Jeep brand owned by anyone would let it pass into non-...
Monday, Sep 22
UAW, Obama Riding McCain On Owning Foreign Cars Like Rest Of Country [Yes, Michigan]
Gettelfinger reiterated "Americans are free to buy whatever they choose," presumably clearing his throat while saying "as long as it's made in the USA by union workers and you're not a presidential candidate pandering for votes in the rust belt." Democratic presidential candidate Sen....
Tuesday, Sep 2
Presidential Candidates Accused Of Automotive Flip-Flopping
In addition to his gas guzzling V8 Chrysler 300, Obama once owned an equally unfrugal 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee. We’re unable to confirm if either vehicle was ever used for drug dealing, but we’d like to ask that question, and strongly insinuate an answer anyway.
Wednesday, Aug 20
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 May Get Towing Package
Based on spy photos the Detroit News appears to have received from a reader, Jeep's hot-rod mid-size SUV may soon be able to pull your boat. According to their report, the 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 has been spotted with the dual center-mounted exhaust outlets moved to one-per-side, an...
Friday, Aug 8
SMS Supercharger Boosts Hemi Horsepower By 45% In Challenger, Charger
The complete SMS 296 Supercharger™ aftermarket assembly looks great and installs easily under the stock hood of all applications including; the Dodge Challenger SRT-8, Dodge Challenger R/T, Dodge Charger SRT-8, Dodge Charger R/T, Dodge Magnum SRT-8, Dodge Magnum RT, Chrysler 300C...
SMS Supercharger Boosts Hemi Horsepower By 45% In Challenger, Charger [2008 Dodge Challenger]
SMS, Steve Saleen's new operation, wants to sell 2005-09 Mopar Hemi owners a supercharger that the company claims can bump underhood horsepower by as much as 45%. The SMS 296 supercharger has some unique features, including an internal intercooler and a low profile, letting the blower s...
Friday, Aug 1
Chrysler Announces "Shop 'Til You Drive" Promotion, Attempts To Make Purchasing As Cheap As Leasing
Returning lease customers will receive a Lease Loyalty incentive up to $750 for use towards the retail purchase of an eligible new Chrysler, Jeep or Dodge vehicle. The disposition fee, up to $425, will be waived by Chrysler Financial.
Monday, Jul 21
How GM Killed The Crossover: The Brief Life Of The Chevy XT-2 Concept Truck
Fortunately for Chrysler, Jeep had developed a more-refined version of the four-door SUV that we know as the Jeep Grand Cherokee all the way back in 1985, when the division was owned by AMC. Unfortunately for Chrysler, when they purchased AMC and Jeep, they put the development of the Grand...
Thursday, Apr 24
Humvee-Based Coggiola T-REX Makes Escalades Tremble
Coggiola, a design firm based in Turin, Italy, created the T-REX back in 2000 as a concept vehicle to display at that year's Geneva Motor Show. We're not sure what exactly they were thinking at the time, but the Italians took the chassis of a Hummer H1 and made a completely custom body and inte...
Wednesday, Mar 26
The Ten Strangest Special Edition Cars
The Jeep Grand Cherokee had a rough time trying to keep up with the more luxurious Ford Explorer and it's ubiquitous Eddie Bauer editions. To compete, Jeep tapped rugged outfitter and rod-maker Orvis. Though JSmith53 may argue that this Grand Cherokee offered better performance than the...
Thursday, Jan 3
Chrysler Sales Also Down In 2007, Completes The Domestic Hat Trick
Total Chrysler LLC December 2007 Sales Up 1 Percent on the Strength of Retail; Demand for Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan Continues to Grow Chrysler finished the month with 438,390 units of inventory, or a 60-day supply. Inventory is down by 19 percent compared with De...
Tuesday, Dec 18
The 2009 Corvette ZR1 is Coming! So Sayeth Hennessey, Reveals 678 HP Venom 650R [Detroit Auto Show]
For more than 17 years Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) has specialized in designing, testing, manufacturing and selling high-performance parts and services for Dodge/Chrysler vehicles including the Viper [fill in original Viper model name here] and SRT10, Chrysler 300C...
