Jeep News
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Diesel engines are now offered in a growing number of passenger vehicles on sale this year and next, especially crossovers and sport utilities. The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel is one of two popular models this year that offer a good test of how attractive buyers find today's modern diesels. (The other is the 2014 Chevy Cruze Diesel compact sedan.) MORE: 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel: The Diesel Jeep Returns Last weekend, we were able to put a diesel Grand Cherokee through our usual test cycle. As always, our fuel-economy test runs 250 to 300 miles (253 this time), covering roughly...
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Jeep Hybrids Coming, But Concern Over 'Getting You Home'Jeep has only recently nailed its colors to the diesel mast, but already the famous off-road arm of Chrysler is looking to other propulsion technologies--namely hybrid vehicles. Executives at the company have called the move to electrification "inevitable", according to Drive--but they're also...
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2014 Jeep Cherokee, More Fuel-Efficient Crossover, Now En Route To DealersThe 2014 Jeep Cherokee returns significantly better fuel economy than the Liberty it replaces.
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2014 Jeep Cherokee: All The Details From NY Auto ShowIt may not be pretty, but the new 2014 Cherokee is an important model for Jeep. Making its debut today at the 2013 New York Auto Show, the new crossover promises better economy than its predecessors, yet just as much utility and performance. The new Cherokee uses the underpinnings of the humble...
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2014 Jeep Cherokee: New Off-Road Video Of Downsized CrossoverEight days from now, the 2014 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 crossover will be unveiled to the world at the New York Auto Show's media preview days. Jeep released the first photos and details of the 2014 Cherokee three weeks ago, and now it's served up a video to whet our appetites further. The video is meant...
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2014 Jeep Cherokee: New, Greener 4x4 With Old Name (Photos)Here you are: These are the first photos of the new 2014 Jeep Cherokee. Yep, that's right: Cherokee. No, not Grand Cherokee. Plain old Cherokee, the revival of a name that vanished (in the U.S.) a decade ago, although it's lived on in Europe. The new 2014 Cherokee is Jeep's replacement for the old...
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Chevy's Cruze Diesel is getting all the headlines, but there's another U.S.-built diesel due out this year--the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel. The V-6, 240-horsepower EcoDiesel is expected to achieve 28 mpg highway, and a combined figure in the mid-20s. For its type, that's not bad at all. It may be just the start of an EcoDiesel range, too. The Detroit Free Press reports that Jeep is considering a Wrangler diesel. "Wrangler customers really want a diesel," said Jeep boss Mike Manley at the Chicago Auto Show. Whether it hits the roads depends very much on how popular the diesel Cherokee...
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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel: Live Photos From Detroit Auto ShowThe Jeep Grand Cherokee isn't usually what people think of when you say "green car," but the new diesel version that's coming for 2014 moves it somewhat closer to that category. Unveiled first thing Monday morning, the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel is part of an updated 2014 lineup for the...
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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel: The Diesel Jeep ReturnsIt's been rumored for more than a year; now it's reality. This morning at the Detroit Auto Show, the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel will be unveiled by Jeep as part of a comprehensive update to the three-year-old sport utility vehicle. Fitted to European versions of the Grand Cherokee already...
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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel To Carry New EcoDiesel TagChrysler will use a new EcoDiesel badge to distinguish its upcoming range of clean diesel vehicles, set for roll-out over the next few years. Coming straight from the United States Patent and Trademark office, the new badge will make its first appearance on the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, when that...
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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel Coming Next January?The 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee may not be long for this world, as Chrysler looks set to introduce a diesel variant next January, for the 2014 model year. Sources within Chrysler say that the 3.0-liter turbo diesel already available in Jeeps overseas will hit the U.S. market next year. With a...
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Chrysler To Offer Diesel Engine Options, But Only In TrucksChrysler will soon sell a diesel-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee, which may be followed by a diesel-powered Dodge Durango. The next Ram Dakota will get a diesel, too, but don't expect to see one in a Chrysler automobile.
