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Electric Range Rover With Volt-Like Range Extender On The Way, Blind Children Weep
"The Liberty Electric Range Rover will drive cleanly and quietly around roads and cities, free of tax, congestion and parking charges, making less environmental impact than even the smallest, most fuel-efficient car, yet still offering the comfort and security of a luxury 4x4," claims Barry Shrier, the Liberty's founder. In addition to the batteries and electric motor — which purportedly give a 200-mile range and performance in line with the gasoline version — Shrier is planning to install a small generator as a range extender a lá the no-green-for-you-till-2011 Chevy Volt. More »
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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
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Latest by frank_rizzo: Putting a diesel in the Wrangler seems like such a no brainer. I mean they are slappin them in basically everything else BUT the Wrangler. Tell me how a liberty and now the Grand Cherokee get the goods but the more »
ad watch
When we first saw the new 2008 Jeep Liberty at a pre-New York Auto Show briefing session we can't help but feel very sad. One of us has been a proud owner of a Jeep Liberty and truly enjoys taking his little baby bug off the beaten path whenever possible. While we're not at all impugning the capabilities of this new small SUV all about lettin' freedom ring, we were a little bit disappointed that it in many ways looks like and feels like (the interior) a re-badged Dodge Nitro. Still, in this new commercial for Jeep, the boys n' girls at BBDO (we think they've still got the account — who knows these days?) are trying to show off the off-road capabilities of "The New Small SUV" from "The New Chrysler" by watching as it can't seem to stay on the road. We know that feeling all too well.
New 2008 Jeep Liberty Is Afraid Of Cameras, Goes "On Road, Off Road"
When we first saw the new 2008 Jeep Liberty at a pre-New York Auto Show briefing session we can't help but feel very sad. One of us has been a proud owner of a Jeep Liberty and truly enjoys taking his little baby bug off the beaten path whenever possible. While we're not at all impugning the capabilities of this new small SUV all about lettin' freedom ring, we were a little bit disappointed that it in many ways looks like and feels like (the interior) a re-badged Dodge Nitro. Still, in this new commercial for Jeep, the boys n' girls at BBDO (we think they've still got the account — who knows these days?) are trying to show off the off-road capabilities of "The New Small SUV" from "The New Chrysler" by watching as it can't seem to stay on the road. We know that feeling all too well.
the price of freedom
Well, the new 2008 models for Jeep are almost out — and Chrysler Group's released pricing on the newly re-designed and very much Nitro-like Liberty. They've dropped the base price on the 4x2 SUV letting freedom ring in at an MSRP of just $20,990 — $1,270 less than the 2007 model. The 4x4 on the other hand will start in at $22,600 — $1,170 less than the current model. Now up at the high end, the top of the line "Limited" model will go out the door with the 3.7-liter V6 for just $26,785. Not too shabby a price, but I still ain't buying this re-badged Dodge no matter what price incentives they drop atop it. It's just too — umm — something for me. Full press release after the jump.
