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Showing posts with label Jeep. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Jeep. Show all posts

Friday, 15 June 2012

Jeep Preparing 3 New Models, Hopes to Boost European Sales Five-Fold

Jeep has set its sights on improving its sales volume in the European car market more than five-fold in the next three years through the introduction of three new models, the expansion of its dealer network and to a lesser extent, by completing a football (soccer) sponsorship deal, reports Autonews Europe.

In 2011, Jeep sold 23,745 units in Europe, up 62 percent from the previous year, while in the first four months of 2012, the Chrysler Group company delivered 9,807 units.

Thursday, 14 June 2012

NHTSA Upgrades and Expands Fuel-Tank Fire Probe of Jeep Models to 5.1 Million Units

A federal investigation regarding the fuel tank integrity of the 1993-2004MY Jeep Grand Cherokee has been upgrade to an Engineering Analysis and has also been expanded to include two more Jeep models, the 1993-2001MY Cherokee and the 2002-2007MY Liberty.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that the data it collected during a preliminary evaluation indicates that rear-impact-related tank failures and vehicle fires are more prevalent in said Grand Cherokee models than in the non-Jeep peer vehicles.

Drag Race Battles with Corvette ZR1 Hennessey, Jeep SRT-8 Twin Turbo, Mercedes E63 and S65 AMG

For our next quarter and full mile-racing gig, we have four challengers competing in three separate runs.

Up first is a Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG tuned by Evotech with 730hp running against a stock Mercedes-Benz S65 V12 AMG with 612HP.

Sunday, 20 May 2012

1943 Ford GPA, General Purpose Amphibian (jeep boat)

as always, the image you see is just a small version of the full one at your fingertips, just left click on anything for the big image

Monday, 14 May 2012

Aircraft in the movie "Memphis Belle", a hell of a good movie

this info is from Steve (Servicide.blogspot.com) who always amazes me with the stuff he knows or finds out about things I've posted.

The original B-17 had two different colors on the bathing suits - blue on the port side and red on the starboard side.
The image was taken from George Petty's April 1941 pinup in Esquire magazine.

The pilot, Robert Morgan had gotten Petty's phone number from the magazine and asked him for permission to reproduce the artwork. Petty was gracious and even thrilled to be a part of it. Corporal Tony Starcer, who was an artist in the Squadron, painted the images on the fuselage. Morgan had told Starcer, "I don't care what color you put on her bathing suit, as long as you put a bathing suit on her." When restored the first time, the pinups were repainted a bit too hefty (see the blue suit image).

The current restoration is returning them to their wartime figures (red image),

I saw the Memphis Belle on Mud Island in Memphis in 1987, just shortly after it went on display there.

Thursday, 3 May 2012

This is How You Merge Into a Lane in Russia

When common courtesy and road safety take a back seat, it is time for guns to do the talking, or in this case, signaling other drivers, in Russia.

See how the driver of this black Jeep Grand Cherokee reacted when the person in the vehicle with the camcorder did not want him to merge into his lane in the short clip that follows right past the break.

Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Chrysler Group Reports Best April Sales Since 2008 with a 20 Percent Increase Over Last Year

The Chrysler Group's U.S. sales in April grew 20 percent over the same month last year to 141,165 units, making it the company's best April since 2008, which was before it went into bankruptcy.

All four brands of the Chrysler Group posted sales increases in April compared with the same month a year ago.

In detail, Chrysler recorded a 56 percent jump to 31,879 units, Jeep +19 percent to 38,684 units, Dodge +2 percent to 45,248 vehicles, Ram +12 percent to 21,505 deliveries, and Fiat +336 percent to 3,849 cars, though the Italian brand was just introduced to the market last year.

Thursday, 26 April 2012

Chrysler Group's First Quarter Profits Quadruple to $473 Million, Best Result Since 1998

While the Italian side of the Fiat-Chrysler alliance is having troubles on the other side of the Atlantic, the American division of the group is thriving.

Today, the Chrysler Group announced that it earned $473 million for the first quarter of 2012, up more than 300 percent from $116 million a year ago, mainly due to strong U.S. sales where the company reported a 40 percent increase.

Jeep Unwraps New Limited-Edition Wrangler Unlimited Altitude

After the Compass, Patriot and Grand Cherokee, Jeep is now expanding the availability of its Altitude styling package to the five-door Wrangler Unlimited.

The Altitude model is based on the 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara adding a raft of styling parts.

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

To Valet, or Not to Valet... it's not a question. Don't. Here is one example, if you didn't get it when you watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off

The approximately $400,000 pileup reportedly happened when a valet drove a Maserati into -- and under -- a Jeep Grand Cherokee, which crashed into a Mini Cooper and a vintage Porsche 356.

