{"id":181102,"date":"2010-01-14T17:44:06","date_gmt":"2010-01-14T22:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2010\/01\/14\/no-diesel-jeep-wranger-for-north-america\/"},"modified":"2010-01-14T17:44:06","modified_gmt":"2010-01-14T22:44:06","slug":"no-diesel-jeep-wranger-for-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/181102","title":{"rendered":"No diesel Jeep Wranger for North America"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2010 Jeep Wrangler Mountain – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n

\nIf there’s one single item we think the Jeep Wrangler<\/a> sorely needs, it’s a new powertrain. The current 3.8-liter V6 engine and four-speed automatic transmission are extremely long in the tooth and make Chrysler’s mountain goat feel downright anemic when traveling on paved roads. It could be argued that a small-displacement diesel engine would be the ideal way to add some much-needed grunt and improved fuel efficiency to the iconic off-roader, but apparently that’s not going to happen – at least not here in the United States.<\/p>\n

Says Michael Manley, president and chief executive officer of the Jeep<\/a> brand, “We have no plans at the moment for diesel Jeeps in North America, although one of the things I’ve learned in this business is to never say never… I wouldn’t rule it out, but specifically on Nov. 4, we were commenting on diesel in Europe.”<\/p>\n

Fortunately, that doesn’t mean the 70-year-old Civilian Jeep won’t get any updates at all. According to the Toledo Blade<\/em> – the Jeep brand’s hometown newspaper – Chrysler is likely to use its new Pentastar V6 engine, which we’d hope would also include a new six-speed automatic transmission, in the Wrangler starting next summer. Also, we’re told that more special edition models will join the recently unveiled Islander and Mountain<\/a> models. Thanks for the tip, Tom!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Gallery: Detroit: Jeep Wrangler Mountain and Islander Editions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n[Source: Toledo Blade<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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