Jeep ads to tout new look | detnews.com | The Detroit News
Chrysler Group LLC has launched a new national advertising campaign for Jeep, its most recognizable nameplate. It is one of the first actions by the company that on Wednesday broke a five-month silence to outline its five-year business plan and says it will be much more vocal about its initiatives and products. There are ambitious plans to increase Jeep brand sales to 800,000 globally by 2014 from less than 500,000 in 2008. The first of three phases of a U.S. Jeep campaign, created by GlobalHue of...

Jeep excluded from new California 'cool car' rules | detnews.com | The Detroit News
-- Soft-top convertible Jeep Wrangler fans breathe easy: you will still be able to buy one in the Golden State. The California Air Resources Board said Friday that when it issues its final "cool car" regulations, which will require vehicles to reduce the amount of heat entering vehicles starting in the 2012 model year, it will exempt soft-sided plastic windows. "The Cool Cars regulation only applies to rigid windows and will not affect the flexible glazing on vehicles such as the Jeep Wrangler," the...

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 may be a dinosaur, but it's a blistering fast dinosaur | The Detroit News | detnews.com
If you're going to guzzle gas, the 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee is one of the best ways to do it. This is not just a dreaded SUV, a dinosaur in the making, it's one of the fastest ones ever built, a velociraptor in sheet metal. Gloriously fast, this SUV sucks down more gas than even the EPA thinks: 11 miles per gallon city and 14 mpg highway. Those are under the best conditions. During my test drive of this SRT8, I probably used a gallon just to start it and listen to the specially tuned 6.1-liter Hemi roar...

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 may be a dinosaur, but it's a blistering fast dinosaur | The Detroit News | detnews.com
If you're going to guzzle gas, the 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee is one of the best ways to do it. This is not just a dreaded SUV, a dinosaur in the making, it's one of the fastest ones ever built, a velociraptor in sheet metal. Gloriously fast, this SUV sucks down more gas than even the EPA thinks: 11 miles per gallon city and 14 mpg highway. Those are under the best conditions. During my test drive of this SRT8, I probably used a gallon just to start it and listen to the specially tuned 6.1-liter Hemi roar...

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 may be a dinosaur, but it's a blistering fast dinosaur | The Detroit News | detnews.com
If you're going to guzzle gas, the 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee is one of the best ways to do it. This is not just a dreaded SUV, a dinosaur in the making, it's one of the fastest ones ever built, a velociraptor in sheet metal. Gloriously fast, this SUV sucks down more gas than even the EPA thinks: 11 miles per gallon city and 14 mpg highway. Those are under the best conditions. During my test drive of this SRT8, I probably used a gallon just to start it and listen to the specially tuned 6.1-liter Hemi roar...

2008 Jeep Compass Overview
With best-in-class fuel economy and a brand-new optional navigation system, the 2008 Jeep Compass is a stylish embodiment of the essential spirit of Jeep ruggedness in a compact sport-ute body.Like its platform mate, the Jeep Patriot, the Compass is available in two trim levels – the efficient Sport and the upscale Limited. The available 2.0 liter 4-cylinder has plenty of smooth, quiet power with excellent fuel economy. The uplevel 2.4 liter 4-cylinder offers 172 horsepower for better passing...

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 from Hennessey
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 got its upgrades from Hennessey Performance Engineering and became even more powerful than it has already been before that. The tuners decided to leave the five-speed automatic transmission, all-wheel drive, original brakes and 20-inch wheels. And from the outside the Jeep did not change a lot. But Hennessey knows what Cherokee needs. Having 420 horsepower the Jeep seems already powerful enough for an SUV, but the tuners add 110 more and make it even stronger! The torque is...

2008 Mercedes-Benz Jeep Cherokee Turbodiesel
Many German vehicles are returning to diesel since the time of bio-diesel invention. In addition to this many car manufacturers are inventing their own filters for diesel engines in order to reduce air pollution. Mercedes-Benz presents its 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited with turbocharged diesel engine. It has five-speed automatic transmission with manual override system. Almost in every case automatic type works perfectly well as if predicting the driver’s actions, but manual override will be good...

Beijing 2008: From Jeep clones to this? Beijing 700R concept
It turns out that the Geely GT didn't corner the market on coupe concepts at Auto China 2008. Beijing Automotive -- whose Wrangler-style B40 you saw earlier -- is also on the case with its 700R coupe concept, a clean and attractive design with some interesting details. An accent line angles upward, merging with muscular rear haunches, giving the car a nice, aggressive presence. In front, knifelike headlamps; stylized, outboard air intakes; and a teensy main grille slit come together to give the car a...

Jeep Commander could meet its demise in 2009
According to Bloomberg, the demise of the Jeep Commander is but a year away. Anonymous sources inside Chrysler told the news service that with a 43-percent decline this year, which follows declines every year since its first full year on the market, the Commander is surrendering its command.The SUV's end was claimed to be due to gas prices, since a V8 Commander averages about 17 MPG. However, exorbitant for America gas prices haven't killed a number of other vehicles that don't even do that well, so...