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Chrysler Group Drops Price On Jeep Liberty To Make It More Of A Square Deal At $20,990
Well, the new 2008 models for Jeep are almost out — and Chrysler Group's released pricing on the newly re-designed and very much Nitro-like Liberty. They've dropped the base price on the 4x2 SUV letting freedom ring in at an MSRP of just $20,990 — $1,270 less than the 2007 model. The 4x4 on the other hand will start in at $22,600 — $1,170 less than the current model. Now up at the high end, the top of the line "Limited" model will go out the door with the 3.7-liter V6 for just $26,785. Not too shabby a price, but I still ain't buying this re-badged Dodge no matter what price incentives they drop atop it. It's just too — umm — something for me. Full press release after the jump.More »
1:19 PM on Thu Apr 5 2007
By Ray Wert
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Latest by rsrtampa: Geez. To read the post on here you would think Dodge drove a Dart up on that stage with a hurricane tarp draped across a hole in the roof that had been cut out using a Sawzaw. The freakin top more »
new york auto show
New York Auto Show: 2008 Jeep Liberty Revealed With A Dose Of Vinesian Humor
We adore Jason Vines, the chief communicator for the 'merican side of the German-American hybrid (for at least however long that particular merger of equals lasts). He sure knows how to make any press conference a blast, even if it is for the new 2008
3:20 PM on Wed Apr 4 2007
By Ray Wert
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new york auto show
New York Auto Show: 2008 Jeep Liberty
Oh for the love of god, this is the new Jeep Liberty for 2008? What has the 'merican side of the German-American hybrid done to my baby? I'm in shock — it's like they took the Dodge Nitro and slapped a Jeep grille on it. I know that I'm the first person to scream from the mountains how much I love my little Liberty, but after seeing this, I think I just vomited in my mouth a little. I'm sorry, I'm going to need to spend some time alone here and mourn my cute little bug (ask Lieberman about that one) — although the cloth roof looks kinda cool. We'll need to think about this one. Ayway, the press release is below, I'll let you all handle it from here. More »
9:53 AM on Wed Apr 4 2007
By Ray Wert
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45 comments
Latest by jeeper: Having this cloth roof rack wasn't so amuzing. It just doesn't make sense that this concept was applied to Jeep Liberty. If it will be added with add-ons like a Jeep roof rack, surely it wouldn't very nice on it. more »
news
Fire! Chrysler to Issue Durango and Liberty Recalls
Reports of fires breaking out have Chrysler ready to send out letters to 2006 and 2007 Dodge Durango and Jeep Liberty owners. A faulty blower motor is the cause of the conflagrations, which evidently occur when the air conditioning is used during hot weather. Notices will go out to Durango owners in April and Liberty Owners in May. A third and much less flammable recall for Dodge Avenger door latch mechanisms will be issued as soon as Chrysler gathers enough of the replacement parts to make the repair. Over 489,000 vehicles are affected. So far the Durango is ahead in the burnout contest, with 66 reported fires versus only 16 for the Liberty. More »
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Braking! Chrysler Group Looks For Do-Over On 2007 Model Year, Recalls 62,369 Vehicles
Oops. Hope you weren't planning on using those brakes in your new '07 model Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep-branded — umm — anything. We've just heard the 'merican side of the German-American hybrid's recalling 62,369 vehicles for what Reuters says is a need to "reprogram a computer that is related to the brake system." And it's a lot of models affected: the Chrysler Sebring, Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger sedans, Dodge Caliber, Dodge Magnum, Jeep Commander, Jeep Compass, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Liberty, Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Nitro SUV's. Hmm. Maybe we should have stuck with just telling you the vehicles the Chrysler Group's not recalling. More »
ad watch
Welcome to badge-engineering that actually makes a vehicle look like something totally original — enter, the Dodge Nitro. The small SUV that says "anything but Jeep Liberty." And also, we're pleased to welcome you to some special advertising goodness from the folks at BBDO Detroit — makers of some of our other fave Dodge commercial goodness. In this little commercial Dodge's trying to show just how "electric" this SUV is. It's currently hitting the airwaves via a decent chunk of change spent to market it during the World Series — specifically the first four games. That means you've got one more opportunity to check out the ad on the tube yourself, or else you're stuck with the above "mini" version. More »
Ad Watch: Dodge Tries To Jump Start Its Heart With The Nitro SUV
Welcome to badge-engineering that actually makes a vehicle look like something totally original — enter, the Dodge Nitro. The small SUV that says "anything but Jeep Liberty." And also, we're pleased to welcome you to some special advertising goodness from the folks at BBDO Detroit — makers of some of our other fave Dodge commercial goodness. In this little commercial Dodge's trying to show just how "electric" this SUV is. It's currently hitting the airwaves via a decent chunk of change spent to market it during the World Series — specifically the first four games. That means you've got one more opportunity to check out the ad on the tube yourself, or else you're stuck with the above "mini" version. More »
spy photos
Spy Photos: 2008 Jeep Liberty To Get Fabric Roof?
