Jeep offers sneak peak at Moab Easter Safari vehicles

Each year, thousands of diehard off-road enthusiasts descend upon Moab, Utah, for the Easter Jeep Safari and a week of fun on some of the country’s best and most rugged trails. Jeep® and Mopar are marking the occasion by returning to the annual event – which takes place April 16-24 – with six new customised vehicles.

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Jeep has enjoyed a recent string of success with the launch of its special-edition Wrangler models. The brand's cornerstone has a faithful following, and now a new special model set to tempt devotees. Called the Mojave, this denizen of the desert comes on the heels of the Islander, Mountain and Call of Duty: Black Ops variants.

The 2011 Jeep Wrangler Mojave is inspired by its namesake (the Mojave Trail), and like all other models of this SUV, it's built for looking good on the street while able to hold its own when the road disappears.

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Wrangler Becomes Autobot in Transformers 3

This news has nothing to do with Wrangler Production or future Wrangler changes. Its just a fun bit of news I found. Looks like there will be a new off road beast in Michael Bay's big budget Transformers 3.

You trade in two "racist" autobots and get a jacked up red jeep for TRANSFORMERS 3.

I'm sort of interested in how all this crazy is going to pan out. There's a new chick who looks semi-hot from certain angles, John Malkovich is thrown in the mix, and there's this really insane opening that they want to do inspired by Spielberg. This is just an average day for Michael Bay.

The man probably injects himself with snake venom or something. Everything he does is on this massive testosterone fueled scale.

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Jeep® Launches Eagerly Anticipated Turbo Diesel Grand Cherokee

The multi-award winning 2011 Jeep® Grand Cherokee is now available in Australia with a new 3.0-litre turbo diesel engine. The new engine is more powerful, more fuel efficient and produces lower emissions than its predecessor, while being able to tow up to 3,500kg.

“The arrival of the new turbo diesel is icing on the cake of the all-new Grand Cherokee range” said Dean Bonthorne, Chrysler Australia’s Senior Manager, Marketing & Corporate Communications. 
“It’s no secret that Australians love a torquey, fuel-efficient diesel in this category, and just like so many other aspects of the Grand Cherokee, this highly anticipated new powerplant has exceeded all expectations.”


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Jeep fits a cracking new V6 turbo-diesel to its sleek new Grand Cherokee

JEEP’S slick new Grand Cherokee is now available with a diesel engine that is 10 per cent more powerful and 20 per cent more efficient than the Mercedes-Benz oil-burner it replaces.

Priced from $50,000 (plus on-road costs) in entry-level Laredo specification, the Grand Cherokee diesel commands a $5000 premium over the cheapest variant in the new Grand Cherokee range that arrived here with only petrol engines in March.


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Chrysler overtakes Ford as Canada's No. 1 truckmaker

Chrysler has managed to steal the title of number-one light-truck seller in Canada from Ford in the first half of 2011. Our neighbors to the north have seen an improvement in the construction industry, according to Bloomberg, which has helped fuel the country's light-truck market.

Deliveries in that segment have grown at twice the rate of the rest of the Canadian auto industry, and Chrysler led that charge last month for the first time in 2011. 


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Jeep announces new Wrangler Unlimited Pickup... in kit form

Chrysler has finally released a few more details on its Mopar Jeep JK-8 pickup conversion. Wrangler Unlimited owners can purchase the kit for a $5,499, though installation by the dealer will set you back additional coin.



Fortunately, the automaker says that any skilled do-it-yourselfer can stitch the pieces onto their vehicle with a little patience.


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