“would be the last (American metal two seater) until the Chevy Chevette Scooter arrived in the mid-Seventies.”

I’d guess a third party will be used to develop and supply an aluminum chassis, a la Mallick LTD/ Callaway or other such low volume supercar producer. The small team at Connor Ave can continue final assembly and hand building the V10. If sales are going to be triple digits, may as well go all out with a $200k world…

Renegade was targeted at less than 60k per year (it sold 61k in 9 months) and has brought #millenials into the brand. It is the complete opposite of a disaster.

So you want a compact and capable 2 or 4 door SUV, and a larger, luxurious 4 door SUV that can tackle anything short of the complete Rubicon? Boy, if only Jeep could ever sell such a line up.

Pretty harsh words for Chrysler there, Matt. FCA has avoided the Hybrid game because the buying public largely doesn’t care and doesn’t want to pay the premium. Not really a failure as much as business sense. And you didn’t answer your own headline...

Not a rebadged Simca. First, the Horizon was developed entirely by Chrysler. Originally it was to be a true world car collaboration between Chrysler US and Chrysler Europe, with the Euro team taking the lead.

The maps still generally come from a third party that charges the automaker for their use. It ain’t free mapping the world, even when Google does it.

So one must be a country boy to drive a truck? I’ve had quite a few, and while I’m not a city dweller, I certainly wouldn’t consider myself a country boy. Just a guy that has projects and hobbies that require a box and towing capability.

The last good looking Ford truck in my opinion. My grandfather has an 05 FX4. It drives as well as the new ones, has better fit and finish, and the ancient 5.4 still gets better real world MPG than an Ecoboost.

Bantam was just too small and undercapitalized to make the production investment necessary to fulfil the contract. They did get the contract to build the T3 trailers that often followed Jeeps though.

Nickel was extremely precious during WW2. Since you apparently weren't aware, I'm going to assume you made up the rest of your uneducated spew.

They out innovated everyone in those years. They figured out how to make cylinders to refine uranium using grams of precious nickel instead of pounds. They engineered and built a tank engine out of existing components in weeks, when other manufacturers quoted months. They created electronics to control weapons years…

I had a 79 as well, and I miss it

That’s exactly it. Their market share was in the single digits. Maximum Bob Lutz pushed for the Big Rig design, and it was probably his energy and charisma that convinced the board and the execs to sign off. It’s very likely the reason Dodge didn’t pull out of the truck business. They couldn’t afford the status quo,…

Clearly you wouldn’t have used a 1/2 ton for that kind of work. Ram still sells the Cummins for people that use their truck for hard work day in and day out. The EcoDiesel is the truck for the guy that puts 95% of his miles driving the truck to work and dinner and the grocery store, but pulls a boat or a camper a few…

Awesome! I've got a Gremlin and a Javelin now. Gremlin is a 6, Javelin will be getting a 401

I think I saw you riding down to the government cheese handout line

Where did you hear that? It’s a great mill for a 1/2 ton. It’s efficient, quiet, smooth and compact. It offers more than enough power for milling around town or pulling a small load. If you need anymore capability than it provides, you need a 3/4 ton anyway, and if you want a quick truck, save some cash and get the…

The early 70s were very difficult for automakers, which is why they had to start finding cost savings where they could. They had to figure out how to comply with brand new emissions regulations while maintaining drivability and performance, then they had to figure out how to get better fuel economy after the fuel…

That Jeep was an AMC, not a Mopar. Jeep didn't join the Mopar fold til very late in 1987