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Several car blogs have rediscovered the news of a Maserati based on the Jeep Grand Cherokee, which also serves as the base for the Dodge Durango. In January 2011, Sergio Marchionne confirmed a Jeep Grand Cherokee-based Maserati will be made at the Jefferson Avenue plant. The sport-SUV will have either a Ferrari V8 or a [...]
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SRT cars gained Performance Pages, which provide various acceleration and braking timers, some years back; for 2012, these have been revised, with more measurements and new interfaces and graphics which take advantage of the 300 and Charger’s extra-large screens. For more, see Allpar’s Chrysler 300C SRT8 page. Read comments / add your own on the [...]
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Praising its comfort and capability, the Northwest Automotive Press Association (NWAPA) has named the all-new 2011 Jeep® Grand Cherokee its “Northwest 2011 SUV of the Year.” The Grand Cherokee also earned the NWAPA’s “Best Off-Road SUV” award. “In the Pacific Northwest, we can go from rain-soaked city streets up to the snowy mountains in about [...]
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Citing on-road comfort, off-road toughness and impressive quality, the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press (RMAP) association today named the Jeep Grand Cherokee its 2011 SUV of the year. The award was announced during the opening of the Denver International Auto Show. “It takes a very exceptional vehicle indeed to master both the plains and mountains of [...]
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Jeep is debuting its new line of 70th Anniversary Edition models at the Geneva Motor Show, as well as the new Jeep Compass and “the new diesel powertrain” for the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Insiders have told Allpar for some time that the Mercedes 3-liter V6 has been jettisoned in favor of a similarly sized, smoother, [...]
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The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee was named 2011 Winter Car of the Year by the New England Motor Press Association. It beat the Ford Explorer to capture the top spot. The 2011 Dodge Charger R/T all-wheel drive (AWD) was also a winner in the Sedan/Wagon $25,000 to $35,000 class. Chrysler Group was the only automaker, [...]
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