By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

…and its messaging just seems more believable somehow than Toyota’s dubious made-in-America claims. Maybe it’s the Johnny Cash soundtrack.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

I’d say Jeep did a great job with the styling and I’ve been reading very positive reviews at Autoblog and Cars.com. The configurator is now live at Jeep.com and it looks like pricing is actually a tad lower than the outgoing model, despite the fact that they’ve added features. So what do you guys think? Chrysler definitely needs a win right now…

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Today’s pic is from Steve’s Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 ride page. Keep those photo of the day PMs and e-mails coming!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

One bright spot for Chrysler right now is the next generation Grand Cherokee, which will go on sale later this year. Pricing will be very close to the outgoing model. Here it is showing its stuff on the Rubicon Trail. More pics at Jalopnik

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Some people were pretty annoyed with me for this week’s Showroom Showdown. But hey, it’s all in good fun, right? The idea was to put two closely priced vehicles with no real competition up against each other. And the Raptor won, despite the fact that the CherokeeSRT8 forum got in on the act. Nice going Ford. Now Chevy and Dodge have to step up and give the Raptor some competition.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Last week I was trying to figure out what to pit against the new Raptor. Seemed like there was nothing out there that really compared. Then I remembered that a month ago I was trying to figure out what to pit against the Grand Cherokee SRT8. Nothing seemed to compare to the burly Jeep, either. Well, now, let’s see… The Raptor starts at $38k and comes with a 5.4 liter V8 which puts out 320 hp and 390 lb.-ft. of torque (sadly, the 6.2 liter V8 won’t be available in the Raptor until the winter of 2010). The SRT8 starts at $43k and comes with a 6.1 liter Hemi that puts out 420 hp and 420 390 lb.-ft. of torque. Both are awesome vehicles that will scare your neighbors. Which would you choose?

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

The new Grand Cherokee is based on the Mercedes ML chassis and looks pretty damn impressive. Check out the video and then read the full press release after the jump!

Continue reading "NYIAS: 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee" »

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Just look at this early ’80s Fiat Panda designed by Giugiaro and then look at Dan’s new ’94 Laredo and tell me that Jeep wasn’t influenced by the little Italian.

By Dan Strohl

Hemmings

I had sworn I wouldn’t repeat the mistake I made – on two different occasions – by passing up the five-speed Astros I saw in the local classifieds. I mean, c’mon, you don’t see those every day. So when it came time to replace the GMC, I wanted something unique and utilitarian. Since I spent so much time messing with the stroker in the HMX, I was leaning toward another Jeep 4.0L-powered vehicle.

I had never been much of a fan of the ZJ Grand Cherokee (though I’d not toss a 5.9 Limited out of bed for eating crackers), but I was surprised at how low prices for them had become. And then this one showed up on my radar: a ‘94 Laredo with the 4.0L and a five-speed manual transmission. The brakes were grinding bad and the body looked like it went 10 rounds with Buster Douglas, but it was all there, and the seller accepted my offer of $900. Continue reading at Hemmings

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

It’s always impressive when they shoot shrapnel through the floorboards. Full story at Jalopnik