Recent content by Jeeper1961

Beautiful car. I'm sure the Italians are happy. Now make something for Dodge and Chrysler.

I'm sorry that you are disappointed that Americans aren't buying more BEV cars and trucks. Dodge introduced the electric Charger almost 2 years ago and no one bought it. Ram has the REV coming out sometime next year and that may do better. But most Americans want their V8's, at least for now. It...

Introducing Leapmotor to the US is a bad idea in my opinion. And Stellantis is just going to have to find ways to design and build cars more efficiently in order to compete in the future. Bringing back V8's and ICE, in general, will help save the company in the short term, but new propulsion...

Maybe this is a way of developing new products and working out the bugs before introducing a locally sourced similar vehicle here in NA. I'd rather product development begin here and filter out to other markets from NA. Here in NA is where the rubber meets the road. This is where the most $$$...

Unfortunately, I don't think we can expect too much. Filosa hasn't been in charge for long and Stellantis doesn't have the budget that they had in previous years. Even when they had budgets for new cars most of that money went to the European and South American markets. I expect the car reveal...

Ouch! I expected this, though. Just make good quality product that people want and things will turn around. I believe things are headed in the right direction but.... I have to take a wait and see approach to anything this company promises.

Now we might have something here. Definitely a huge step in the right direction. Let's start selling some cars now.

There is something about that rear quarter styling that is not quite right. But the interior room is maximized. I'm hoping the upcoming refresh tweaks that area a bit. Maybe adorn it with lights like Cadillac did. And I like that the Grand Wagoneer trim levels can be had on the Wagoneer. Not...

I've seen a few here in Houston, TX and I've even ridden in one. I thought it was a solid and comfortable car.

Not to get political, but it's a shame that the EU is playing hard ball on tarriff talks with the Trump Admin. I have no doubt that Meloni would have struck a deal long ago that is beneficial to both Italy and the US. I liked this car and understand why it made sense to build it in Italy...

Body on frame seems right to me for a mid size truck. It is a little more costly but it affords a lot more capability for things that trucks need to do. Hopefully, they add the Rampage to the North American market which is a unibody, smaller truck. Then everyone can be happy. I'd love to see the...

Best news I've seen in a while. Even SRT is back.

We can't have another product release that is not ready for prime time. It costs the company dearly in reputation and future buyers. I'd rather delay the launch and have every little bug worked out in advance rather than meeting some innocuous deadline. Also, there is not much of a demand for...

Interesting perspective. So if Italian brands like Maserati and Alfa are to be more successful in the US, they need their own dealerships with staff that is intimately familiar with the brands. I think that is understandable. And it doesn't surprise me that corporate suits have mismanaged...

Where are we going to get a V-10 these days? I know the purists always say that the Viper can only have a V-10. I sure wish that could be the case myself but we barely got the V-8's back. Right now I'd take a new Viper with a V-8 over no Viper at all. We have no halo car for the US. If not...