Wednesday, Dec 12
Chrysler Partnering With Purdue on Hybrid... Trees [Alternative Energy]
For the 2008 model year, Chrysler offers 11 products with the E85 Flexible Fuel option: Dodge: Dakota, Ram, Durango, Avenger, Grand Caravan Chrysler: Aspen, Town & Country, Sebring sedan and convertible Jeep: Grand Cherokee, Commander
Thursday, Nov 29
The Muscle Car Wars Are On! Dodge Reveals Commercial, Challenger SRT8 Pricing To Start At $37,995 [Muscle Car Wars]
The all-new 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 will be built at the Chrysler Canada Assembly Plant in Brampton, Ontario, on the same assembly line with the Dodge Charger, Charger SRT8, Magnum, Magnum SRT8, Chrysler 300 and Chrysler 300 SRT8 vehicles.
Monday, Nov 19
Hennessey Reveals 1000 HP Venom GT Concept Car [Concept Cars]
Looks like Hennessey Performance Engineering -- the tuners of all things Mopar and SRT -- are not going to sit back and kick up their heels with their twin-turboed Viper -- the Venom 1000 SRT. No, they've just revealed their suspected new concept super car, the Venom GT -- and yes, it's mid-e...
Tuesday, Oct 30
SEMA 2007: Dodge Baja Trucks [Sema]
Houtman will develop a full line of products for Jeep and Dodge truck off-road enthusiasts. His previous role was as development engineer for Jeep Vehicle Development. Houtman was responsible for drivetrain, chassis and off-road performance on the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Command...
Friday, Sep 21
Jeep Fought The Rock And The Rock...Yeah
What happens when you're in a lifted Jeep Grand Cherokee and you take on a big rock a wee bit too fast? Hilariousness happens, that's what. Oh, and your airbags deploy. Also, you look really silly.
Tuesday, Jul 24
Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Part 3 [Muscleman Governor]
· Manufacturer: Jeep · Model tested: Grand Cherokee SRT8 · Model year: 2007 · Base Price: 40,105 · Engine type: 6.1 Liter SRT Hemi V8 · Horsepower: 420 bhp @ 6200 rpm · Torque: 420 lb.-ft. @ 4800 rpm · Redline: 6400 · LxWxH: 195.1 X 73.3 X 66.7 · Wheelbase: 109.5 inches · Drive type: All-Wheel Drive
Thursday, Jul 19
Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Part 2 [Jalopnik Reviews]
Exterior Design: **** Interior Design: *** Braking ***** Ride *** Is this thing really an SUV? Bilstein dampers along with fat front and rear sway bars help the Jeep defy perceptions of what an SUV is supposed to do. Full time all wheel drive puts corners quickly into the past with ease.
Chrysler Group Drops Price On Jeep Liberty To Make It More Of A Square Deal At $20,990 [The Price Of Freedom]
The Jeep Liberty Sport comes standard with a proven and durable 3.7-liter SOHC V-6 engine (210-hp/235 lb.-ft. torque) that is mated to a six-speed manual transmission. With the introduction of the all-new 2008 Jeep Liberty mid-size sport-utility vehicle (SUV), Jeep offers customers the...
Wednesday, Jul 18
Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Part 1 [Jalopnik Reviews]
SRT stands for Street and Racing Technology. The team puts their collective brain trust into otherwise ordinary rides and makes them extraordinary, and this is the kind of thing we just have to encourage. Behind the wheel of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 one ponders that perhaps the SRT crew...
Tuesday, Jul 3
Ouch: Many Minivans, SUVs, CUVs And Pickups Have Lousy Headrests [Jesse Owens Broke Records, Ali Broke Necks]
The following big boys all performed well on the neck test:Acura MDX and RDX; Lincoln MKX, Ford Edge and Ford Freestyle; Honda CR-V, Element and Pilot; Hyundai Santa Fe; Jeep Grand Cherokee; Kia Sorento; Land Rover LR3; Mercedes M Class; Mitsubishi Outlander; Subaru B9 Tribeca and Fore...
Tuesday, Nov 21
Exclusive Detroit Auto Show Preview: DCX Releases Sketches Of Chrysler Nassau And Jeep Trailhawk Concepts [Detroit Auto Show]
Well, we've yet to even get to Thanksgiving and the LA Auto Show and already automakers are dropping Detroit goodness all over the interwebs. Maybe it was the Malibu shot released earlier today that caused these two concepts, one for the Jeep Trailhawk and the other for the Chrysler Nassau...
Tuesday, Nov 8
Startech to Bring Chrysler 300 CRD Tuner to Essen
If you've never seen the European Chrysler 300C Touring, you may be shocked to see the leonine nose cone of the 300C sedan attached to the business end of a Dodge Magnum. It's a distinctly European model, one we'll never see on these shores. Still, it's a Chrysler, meaning it's fair game for Ge...
