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Being the cheap person that I am, after I arrived at Midway Airport I grabbed a transit bus to a buffet restaurant in Cicero, IL. One of the joys of being a transit rider is often playing frogger to cross the road even using a crosswalk. After dinner when I needed to cross over again to catch...

I also want a mini-Gladiator to compete with the Slate. While Stellantis is dragging their feet on new products for our market, new production facilities went up in Latin America for the Fiat Titano in Argentina, and a production line for the 2.2 liter Multi-Jet diesel in Latin America also was...

The Ford Maverick undercuts the Hyundai Santa Cruz on price. The Slate is aiming for below the Santa Cruz for price as they chase the Maverick. Ironically, if Ram overprices their small pickup models and doesn't offer some sort of electrified drivetrain on them, then they truly are competing...

Ram could use a smaller unibody pickup such as this, even with a mid-size BOF truck in the lineup. The price however must be under what Hyundai is asking for Santa Cruz. In light of the emissions rollback and tariffs, maybe the Stellantis bosses should look into manufacturing that 2.2 diesel...

In the lead article to this thread it states that the range extender setup should be popular because Brazil's charging infrastructure is in its beginning stages. It is much like our country. When Toyota's 1:6:90 rule was revealed it didn't take into account extended range EVs or mild hybrids...

First a bit of sarcasm. We probably won't see a Leap Motor product here if the plan is to introduce them into expanding markets.🤡 Now a serious thought. Some of the Leap products adapted for our markets, built here with American components, should be considered. It would be resource intensive...

I'm not saying they should bring any e-CMP based vehicles stateside. I do think the multi-energy strategy is worth using for other platforms. I suspect some front office procrastination resulted in this happening. It is a brilliant mistake.

When the production line was built in Argentina, Stellantis stepped away from some of the the Chinese sourced parts. I am really impressed with the domestic (for them) Fiat turbo-diesel, ZF 8-speed drive-train choice. Once again we see the rapid pace of the product development in Latin America...

Both Tim Kuniskis (Ram) and Bob Broderdorf (Jeep) have indicated in recent interviews that bringing back the Hemi is a course correction, not a long term direction. The abrupt cancellation of the Hemi and a myopic focus on battery electric by the previous regime has chilled customer relations...

The best we can do is a knock down kit from Morocco. The code name for this upcoming Fiat is F2X and it is based on the Smart platform. It will be a fastback coupe/ crossover not having anything in common with the Brazilian built Fiat Fastback except the name. Give it some serious Dodge...

The Miller cycle GSE is also connected to a Magna transmission. The 1.6 liter is being built in Dundee, MI. I'm am hoping the American engineers are able to upgrade it enough for our market.

There is a bit of irony in that ending the EV mandates will probably save battery electric vehicles. First of all this will allow the electrical grid and charging infrastructure a chance to catchup while the demand is low. In the US of A, the government was meddling way too much in the EV...

I posted this in another thread, but it bears repeating here. The Chrysler product legacy is overdue for another transmission debacle. There was the Ulta-Drive, the CVT in the Belvedere trio cars, which was immediately followed by the DDCT in the Dart. The new Jeep Cherokee with the Punch and a...

The Punch won't show up in the hybrid vehicles with longitudinal drivetrains. That's what the Gen-IV ZF was intended for. The Chrysler product legacy is overdue for another transmission debacle. There was the Ulta-Drive, the CVT in the Belvedere trio cars, which was then immediately followed by...

The hybrid options are AWOL. One of the reasons given for using an inline six configuration was it allows for better packaging of e-chargers and similar technologies. It was once rumored there would be a hybrid version of the Hurricane 6 and I think there should be a hybrid GME similar to the...

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If Ram follows the same formula for the midsize Ram as they had with the Classic, they will have a winner on their hands. It was possible to find reasonably priced Classic models on the lots because Ram didn't go wild with the option list and trim packages. As far as the topic at hand, I'm of...

Somehow they manage to hold on to their investment in Archer Aviation. :eek:

Only Jaguar has worse marketing.

Why do I suspect we keep getting the same troll recycled? The Ford Maverick caught a lot of people's attention, many of us have seen the Rampage online and have commented positively on the threads in these forums. Supposedly, a BOF Dakota replacement is in the pipeline, but I'll believe it when...