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Agreed. Just run the tooling on this until the end of Trump's term, and then go with a series hybrid in STLA Large.

Remember when they tried the 2L GME-T4 in the Cherokee? Total flop. The 2L GME-T4 in the Wrangler was a total flop. Stop trying to make GME-T4 happen, NOBODY paying $50K for a Grand Cherokee, Wrangler, or Gladiator wants this engine.

Any chance the 2026 Grand Cherokee continues with the Penstastar? https://moparinsiders.com/caught-2026-jeep-grand-cherokee-l-limited-4x4/ "Rumors are circulating that the 2025 Grand Cherokee could receive an enhanced version of this engine, possibly branded the “Hurricane4 EVO,” with power...

My guess is that you have to use a four cylinder as your generator power source in anything REEV that isn't a body on frame. Body on frame can fit the V6, unibody can't. Unibody would need a four cylinder for the power source. The three cylinder...might work for a series hybrid unibody vehicle...

Its weird though they're referencing a April 2025 Job 1 date for the Ramcharger and we're not seeing any test vehicles in Metro Detroit yet...typically we start seeing them 6 months before initial builds.

Not with this lineup of powertrains. AWD + I6 on the Charger/Challenger doesn't do it for me. 2026 Grand Cherokee going from a 3.6L V6 to some boosted GME-T4 variant? No thanks. Series hybrid or a PHEV V8 is the only thing I'm interested in. Unfortunately, neither are in the cards until closer...

Exactly!

The 4xE that exists today in the Wrangler, Grand Cherokee, and Pacifica...very different than what a series hybrid would consist of. You'd get a series hybrid by - removing the transmission, adding a generator, adding motors, adding a larger battery. You'd have to shrink the gas tank a bit.

Is there a series hybrid in the cards, similar to that of the Ram 1500 Ramcharger, for STLA Large? As a reminder - STLA Frame - Ram 1500 and Wagoneer. Big vehicles, obviously, with enough room for both a battery and gas tank. STLA - Unibody. Grand Cherokee, new Dodge Charger/Challenger...

Link?

They did say last week that Pacifica was getting another refresh for the 2026 MY - https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a63360969/chrysler-ceo-refreshed-pacifica-new-crossover-coming-2026/

Recon is that small? Interesting.

So does that mean STLA large spans both D and E segments? My understanding is that Recon, Charger/Challenger, and the upcoming Cherokee are all based on variants of STLA Large. STLA Large is ICE and EV, for now. Upcoming Cherokee (KM) will be FWD STLA Large with an MHEV, from what other...

EV offerings have diluted Dodge and Jeep. Let them be firewalled to the Chrysler brand.

Rationalize all you want - bumbling GM, in spite of Mary Barra, and their V8s are at the top of the heap. Turns out consumers that agree with me and like + are willing to pay for V8s, make the world go round in automotive and are the consumers / products responsible for minting all the profits.

"Trucks and Corvettes, maybe a Caddy model still exists" Those vehicles make General Motors $10-12 Billion profit a year, minus what they lose on EVs. The rest of what you cited is a break even or small profit. They specifically said they are increasing production of HD Trucks and V-Series...

Long term, yes Chrysler should be BEV only. Short term, this is about keep the ship afloat / not losing money / not building more money losing EVs than they have to. Shift the EV timeline back by ten years - mid way through the 2030s. Everybody has a free pass the next four years - no fleet...

If Ralph in May 2023 was saying the original Airflow hatch version was cancelled and they wanted to go with traditional SUV styling/height (E segment size, maybe slightly larger than Grand Cherokee?), that means the ICE version, if its still coming, wouldn't arrive until late calendar 2026 as a...

Good, put the money into STLA Large getting a series hybrid (range extended EV with gas tank, like the Ramcharger) powertrain so it can go into the - 2028 Grand Cherokee Five Passenger / Seven Passenger Next Generation Durango MCA Charger / Challenger in 2029 Next Generation Wrangler (which...

Ford is a cultural thing, and the F150 is much better, quality wise, than a Ram 1500. It's a high quality pickup, with attractive introductory trim prices vs the competition. From 2016-2019, Ram took huge marketshare / sales from the Chevy Silverado & GMC Sierra. GM has taken nearly all of...