There aren’t many places on Earth that a fully loaded 4X4 truck can’t find. Think of the Land Rover Defender and all of its desert adventures or the Toyota Hilux and its journey to the North Pole. A good 4-wheel-drive truck, equipped with the right gear and proper modifications, can go virtually anywhere.
For people who don’t like the words “virtually” or “modifications,” there’s a new player in town:
The Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6X6.
This truck just might be able to go anywhere on the planet, provided it’s covered in less than 40 inches of water and free of things like… oh… molten lava.
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Imagine that trail and a diesel under the hood
Chrysler has begun the slow march of introducing diesel power into some of its brands, but it’s an introduction that will take a bit more time before reaching the iconic Jeep Wrangler.
Rumors of an oil-burning Wrangler have swirled for a long time, and now we know for sure that there are plans for it to happen, but not for about two or three more years.
Before diesel reaches the Wrangler, Chrysler wants to test the waters with another iconic vehicle.
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To be clear, what you’re looking at is not the 2014 Jeep *Grand* Cherokee. What you behold above is the replacement for the Jeep Liberty, which will carry on the Cherokee legacy.
Most of us remember the old Jeep Cherokee as a utilitarian box of off-road prowess that shuttled plenty of hunters and backpackers safely into the back country. The Cherokee was as utilitarian as an SUV could be, and almost as ugly. Well, some called it ugly, while others appreciated the basic simplicity of what the Cherokee represented.
So when rumors flew that the Cherokee name would return as the Liberty retired, it was natural to wonder if the boxy retro goodness would come back, too.
Nope.
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Some words just don’t seem to go together.
Jumbo shrimp. Long shorts. Airline food. You get the idea.
To that list, I’d certainly add “fuel-efficient Range Rover,” but it seems the king of off-road capability will get into the fuel-saving game with the addition of a supercharged 3.0-liter V6 engine.
Even with the V6, though, “fuel economy” in the Rover remains a relative term.
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Alfa Romeo 4C: The future of Chrysler is bright
“What Chrysler would you buy today? What does the future hold for coming cars, and when will FIAT’s influence be noticed?”
These questions surfaced while out for a couple of pints with the guys this week. You might think we’d talk about girls and football and other exciting, enticing topics. But no, we talk about Chrysler instead.
FIAT’s ownership of Chrysler is already being felt. In fact, it might be the best thing to ever happen to the Auburn Hills company. Net income for 2012 approached $2 billion. Market share grew to over 11%. The new Dodge Dart is based on FIAT architecture. Good things are happening at Chrysler, with even more good coming. New vehicles of all kinds are on the way for all brands that now sit under FIAT’s U.S. umbrella.
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Who rolls in a Maserati Quattroporte?
Most guys who enter the National Football League begin playing in their early 20s. Along with achieving their ultimate athletic goal, they get rewarded with millions of dollars.
Throw that much money at a bunch of 20-something guys and what happens? They buy cars. Fast cars, flashy cars, customized cars, expensive cars and, sometimes, questionable cars.
As the 49ers-Ravens Super Bowl approaches, let’s take a look at two players from each team and predict a victor, based on cars alone!
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The Toyota Tundra towed a space shuttle. Sort of.
Okay, not really.
In what was a brilliant marketing ploy and an exceptional illusion of capability, the Tundra, and its official 10,000-pound tow capacity, towed a 300,000-pound space shuttle over a Los Angeles bridge. The trick to the feat was a specially engineered tow rig the space shuttle sat on.
If you are fond of your U-joints, transfer case, transmission and the overall integrity of your truck’s frame, you’ll avoid any space-shuttle towing.
But the 2013 Ram 3500 Heavy Duty will be just one zero away from space-shuttle capacity.
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How to know you’re rich:
You need a truck for your ranch. Not to do a lot of work, but just to get from one part of the ranch to another. You’ll probably have some passengers now and then—you know, the usual: family, friends, world dignitaries and the like. Your truck won’t ever be driven on public roads—it’ll stay on the ranch all the time. You have other vehicles for taking into public spaces, or someone drives for you.
Your ranch truck can’t just be an old beater, like every other ranch truck in the fields of these great United States. No, a 1972 Ford F-100 won’t do at all. You need leather, heated seats and four doors. You need to buy a brand-new Ford F-150 King Ranch.
If you’re George W. Bush in 2009, that’s exactly what you did.
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General Motors has turned into a big tease.
It seems like it’s enjoying the slow, painful reveal of the C7 Corvette a little too much, with not so much as a carefully orchestrated “leak” of information to satisfy the legions of fans salivating over what might lie beneath the C7′s camo cladding.
For the General’s line of 2014 pickups, a similar tease has been under way. Yesterday, though, the sheet officially came off and revealed… well… a couple of big, boxy trucks. Still, the 2014 Silverado and Sierra are trucks that will set a new standard of what it takes to build a good American workhorse. It’s just too bad they look so much like Chevy trucks.
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BMW 4 Series.
The name has an odd ring to it, doesn’t it? While it might sound funny to say, the new coupe looks absolutely sinister, and I don’t think it’ll be long before the name slips off the tongue like we’ve known it for years. The 4 Series replaces the 3 Series coupe and has a 2-inch-longer wheelbase, adds 1.7 inches of width, and is a half-inch shorter. The resulting look is somewhat like a smaller 6 Series and incredibly sleek compared with the more conservative 3 Series.
Just guessing here, but it’s probably safe to assume power will come from the 2.0-liter turbocharged 4 and the 3.0-liter turbo 6 from the 3 Series sedan. The BMW 4 Series will debut at next month’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Also debuting in Detroit will be the new range of the Lexus IS.
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