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Jeep Gladiator gets compression-ignition torquey
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It was only a matter of time but FCA finally announced that the Jeep Gladiator pickup truck will get a diesel engine for model year 2021. The Wrangler has been available with that engine for a few months now. This, to Jeep lovers is very important because torque is important to them. The three-liter DOHC…
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Antisocial Distancing with the 2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon
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March 21st, 2020: The kids are restless. They’d just completed their first week of state-enforced homeschooling and were not looking forward to what was then projected to be 2 more weeks. My wife had similarly spent her first week of working from home. I brought my office equipment home that weekend, as I needed to…
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Jeep Gladiator Rubicon: Yes, you will be entertained…
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Maybe not by my video, but by the Jeep Gladiator certainly. The Jeep Gladiator has been a long time coming. It’s finally here though, and it’s as good as we’d hoped it would be! It’s also… expensive. This one we’re testing? It’s a Rubicon version and costs around $56,000. That’s a ton of bucks for…
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About that new turbocharged Wrangler engine…
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I used to own a TJ Wrangler with the 2.5-liter AMC four cylinder engine. It was a rather crappy engine, with all of 120hp on tap. On a good day, going downhill with tail wind, my soft-toped, 5-speed (3-speed automatic was optional!) Jeep could almost hit a speedo-indicated 75mph. The 4.0-liter in-line six was the…
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Review: 2020 Jeep Gladiator Sport S
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Jeep faithful have been waiting for this vehicle for decades. It’s been so long that business models were developed around converting Jeep Wranglers into pickup trucks. But it’s finally here, the much speculated, debated, and anticipated Jeep of all – the Gladiator pickup truck. But is it good? Is it what the Jeep fans wanted?…
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Driving the new mild-hybrid Jeep Wrangler
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Jeep’s newest Wrangler JL launched last year and it’s since sold quicker than wildfire spreading through a dry valley of chaparral. In 2018, a some 240,032 Wranglers found new homes, up an impressive 26% compared to 2017, the last year of sales for the outgoing JK. But what’s important to note is that with the arrival…
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What questions do you have about Jeep’s new mild-hybrid Wrangler?
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Last year, Jeep launched the much awaited Wrangler JL. A surprising powertrain tagged along with it; a turbocharged four-cylinder with FCA’s eTorque mild hybrid system . The Wrangler has always been a vehicle synonymous with outdoor recreation. Be it towing a boat or careening down bumpy narrow muddy two-track roads deep in a National Forest.…
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The Compass is a Step in the Right Direction for Jeep
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Jeep’s latest Compass has finally found the right bearings it needs to compete in the ever-popular crossover segment. Slotted between the smaller Renegade and more off-road oriented Cherokee, the Compass recently saw a full, complete redesign in 2017, that now makes it worth more than a shrug. It’s not a surprise, but when the Compass…
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2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk: Because We Can!
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I’m on the wrong side of history. Or at least the way history is trending. Vehicles are getting larger and larger. Look at 2019 where it’s estimated that 70% of new vehicle sales outside of trucks will be SUVs and CUVs. Me? As I get older I like smaller and lighter vehicles. As I write this…
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We venture to Rugged Ridge country to see what's in store for the JL Wrangler
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Last year I had the opportunity to travel down to the Atlanta area to have a tour of the Omix-ADA (Rugged Ridge) facilities. It included a tour of their 200,000+ square foot warehouse and museum, along with having the opportunity to drive a selection of the museum vehicles in the Industrial park in which they’re…
