Welcome to Found Around Town, where we feature cars we find in a city where interesting ones are rare because everyone drives a Prius or rides a bicycle: Austin, Texas.
Tornado Levels Woman's House, Spares Her Jeep
The tornado that struck the town of Dexter in Southeast Michigan last week took dead aim at a row of houses along Wilson Street in the Orchards River Hill subdivision. When the twister cleared, nearly everything was destroyed. Everything except this one Jeep Commander that miraculously appears untouched.
Jeep Commander To Get Canned Before End Of First Product Cycle
Neidermeyer, Dead! Dean Wormer, Dead! Jeep Commander
Spy Photos: Jeep Commander CRD?
Our friends from the D over at How Bourgeois were out tooling about when they happened upon something we've not yet seen stateside, but have heard rumors of for almost a year now — a CRD Jeep Commander. So what do we think — is this manny-plated SUV a harbinger of the German-American hybrid shipping over a 3.0-liter…
Ad Watch Exclusive: Chrysler Fires One Past The Censors
Looks like the folks at BBDO Detroit were having all sorts of fun while filming those web-only ads
Ad Watch: Chrysler Group's Looking For You To Make The Folgers Switch
Chrysler's using the same idea as the "if you can find a better car, buy it" ads — except this time they're striking straight into foreign territory with some humor in these web-only BBDO Detroit ads designed to push import-owners into buying new Chrysler Group vehicles. The first commercial, above is for the Chrysler …
Edmunds Crash-Tests the Jeep Commander
Thankfully, Inside Line's Kelly Toepke and her husband Barry escaped this wreck with a few broken bones and their six-year-old daughter was fine. In an attempt to avoid a spinning Forester smacked by an alleged hoon, Barry ended up driving the long-term test Commander onto a grass median and into a tree. Interestingly …
Startech Tunes the Jeep Commander
If there's a European Chrysler to mess with, you know Brabus's Startech geeks will show up with slide-rule in hand. This time, they've set upon the Jeep Commander CRD, creating an add-on performance processor, the SD6, which — along with a stainless-steel sport exhaust — boosts horsepower to 262 (from 218) and torque…
Right Hand Green: Jeep Cherokee Converted for Right Drive for Sale on…
Holy crap, this is the scariest vehicle we've seen in ages. It's a US model Jeep Cherokee Sport converted to right-hand-drive for rural-route mail delivery, or for the UK, Australia, or Japanese buyer who takes his No Fear sticker literally. Comes complete with Darwin Award brand belt, guaranteed not to snap unless…
