the primary difference is that the Defender’s underpinnings, the LR series ii, came out in 1958, and has had pretty much one overhaul in that time.
where the G-class’s underpinnings came out in 1975, and has had 3 pretty much ground-up overhauls since then.
similarly, toyota’s J70 land cruiser came out in ‘86, and had a…

but If I were to spin it the other way, I could say that jeep using the name in some regards gives recognition to the cherokee people, and credits them for their ability to tame the land,
and taking that name away from a modern household product essentially silences them and pushes them out of modern america.

The way i see jeep’s perspective is that the “jeep” itself is an inherently american vehicle. not george-washington-freedom-winga-dinga-guns-rockn’roll america, but the big continent left of europe and africa, full of indians, incans, aztecs, and so on.
It was concieved of in america, made in america, out of american…

yeah, if we were talking pontiac still using the indian aeroplane man on the hood, I could see how it could be considered mockery, but simply naming it after them? come on.

they’re not “using” the people though, they’re simply referring to them.
If you wanted to, you could see it as jeep giving the cherokee people “a shoutout” as much as mercilessly mocking their suffering.

even then though, what is changing a name of a car going to do to fix the underlying socioeconomic problems which they currently face?

pretty sure i can buy a pulsar for a lot cheaper than that.

as some people have said, the new defender is the best discovery they’ve ever made.

did someone say H V A C  H A P P Y  T R A I L ?

You may kid, but the LLV already has serious motorsport credentials.
It’s a little-known fact that in the mid 80's, Grumman had partnered with Callaway in the hope of making a Group B rally car for the 4000CC+ category.

and plus, when the electric and ICE vans are on the same plaftorm, I don’t doubt they eventually could pretty easily convert the ICE ones to electric when it comes time for a major service.

not to mention he’s probably also going to put the freevalve heads on the merc v12 once he irons out the bugs.

One fundamental cornerstone of car culture is going fast,
and while that can be done in a responsible manner, and most car enthusiasts at least have the sense to limit their public-road hooning to quiet, clear areas,
there will always be fuckheads who think they know better and will proceed to get someone killed.

bro, have you heard of the 1978 Electrek?
it’s proably in the top 1% for jalop-ness.

- Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale. You know just something to masturbate on.

get a c8 corvette and rebody it to look like a mk1 fiero.

I see you like your deathtraps.

knowing the germans in WWII, was this synthetic fuel made out of Jew’s blood?

I’ve found over time that my tastes kind of coincide with matt brown’s.
that is to say stupidly overcomplicated, and probably not all that practical, but still cool.

I quite like the toyota s800, And I like the way yamaha R1Ms sound, so an R1M powered S800 with perhaps suzuki cappucino-derived suspension.

was holden using the names “torana” and “maloo” for the purpose of belittling australian aboriginals?
no, it was some (probably white) guys showing appreciation for Australian culture, and implying some “australian-ness” to native australian culture.

it’s the same case here. a car made by AMC/Chrysler, which is (at…