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barack obama
Illinois Woman Wants To Sell You Obama's 2000 Grand Cherokee
Liz Murphy of Naperville, Illinois discovered while signing papers on a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee that the vehicle had been owned by then state senator Barack Obama. Local paper The Naperville Sun reports that Murphy was happy to discover her Jeep had been celebrity-owned, but now that Obama has a chance at the White House, she's hoping to cash in a little. Murphy plans to sell the Grand Cherokee after the November elections with an eye toward getting at least above the average trade-in value. She also reports that Obama's firm handshake is evidenced on the interior of the Jeep, as a left-hand mark is imprinted on the steering wheel. Says Murphy, "Every once in a while I'll run my hands over the top of the steering wheel and say, 'Wow, this guy had a grip.'" While we're optimistic, the jury is still out. [Jeepz.com] -
2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 May Get Towing Package
Based on spy photos the Detroit News appears to have received from a reader, Jeep's hot-rod mid-size SUV may soon be able to pull your boat. According to their report, the 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 has been spotted with the dual center-mounted exhaust outlets moved to one-per-side, and the test mule was seen pulling a trailer. Jeep hasn't revealed any power numbers for the next Jeep SRT8, but we have to believe they should at least match the current Grand Cherokee SRT8's 425 HP and 420 lb-ft of torque. Last time we looked that was plenty of pulling power for most suburban enthusiasts. [Detroit News]
11:20 AM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By Andrew Stoy
5,508 views, 22 commentsLatest by ndgoalie35: Strapped a supercharger to my SRT8 and no porsche will catch this sled. Plus with 13mpg highway and a 16 more »
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news
Mexican Police Nab James Bond-Style Jeep Grand Cherokee
In a daring bit of cartel violence, drug runners in northern Mexico smashed into a military vehicle, jumped out, lobbed a grenade and then made their escape on foot. Daring! Audacious! But it's what they left behind that's really insane. More » -
down on the street bonus edition
Mile-High Jeep Cherokee Laughs At Rust
You see some Denver DOTSBE photos and you figure Kitt probably shot 'em, right? In this case you'd be wrong; I get out to Denver every so often myself, and I happened to have my trusty SD800 handy when I ran across this Cherokee a couple months back. I can tell it's from the 1974-79 range, but we'll need a serious Jeep expert to pin down the exact year. In any case, it's got a little bit of rot, but at the present rate of decay it should still be around in another 25 years. Make the jump for Part Two of the gallery. More » -
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spy photos
Jeep Cherokee Diesel
We've been seeing the properly named and for Europe only (for now) Jeep Cherokee running around metro Detroit for a couple of months in various stages of undress. Yesterday the stars aligned and we chased this totally naked Bosch test mule up I75 to a Meijer parking lot, where, after a few glamour shots, our phone battery crapped out. Weak. In any case Jeep fans, prepare for the gnashing of teeth and the rending of flesh, because this was a six speed, turbodiesel rocking the D's highways and byways. That's just rubbing salt in the wound. Far be it for us lowly bloggers to question the wisdom of the newly reminted Chrysler, but it seems that the off roading community would plotz for an oil burning Cherokee with a six speed manual cog swapper, but what do we know. Check that gallery for some exciting chase shots.
11:00 AM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By bwojdyla
4,138 views, 21 commentsLatest by frank_rizzo: Putting a diesel in the Wrangler seems like such a no brainer. I mean they are slappin them in basically more »
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engine
Workhorse Engine Of The Day: AMC Straight-6
Mr. Murilee Martin is busy putting the finishing touches on what will surely be a PCH to bust all your knuckles through the computer screen, so I'm stepping in to fill his greasy, engine-hoisting shoes. A 42-year run is pretty good for anything, let alone an engine. But that's how long AMC's straight-6 was getting stuffed into new cars. Starting in 1964 as an option for both the Ambassador and the Classic, you could still get some OG inline-6 goodness up until just last year (2006) in a Wrangler. How could you even estimate how many billions of miles (on and off road) these soldiers marched, or how many zillions of smiles they produced along the way? Some notable cars the AMC I6 motivated: International Harvester Scout, AMC Hornet, Matador, Gremlin, Pacer, Jeep Commando, Comanche and nearest and dearest to my heart, the Cherokee. And seeing as how the no-safety reg Cherokee weighed just 3,300 lbs, the 4.0-liter straight-6 with its 190 hp made the truck way more amusing to drive than it had a right to be. AMC RIP. [Wikipedia] -
question of the day
What's The Most Fun You've Ever Had Off Road?
The Willys Jeep Station Wagon and Syncro de Mayo got us thinking. Man, we love going off road. And while we're all about our fast, turbocharged AWD wagon, we do miss our old jeeps. Many muddy adventures come to mind, but we'll just run down a few. Going up Wheeler Gorge at age 7 in a FJ55 Land Cruiser while Broncos, Scouts and Jeeps were literally sliding down the hill. Getting a pre-production first generation Ford Explorer stuck (and cracking the floor pan) before being towed to safety by a 1940s Willys. He just showed up like a white knight, creeping over a hill, saved the day and then vanished over another hill. We were 15 and even got to drive it back on our learner's permit (sorry Ford). More » -
spy photos
Spy Photos: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD
What's this familiar SUV spotted way the hell up in northern Scandinavia, near the Norwegian border? According to those familiar three letters, it's the Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited with the CRD Diesel engine. That's the Benz-built 3.0-liter diesel, producing 215 hp and 376 lb.-ft. torque. Chrysler announced last month the current CRD-powered model will have an MSRP of $38,475. According to spies, some bumper tweaks and seven-spoke wheels indicate this is the 2008 model, which will get a minor facelift over the current Grand Cherokee. Let's just hope they're not using the oil burner to smoke salmon for export. More »
8:08 AM on Thu Feb 15 2007
By Mike Spinelli
4,101 views, 4 commentsLatest by maharbinski: get a grip on a old package van cummins 4 banger, whup it with a barbeq propane bottle, and its as clean more »
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custom cars/hot rods: tuners
Startech Tunes the Jeep Grand Cherokee
With the Jeep Grand Cherokee storming European shores, German tuning shop, Startech, has annointed the SUV with its own brand of Germanocity. Startech already offers tuning packages for other products on the Chrysler side of the DaimlerChrysler equation, such as Chrysler 300C and PT Cruiser (as well as Brabus packages for models on the Daimler side). The Jeep package serves to make the most American of sport-utilities a little less prepared for soccer practice, though way more prepared for the pressures of left-lane autobahn cruising. Click through for more pics. More »
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