According to the folks so in love with Mopar, they're Allpar, the 2008 Jeep Liberty spy shots from the other day that I positively orgasmed over were missing a shot from a very key direction — up top. Here's why, according to spy shot mistress, Brenda Priddy:The photos above were shot at street level and may have overlooked one of the most interesting features that will be offered on the new Liberty: A huge retractable fabric roof! When we first started inquiring about the upcoming Liberty, our sources seemed to switch subjects and asked us if we saw the ASC Cosmos Hummer H3 that was shown...More »
3:44 PM on Fri Oct 20 2006
By Ray Wert
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12 comments
Latest by Jordy: Anybody remember the Renault Fuego and LeCar with the fabric roofs? Had both and loved the fabric roofs. Perhaps it will be removable panels or glass. not fabric on the Liberty? more »
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Spy Photos: 2008 Jeep Liberty
Our boys at the site that's all mopar, all the time have posted pics of what they're claiming is the newly redesigned 2008 Jeep Liberty. And the pictures, I must say, have my heart all aflutter. It looks as though, if these shots are to be believed, the folks at the German-American hybrid have gone all Cherokee/Commander on the front end of Jeep's little Lib — eschewing the bubble-face and bubble-butt of past iterations of the made-for-off-road SUV. True, it'll probably still get horrid gas mileage, but if this little Jeep keeps looking this fine, you totally know I'll be looking to snag one when the lease on the current ol' and busted comes up in two years. More »
11:35 AM on Tue Oct 17 2006
By Ray Wert
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5 comments
Latest by TheGuinnessTooth: As I said before, they ungirlified the thing. more »
novelties
Breaking Odds! Wert Encounters Strangeness In Detroit Parking Garage
Despite the fact that we know there's only so many signals our key fobs can use to transmit codes to our car for commands like "lock", "unlock" and "alarm", we're still kind of weirded out when we encounter through random chance, a vehicle sharing said signal. We guess we shouldn't be too surprised because as we were once told, after an overanxious valet locked the RFID key fob in the trunk of the Corvette it belonged to, that "there's only about fifty or so combinations between the keys and this specific vehicle." Plus, given Mitsubishi and DaimlerChrysler once had a "sharing is caring" relationship, we're under the assumption that maybe our fob shared some kind of doohickey or something with the Montero sitting next to our car. Still, what the hell are the odds of this happening? More »
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Spy Photos: 2008 Jeep Liberty
Well looky here. It appears Jeep's next Liberty will be heavily influenced by the squarocity of its Dodge Nitro cousin. The spy photogs at KPG, who snapped the shots, have deduced this tester is indeed a Jeep product and not the soon-for-sale Nitro. It's obvious that if this is the Liberty, it'll at least share considerable visual similarities with the Jeep Commander SUV. KPG's shooters say the facelift includes a larger windshield and revised roof pillars, meaning the Jeep shares few, if any, body panels with the Dodge. Either way, we're sure when Wert's lease is up he'll be on this little bastard like a metrosexual on Clinique for Him. More »
1:10 PM on Wed Sep 20 2006
By Mike Spinelli
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10 comments
Latest by Jonny Lieberman: Oh man... it somehow looks even fatter and heavier than the porky Liberty. more »
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What is it With Chrysler SUVs and Ball Joints? '02-'06 Jeep Liberty Recall
A couple of years back, we remember just narrowly missing being included in a ball-joint-related recall for the last-generation Dodge Durango. Now Wert's up on the recall block; in September he'll served notice that his '02-'06 Jeep Liberty may have a ball joint problem which has already caused three injuries and prompted 111 complaints. 832,000 vehicles are affected. Eep. [Thanks to Texans for the tip.] More »
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