September 08, 2008
Meet the new Jeep J8
It's got a four-cylinder turbo-diesel, a nearly 3,000-pound payload and a pretty sweet pickup bed option, too, as well as plenty of old school Jeep style.
What the Jeep J8 doesn't have is even the lightest chance that you'll be able to buy it in the U.S., although the rest of the world can take it for a spin.
What the hell is cash-strapped Chrysler thinking?
Posted by Mike Lief at September 8, 2008 07:48 AM
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American automakers have made the decision that diesel fuel is too expensive to market the clean diesel technology in the U.S. Ford won't even sell it's 65 mpg hybrid.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_37/b4099060491065.htm?chan=rss_topStories_ssi_5
A standard Jeep Wrangler gets no better than 18 mpg.
A trail modified rig will usually get around 15 mpg.
I would love to own one of these beauties.
Posted by: Bill H at September 8, 2008 07:38 PM