Posted on June 21st, 2011 • by David Zatz
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 [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2011 • by David Zatz
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 [...]
Posted on April 4th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
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 [...]
Posted on March 30th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
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 [...]