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The Jeep Grand Cherokee is one of the brightest stars among the cars that propelled Chrysler--now controlled by Fiat--to a 26-percent sales increase in 2011, raising its share of the U.S. market 1.3 points to 10.7 percent. Yesterday, the company said it would start building a diesel version of the Grand Cherokee next year, its first diesel passenger vehicle in several years. That confirms a statement by Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne from last April that the popular Jeep crossover would get a diesel option, which he reiterated in October. The new clean-diesel sport-utility vehicle was buried...
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AMP To Bring All-Electric Jeep Grand Cherokee To DetroitThe venerable Jeep Grand Cherokee, one of the longest-running SUV brands on the market, will be coming to the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit as an all-electric car. But it isn’t heading to Detroit as an official release on the Chrysler stand. Instead, it will be there...
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Chrysler: 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee To Get Diesel Option, Others To FollowEarlier this year, our colleagues over at Motor Authority told you that Chrysler was planning on bringing a Diesel option to its U.S. spec Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV some time before 2013. Now in an interview with Automotive News, Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Chrysler Fiat has confirmed that the 2013...
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Jeep Grand Cherokee Getting 3.0-Liter Turbodiesel By 2013: ReportIt's the news Jeep fans all across the country have be waiting years for. That one little tidbit execs at Jeep love to deny but no longer can--that the Jeep Grand Cherokee will be offered with an advanced VM Motori turbodiesel engine in the U.S. by 2013. The information was reportedly revealed...
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2011 Denver Auto Show: Want An Extreme Off-Road Experience? Visit Camp JeepWhen you think of rock crawling, trail pounding, off-road adventure what comes to mind? For a lot of Americans the answer would be a simple four-letter word—Jeep. AllSmallCars.com is going to digress from the usual small car news to delve into the small and very capable Jeep vehicles like an...
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No Diesel Option Planned For 2011 Jeep Grand CherokeeIn Europe, more than half of the new cars sold feature a diesel engine of some form. This is because modern diesel engines, especially in turbocharged form, offer similar performance to their gasoline counterparts but with much better fuel economy. Some models are even more fuel efficient than...
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We write a lot about green cars, here at GreenCarReports.com. Surprise, right? Now our partner TrueCar has provided some data about which cars are greenest. That is, which cars are most often ordered in the color green. Consider this our automotive celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Duit! It's long been known that a green paint job is a special taste for car buyers. Year after year, the most popular colors are silver, gray, white, and black. Across all models sold, green cars represent a mere 2 percent of the total. The single most popular green car, it turns out, is...
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Forbes Calls Jeep Grand Cherokee Dirtiest Car, Readers Slam MethodsThat old capitalist tool, Forbes magazine, has issued a list of the 10 dirtiest cars sold in the U.S. At the very top, in first place for filth, is the Jeep Grand Cherokee. But it turns out there are some problems with their list. There's history behind this. A decade ago, the website for Forbes...
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2010 Dodge Caliber: Fewer Engines, 30 MPG Highway, Better InteriorThe Dodge Caliber hatchback has never been at the top of our compact-car list, in part because of its lousy gas mileage compared to the competition. Now, Chrysler has simplified its engine and drivetrain options to improve the gas mileage of the 2010 Dodge Caliber slightly, along with its platform...
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VIDEO: Tomberlin Unveils Anvil LSV on CBS Early ShowIt's a Jeep! It's a golf cart! No! It's an Anvil? The Georgia based Tomberlin Group showcased their electric low speed vehicle (LSV) on the CBS Early Show on Monday and it looks nothing like anything else on the road today. Dubbed the "Anvil," it has a top speed of 25 miles per hour and is legal...
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Jeep Patriot Added to Chrysler's ENVI LineChrysler's line of imaginary electric vehicles keeps growing. It started with the iconic Wrangler, the Town and Country minivan and the newly named Dodge Circuit sports car. Today the Jeep Patriot will join the ranks of the eco-friendly lineup. The Patriot, which will be unveiled at the Detroit...
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Video: "Dodge EV" vs. Challenger SRT8Dodge EV Chrysler ENVI president, Lou Rhodes, believes a good product can save Chrysler. By the looks of these drag races (middle of the page) in Pasadena, he might be right. After committing to having 100 EV and range-extended vehicles on the road for testing by next year, Rhodes...
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