March 10th, 2010 by DaveAdmin
Jeep Wranglers with hardtops have been constrained by the loss of the former supplier, and difficulties by the current supplier in producing the fairly complex tops in a high enough quantity. This has been a problem for sales, as the Wrangler hard tops, despite the considerable expense, outsell the soft tops by around three to [...]
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March 3rd, 2010 by Bill Cawthon
Winding Road, the digital automotive magazine, has named the Dodge Challenger SRT-8, Jeep Wrangler and the Ram Sprinter among their picks as the “Top Ten Spring Break Cars.” Chrysler was the only manufacturer with three selections.
Writing about the Challenger, which was at the top of their list,Winding Road said, “A super comfy ride for the [...]
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February 15th, 2010 by DaveAdmin
The Toledo Blade’s Larry P. Vellequette reported on Jeep’s upcoming 70th birthday. The Blade, possibly spurred by Mr. Vellequette, suggested marking the milestone by throwing a party on the spot where it was born.
While Jeeps started production in the Toledo Willys plant in 1941, the first Jeep, which eventually became the Wrangler, was born there [...]
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January 29th, 2010 by Bill Cawthon
The Jeep brand is headed to Aspen, Colorado, this year as sponsor of the the 2010 Winter X Games, the world’s premier winter actions sports event. The event will take place through Sunday, Jan. 31, at Buttermilk Mountain. This marks Jeep’s ninth time as an X Games sponsor.
“The Jeep brand and the Winter X Games [...]
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January 21st, 2010 by DaveAdmin
JPTrails posted a note regarding a tuner company, Green Diesel Engineering, which will soon be making a complete diesel swap for Jeep Wranglers. The company will essentially sell the same engine Europeans get in their Wranglers, the next-generation 2.8 liter VM Motori turbodiesel; they hope to match it to customers’ transmissions via cusotm adapter plates. [...]
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January 14th, 2010 by Bill Cawthon
Cars.com has named the 2010 Jeep Wrangler “Best New Car for Off-Roaders.” In giving the Lifestyle Award, Cars.com saaid, “The legendary Jeep Wrangler tops our Off-Roaders picks again this year. … Long on capability, the scrappy Wrangler Rubicon has 10.5 inches of ground clearance, as well as approach, departure and breakover angles its competitors can [...]
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