It’s been nearly two months since Jeep announced a special edition, and we were getting a bit worried. Luckily, on Tuesday morning, we were greeted by two new models—the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk and the Jeep Wrangler Moab....(more)
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Jeep Wrangler Moab & Grand Cherokee Trailhawk
It’s been nearly two months since Jeep announced a special edition, and we were getting a bit worried. Luckily, on Tuesday morning, we were greeted by two new models—the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk and the Jeep Wrangler Moab....(more)
Monday, August 13, 2012
Jeep Hints at IFS and Diesel for 2016
According to the guys at The Motor Report, Jeep is hinting at a independent front suspension and diesel power plant for the prospective model change in mid-year 2015. Find the article source link below.
Source: | Aug 13, 2012 The Motor Report
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Del Albright: SAVING "MAYBERRY" IN RURAL AMERICA
Del Albright: SAVING "MAYBERRY" IN RURAL AMERICA: "MAYBERRY" SHOULD NOT DIE! Saving small town rural America is a three-step process that we can all help with. Our rural USA and economy ...
Friday, August 3, 2012
2013 Wrangler Spring Assisted Top
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIC3NfzPsHw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Storm 3 Type R
This Is The Jeep Israeli Special Forces Would Take To The Negev Desert
"Who Dares Wins," or so goes the motto of Sayeret Matkal, one of the Israel Defense Force's special units. Israeli truck customizer AIL of Nazareth has dared with the Jeep J8-based Storm 3 Type R, and it looks like they may win... a lucrative army contract, that is.
A journo from jeepolog.com took one out for a spin in the searing heat of the Negev Desert this summer, and according to the off-duty, but very salty army guys who drove it with him, Storm 3 Type R is an ass kicker.
A stock Jeep Rubicon is already a pretty capable vehicle, but AIL had to figure out how to make it do something that the Humvees the Israeli army currently uses don't. By stuffing a 194 hp, 2.8-liter four pot turbo diesel between the fenders, they created something light and strong that has all of the offroad prowess of a Hummer without all the noise and with way better handling and maneuverability.
Storm 3 Type R's suspension is more or less stock, with an extra leaf stuffed into the shackles over a Trac-Lok Dana 44 front axle and a beefy Trac-Lok Dana 60 rear. Offroad tires are mounted on non-beadlocking steel wheels, but maybe bead locks would be advisable if the truck is deployed on terrorist chasing missions. Tipping the scales at 4,451 pounds, Storm 3 Type R can carry a 2,756-pound payload and tow 7,716 pounds.
Consensus among those who care about such things suggests that the maximum load a 6.2 V8 diesel-equipped Hummer can tow is 4,200 pounds, and that its top interior payload capacity (in certain configurations) is about the same. Plus, the four banger Jeep has a 22.5 gallon fuel tank — the Hummer, which weighs nearly 10,000 pounds empty, can hold only a few more gallons of refined black gold — so it probably has a pretty decent range.
Jeep Custom of Nazareth's creation sure looks good on paper, but we'll let the Israeli government sort that one out. (hat tip to Nimrod!)
Photo credit: jeepolog.com
Source: Jalopnik.com
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