The Epic Hotel in downtown Miami witnessed an epic crash involving expensive cars on Friday night. Onlookers revealed a Maserati Gran Turismo spiraled out of control and crashed into a number of cars.

I think before I hand over the keys to my car, I'm going to make sure the valets are bonded, licensed, and insured by some company that is fast with paying off damage claims.

police found the valet driving the Maserati ‘was coming down a parking garage ramp too fast, lost control, and drove his luxury sports car right under the SUV’

Learned about this from
http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2012/04/epic-car-damage-by-valet.html
Photos from
http://now.msn.com/now/0416-valet-hotel-crash.aspx
http://www.jeepforumz.com/showthread.php?p=22230

Saturday, 14 April 2012

Maserati Smashes Into a Porsche 356, a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Mini Cooper Countryman in Miami

In one way, the Epic Hotel in Downtown Miami justified its name on Friday night when the driver of a Maserati GranTurismo crashed into a host of cars including a latest generation Jeep Grand Cherokee, a Mini Cooper Countryman and a classic Porsche 356 speedster – though we don't know if the latter is original or one of the many replicas.

There are many conflicting reports about the incident circulating around the web, including that the Maserati driver was a valet and not the owner, but nothing that we can confirm.

Monday, 9 April 2012

Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge Models Recalled Over Two Separate Issues

The Chrysler Group has issued two separate recalls for some of its 2012 models. The first one affects 1,689 Jeep Patriot and Compass crossovers built from December 17, 2011, through January 2, 2012, because of a potential problem with the fuel tank assembly's roll-over valve. Read more »

Friday, 6 April 2012

Chrysler to Celebrate Return to China with 300C and Jeep Wrangler Concepts at the Beijing Auto Show

One of the main goals for the Fiat-Chrysler Alliance is to increase its presence in the hugely important Chinese market. And today, the alliance is making another step in this direction by announcing the return of the Chrysler Group return to China at the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 23, 2012.

The celebrate the occasion, the Detroit-based automaker will present two special edition models at the Beijing motor show.

These include a Chrysler 300C design concept created specifically with Chinese elements in mind and a Jeep Wrangler study inspired by the Year of the Dragon, which the company says, "showcases the opportunity for special editions that might be available for Chinese customers in the near future".

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Vilner Treats Jeep Wrangler to a Little Bit of Luxury

Bulgarian custom studio Vilner believes that while the Jeep Wrangler is indeed the quintessential off-road vehicle, there's no reason why it shouldn't encompass its passengers in a more luxurious cabin.

Just about every corner of the Wrangler's interior has been upgraded with new, higher quality materials that include various colors of stitched leather for the dash, seats and door panels plus brass and chrome accents.

Friday, 30 March 2012

Fiat to Introduce 500X Small Crossover Next Year, will Base New Jeep SUV

The Fiat Group is putting all its weight behind the 500 series, which started off with the original three-door hatchback, but has now evolved to include the rag-top 500C, the Abarth performance variants and more recently, the mechanically unrelated, 500L small MPV (pictured above and below) that will be soon joined by a 7-passenger version.

The next 500 model in Fiat's grand plan is a small crossover. Sources from within the Italian automaker told Automotive Europe that the car will be named the 500X and that it will be presented as early as next year.

Thursday, 29 March 2012

The well animated vehicles from the movie "Tin Tin", quite the variety

Jeep Walks us Around its Easter Safari Concept Models

Jeep didn't hold back on the concept models for this year's edition of the Moab Easter Jeep Safari event (March 31 to April 8) having developed not one, not two but six different studies.

Judging by viewer comments, the nostalgic Might FC and J-12 pickup trucks are the star attractions of the bunch.

We'll probably have more on the Jeep models once the safari kicks off this weekend, but for now, you can get a glimpse of the concepts on film and hear what Jeep boss Mike Manley and Mopar president and CEO Pietro Gorlier have to say about the vehicles in the company's official video, which you'll find directly after the jump.

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Jeep Reveals All Six East Safari Concept Models in the Flesh

The Chrysler Group couldn't wait until this weekend for the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, to show us its six new concept studies and has released both details and real life pictures. All the Jeep concepts were created in partnership with the Chrysler Group's Mopar division.

One of the most impressive studies is the Mighty FC, inspired not by the Mercedes-Benz Unimog, as some might think, but by the Jeep Forward Control that was built from 1956 to 1965.

The modern day 'Forward Control' is loosely based on the Wrangler Rubicon with Jeep repositioning the cabin over and ahead of the front axle and lengthening the wheelbase. It also added a custom built drop-side cargo box, while the Wrangle-based interior has been enhanced with heavy-duty Katzkin leather and a unique color scheme.

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