Chrysler Expected To Kill Models, Bring Italian Vehicles Ashore

[Jammer]

Originally Posted by brucey

It makes him your cousin?

I dont think jeeps can do an awful lot to up gas mileage, not without losing

1) Their heritage
2) Their styling (Jeep is a generic term for 4X4)
3) Their off road capability (Why you buy a jeep, supposedly.)

I know people with TJ's and slightly modified (33s, semi aggressive tires, maybe a locker) getting 15 mpg highway and being impressed with that.

The only way I can see them really improving tremendously is diesel or hybrids, and I know a lot of people would refuse to buy them if they did that. No one bought the diesel liberty when it came out, and it was my 2nd choice for a car!

Shew! I thought he was my aunt! And he is a foot taller than me too, I sure would hate to call him that!

Re: Jeeps
Could they not maybe build a "Mild Hybrid" to maybe get a few more miles per gallon out of a jeep? Kinda like what some of the full size trucks are going too now?

[brucey]

(: I'm glad we got that all sorted out!

I dont know if a mild hybrid would work either. The ones in the GMC trucks arent selling well at all from what I understand.

PS: I grew up in Logan, WV. Only about 30 minutes away from Williamson, KY. Not a bad little hide away.

[Jammer]

Originally Posted by brucey

(: I'm glad we got that all sorted out!

I dont know if a mild hybrid would work either. The ones in the GMC trucks arent selling well at all from what I understand.

PS: I grew up in Logan, WV. Only about 30 minutes away from Williamson, KY. Not a bad little hide away.

I was born near Prestonsburg and have family between there and Pikeville. It can't be too far from your neck of the woods. (raised in Michigan)

I was wondering how those mild hybrids were selling, after all it seems some of the models only gain about 2 miles per gallon. Golly-Gee, imagine paying extra $$ to gain two whole miles per gallon. I think there comes a limit to these things... I just thought maybe they could get a few more out of a jeep, thats all. What do I know.

[cfg83]

Jammer -

Originally Posted by Jammer

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I was wondering how those mild hybrids were selling, after all it seems some of the models only gain about 2 miles per gallon. Golly-Gee, imagine paying extra $$ to gain two whole miles per gallon. I think there comes a limit to these things... I just thought maybe they could get a few more out of a jeep, thats all. What do I know.

I liked the idea of "porting" the Saturn Aura mild-hybrid drivetrain into an Ion. Get it into a compact car and see what happens. At least you get auto stop/start for free, which is what I think BMW is tauting in some of their Efficient Dyamics car designs.

Not worth it, but intriguing nonetheless.

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