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So cool! One would think that this kid that was raised in Metro-Detroit in a family full of Big 3 employees, I would have visited a line before...but no, and moving to Denver didn’t really increase those odds.

I think I have an uncle that works down in Alabama as some manager at a Toyota plant. I wonder...

It’s a Jeep thing, you wouldn’t understand

Thank you very much for that message ! I am French and I appreciate it very much. France is also with you during hard moments in the USA !

What is this? A shuttle for ants? How can we be expected to send astronauts to space... if they can’t even fit inside the building?

Small technicality, the engine is still in the car. It’s just the blower that blew off the car.

“give me a place to stand and i shall move the world” simple machines man.... pretty sure that was suzuki’s philosophy with the 1.3 samurai, 1.6 sidekick, and even the .6L turbo jimny

this is where gearing comes in... the reason i can take incredible grades with ease in my.... oh, likely 60hp suzuki

Bro, you can make of Chrysler all you want, but I’m not gunna sit here and listen to you besmirch the good name of the 4G63.

Yet another person who isn’t familiar with the torque curves on modern, turbocharged, direct-injection engines.

Ford Escape 2.0 ecoboost turbo:

You haven’t seen the torque curves from modern turbo engines, have you?

This isn’t 1992. Turbo motors can make a load of torque at low RPMs now.

Yknow what produces some nice torques? Electric motors. Here's one Jeep fan hoping for a hybrid....

Regardless of brand-bickering, the Mercedes museum is a must-see for any car guy... it’s awesome both in terms of the collection and the architecture. And the once you’re done there, you can hop on the train and head over to the equally awesome Porsche museum on the other side of town. I’m still trying to decide which

Indeed, 16. Not the best look, but I’d be okay it if I can get by with larger tires.

I really want solid steel smoothies though, kind of an old school look.

I’ve got 3.21/auto myself, and am wanting to go bigger on the tires but am worried about the potential loss of power that could result, so I’ll be looking out for your posts to see how it goes!

Also, I enjoyed 22 indicated mpg a couple of weeks ago while traveling for vacation. And they say Jeeps aren’t fuel efficient!

Subaru called, they want their Crosstrek XV Rims back.