My first encounter with a Jeep Wrangler was a used 1990 with a hard top, straight 6, and a five speed. It was a brute of a machine. I could see daylight between the hard top and the full doors. Needless to say it was noisy, drafty and not very comfortable on city streets let [...]
The Fiat-Chrysler partnership has opened up all kinds of interesting possibilities. Chrysler and Lancia are now paired together, Dodge and Alfa Romeo are sharing platforms and Fiats are making their way to the United States. For those not attuned to the automotive industry it can be confusing. Unthinkable a few years ago would have been [...]
Inability to produce enough cars to met demand is a problem everyone loves to have, and it is one Chrysler is experiencing right now with the Jeep Wrangler. Some vehicles buck trends, and the Wrangler is one of them. The entire Jeep brand is on a roll (sales up a startling 44 percent last year), [...]
If you want insane, just head over to Hennessey – they are a tuner always happy to oblige. With all the talk of electric cars and hybrids n the automotive industry, the horsepower wars are still as prevalent as ever. In fact, we’d say more so than ever. Just ask Ford and the 650-horsepower Shelby [...]
Jeep lovers are a unique and loyal group of people. I used to have a customer that came into my parts store that threw who knows how much money into his old ’73 Jeep Wagoneer with a 401 and never complained. He loved his Jeep, no matter how many rust spots appeared or pieces fell [...]
It is hard to believe car buyers during the mid-1990s were still buying vehicles with only 3-speed automatic transmissions. Believing that it took around 25 years before most vehicles upgraded to 4-speed automatics, the added gear would be the next step for what would become a rapid ascension in automobile technology. Unlike the slower progression [...]
Insure.com runs an annual report of the most expensive and least expensive cars to insure, and the list for 2011 just came out. Any predictions this year? It’s changed since last year, but keeps the general theme of “boring cars = cheap, fun cars = expensive.” Although that’s not universal. Some cars you’d expect to [...]
A significant portion of the lineup of products from brands Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler has been new or significantly refreshed for 2011. The updates are impressive, with redesigned models like the 200 and 300 at Chrysler, the all-new Magnum at Dodge and Grand Cherokee at Jeep. The Grand Cherokee has been a huge hit for [...]