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Used Car of the Day: 1988 Jeep Wrangler YJ

The Truth About Cars

Not literally, of course -- this 1988 Jeep Wrangler YJ is for sale in Chicago's near north suburbs. Underhood is a four-cylinder engine and the transmission is a five-speed manual. Today's UCOTD comes from your author's backyard. Both hard- and soft-tops are available, as are both full and half doors.

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A Volkswagen brand pickup will not happen, but we still have Scout’s EV truck coming

Baua Electric

The VW Amarok is based on Ford’s newest Ranger and is for sale in Europe, Asia, and Africa, but not North America. The brand is known for building some of the first actual off-road Jeep competitors before Ford’s Bronco or GM’s Chevy Blazer hit the market. It’s a completely unique platform — ground up being engineered and developed.”

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Renault Dauphine

The Truth About Cars

Taking over the American Motors Corporation in 1979 allowed Renault to sell Kenosha-built Alliances and Encores here (and to create the XJ Jeep Cherokee and very influential Eagle Premier ), but the Dauphine climbed higher in the car-sales charts than any other Renault model to reach our shores. about five years later).

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2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness Review -- Easy Wheelin'

The Truth About Cars

As we set out into the Utah wilderness to see just how off-road ready a CUV with a CVT is, we were given one last look at what surely looks to be a recipe for sales success. Disclosure: Subaru put me on an airplane to Zion National Park, tossed me the keys to the new Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness for a day, and fed me while they were at it.

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

The tables need to be reworked - there is no place to put your feet below the Jeep themed tables. Statiq was started by 3 young engineers - all from Manipal Institute of Technology. Delhi Police waits patiently till the vehicle comes up for sale, and then recovers all the dues.) It is run by the Raja of Deogarh.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." See Chevy Volt for latest.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

ENVI-powered electric vehicles inspire a personal mobility revolution, creating a new generation of responsible, no-compromise Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep® vehicles. market share, the third-largest nameplate in Canada, unsurpassed 25 highway mile per gallon fuel economy and sales in more than 80 countries.

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