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New Jeep Gladiator pickup will offer 3.0L diesel with stop/start and 8-speed

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Jeep unveiled the 2020 Jeep Gladiator pickup at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Gladiator features Command-Trac and Rock-Trac 4x4 systems, third-generation Dana 44 axles, Tru-Lock electric front- and rear-axle lockers, Trac-Lok limited-slip differential, segment-exclusive electronic sway-bar disconnect and 33-inch off-road tires.

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Dodge adding a simulated engine rumble to an upcoming EV

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Electric vehicles (EVs) don’t make nearly as much noise as vehicles with gas engines, though one automaker is looking to simulate the sound of a gas vehicle in one of its upcoming EVs. Dodge announces RAM Revolution reveal and hints at other EVs What are your thoughts?

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Road Test: 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit Reserve 4xe PHEV

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Road Test: 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit Reserve 4xe PHEV. The 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe PHEV is the second electrified model from Jeep, following the Wrangler Rubicon 4xe PHEV, which Clean Fleet Report tested earlier this year. Jeep’s second electrified off-roader. The gas-powered side of the 4xe.

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Jeep introduces 2018 Wrangler with mild hybrid, diesel options; plug-in hybrid version in 2020

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At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Jeep unveiled the 2018 Wrangler, with new mild hybrid (eTorque) and diesel options to be available. The 2018 Jeep Wrangler 2-door model is available in three different trim configurations: Sport, Sport S and Rubicon. Earlier post. ). liter EcoDiesel V-6 and 2.0-liter Total displacement is 1,995 cc.

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Jeep Cherokee in Europe gains new 2.2L MultiJet II diesel

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The Jeep Cherokee in Europe is adding a new 2.2-liter Equipped with the innovative automatic nine-speed transmission and 4x4 Jeep Active Drive I, the Cherokee 2.2 MultiJet II 185hp variant, in combination with 4x4 Jeep Active Drive I and the nine-speed automatic transmission. diesel 140 hp manual version in the Cherokee line-up.

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FCA to invest $400M to convert idled Indiana transmission plant to build GMET4 engines

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liter Global Medium Engine inline four-cylinder turbo that is currently offered on the Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Cherokee. The engine is fitted with double overhead camshafts, dual independent camshaft timing and cooled exhaust gas recirculation. to build the GMET4 engine—the Company’s 2.0-liter While the 2.0-liter

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CPT opens US subsidiary; focus on 48V electrification of powertrain

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Hansen will focus on commercializing CPT’s portfolio of CO 2 - and NO x -reducing products comprising its COBRA, SpeedStart and TIGERS switched reluctance motor-generators, which eliminate the need for permanent magnets and rare earth metals in the electrical machines.

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