Cold, snow and inclement weather are just some of the challenges drivers face in the winter, and all are less daunting with the Jeep® Gladiator. The 2020 North American Truck of the Year offers a combination of rugged utility, available features and clever design elements to help the Gladiator conquer whatever Mother Nature may throw
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Category Archives: Powertrains
With power and fuel economy, is a diesel right for you?
This has been a big year for fans of diesel engines. In January, the redesigned 2019 Ram Heavy Duty pickup was unveiled with a new Cummins 6.7-liter I-6 Turbo Diesel that delivers up to 1,000 lb-ft of torque at 1,800 rpm. That was followed this summer by Ram rolling out a new, third-generation 3.0-liter EcoDiesel
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Truck Tuesday: 2020 Ram 1500 America’s Half-Ton Diesel Torque Leader
The 2020 Ram 1500 will soon become America’s most powerful half-ton diesel pickup with the introduction of the third-generation turbocharged 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6. 480 lb.-ft.of torque and the highest available half-ton diesel towing capacity at 12,560 pounds really set the Ram 1500 apart from the competition. Coupled with the record 1,000 lb.-ft.of torque achieved by
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To Africa and back in a Jeep® Wrangler
Dan Grec has spent the past three years driving the road trip of a lifetime in a Jeep® Wrangler. Starting in 2016, Grec, an overlander (which is described as someone who is a self-reliant traveler who ventures to remote destinations), drove his customized 2011 Jeep JK Wrangler Rubicon 4-door 53,500 miles through 35 countries in
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HEMI® Day: Running the numbers on history-making engines
Performance car fans celebrate April 26 as HEMI® Day, marking the day the calendar aligns (4/26) with the displacement of the second-generation V-8 powerplant. Join the celebration: Pull on your HEMI and Mopar gear and give the throttle of your car or truck a blip or two to let everyone know today is a special
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10 million and counting!
We’re celebrating production of the 10-millionth Pentastar V-6 engine. It took less than 10 years to get to this number and just a little over seven years to get from 1 million to the 10 million mark! Many of the people who helped make it happen are still here today – including me. Being a
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Wrangler Wednesday: All-new 2018 Jeep® Wrangler ready to tackle tough terrain
The 4×4 pedigree of the all-new 2018 Jeep® Wrangler was established over the years on the battlefield, off-road trails and many other challenging terrains. This long history of 4×4 mastery was rolled into the all-new 2018 Jeep Wrangler with two advanced driveline systems. The Command-Trac® and Rock-Trac® 4×4 systems provide ground-pounding grip for any adventure
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