Recent content by patfromigh

I doubt the Cherokee will show up in Europe because the EU overlords are still hellbent on outlawing IC engines. That is why Jeep will be exporting the Wagoneer S and Recon models to Europe and not the Cherokee. Prepare to be outraged if Brazil receives a better IC engine power train that what...

The spec sheet from the press kit states, "Toluca Assembly Plant, Mexico." The Compass is still built there, but it's the older generation. The Wagoneer S is built on the Large platform like the Cherokee and also is built in Toluca. Building the KM Cherokee in Mexico allows Jeep an easy...

Jeep is being quiet on who the supplier of the hybrid transmission is. That will have an huge impact on reliability, depending on who it is. This will also be a test of how thoroughly the Auburn Hills engineers have upgraded the engine. My biggest concern about reliability is the battery. It is...

The electric Abarth models have everything but buyers. The only thing keeping the brand alive at this point is Latin American sales. Customers have readily accepted the electric Alfa Junior, but have stayed away from Abarth 600e, even though both cars are the same underneath. Maybe it's because...

I think there is a niche for the two door 500, but it is a tiny niche, The Fiat 500 could never be successfully branded as anything other than a Fiat, and so too this Grande Panda. When the new C-segment fastback debuts next year, I suspect it could be a great entry level Chrysler model if given...

Deliberate bulls***. The Cherokee uses an eCVT, which is very different from a regular CVT. The M/T headed journalist compares it to the "beloved XJ Cherokee", which had nearly two decades of honing and steady drivetrain improvements. Would they dare to compare the first year XJ Cherokee with...

I've watched the revues on the Grande Panda on various YouTube channels. If Fiat is going to continue on as a viable brand in North America, Stellantis needs to sell the Grande Panda here. I think our market is ready for a basic no frills vehicle. I like that the base model doesn't have a...

This is a real head scratcher for me. The SUSW platform doesn't adapt that well to a battery electric drive and the EU masters have not backed down on zero emissions mandates. Why are they sending the Rampage to Europe with only a few years left on the clock for IC engines? This is not to say...

The KM Cherokee sits on the STLA-Large (transverse engine) platform, while both the Ford Maverick and Ram Rampage have a longer wheelbase and greater length than the Cherokee. The Cherokee also has mechanical AWD.

In less than a year there will be a new Fiat branded pickup truck for the Global market. (Which means everywhere but here.) It will be the same size as the Fiat Strada which is built in Brazil. I think there is a case to be made for building and selling such B and C-segment vehicles here in the US.

It's a custom shop. I can easily see a business case for this product and other EV projects like it. I wish I had the cab and bed of the Jeep FC-150 we parted out way back in the day. A custom EV chassis like the one Vigilante is developing would mitigate the quirky handling dynamics of the...

Now that Tesla products are so commonplace, something very unique and cool shows up. I wonder what they could come up with for a Kaiser built M715 ? 🤔

Yeah I heard that. That's why I now use my iPad.o_O (I hope you realize I wasn't serious about these posts.)

Let's face it, with a cell phone in one hand, and a Big-Gulp in the other, how is a person supposed to shift a manual transmission.🤔

Micky Bly discussed this at the press event for the new Hurricane Four. He started out at GM, and one of the first engine programs he was involved with as a young engineer was the LT-1 edition of the small block Chevy around 1990. It was a big deal for them to achieve 300hp out of the 350 inch...