Jeep Grand Cherokee is now Available in South Africa

It has been official confirmed that Jeep Cherokee is now available for sale in South Africa.  The Jeep Cherokee is one of the most famous USA mid-sized SUV, which will be available for people in South Africa now. The very latest model of Jeep Cherokee has a brand new design, 9 speed automatic transmission, and specially improved on-road driving dynamics. However there are quite a lot of other high tech features in this model as well.

It also boasts a “five-star” safety rating, earning the designation of “safest 2013 SUV” in its category from Euro NCAP, according to iafrica.com. The Cherokee that has just landed in South Africa is available in Front Wheel Drive and Four Wheels drive configurations. As well as Cherokee  Jeep Active Drive Lock, meanwhile, features a locking rear differential for superior low-speed power delivery.

This is also the first SUV in this series to  feature a rear axle disconnect, which will help to redice the friction and energy loos when 4×4 drive is required. The new Jeep Cherokee line up will be available for sale starting from June 2014 in Longitude and Trailhawh levels. The engine size for this model is reduced to new 3.2 liters and V6 petrol engine.  The pricing for the Jeep Cherokee models are as follows:

• Jeep Cherokee 2.4l Longitude FWD: R479 990
• Jeep Cherokee 3.2l Limited FWD: R505 990
• Jeep Cherokee 3.2l Limited AWD: R563 990
• Jeep Cherokee 3.2l Trailhawk 4WD: R607 990

Please come back soon to find out more information and news on jeep. Next time we will be talking about Jeep Wrangler Accessories, so make sure you prepare yourself by visiting bestop.co.uk website to check out what is available. We will be discussing some of the parts available on this website later on this week. Thank you all for reading my article.

Jeep Targets 850,000 Sales by 2015

Behind the wide range of Jeep models, two Chrysler, a smattering of Fiats and Alfa Romeos and local production through an amazing campaign with Guangzhou Automotive Group (GAG), Fiat Chrysler wants to increase their sales in China more than 6 times by the end of 2018. The group sold 130k cars in China last year, the aim for 2018 is now 850,000 cars.

It’s also expected that the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Cherokee,  Jeep Wrangler, Renegade, the coming Grand Wagoneer and a sub-Renegade-sized crossover will either be built in or exported to the China as well. The Chrysler Town & Country and 300 will join the export list in 2016 and 2018 respectively, according to a report in Automotive News.

With a number of those vehicles not in production or perhaps even envisaged yet, and others not due on the local market until 2018, it will be interesting to see how Fiat Chrysler plans to achieve the target in the specified time frame. The joint venture with GAG builds two products now, the Dodge Dart-based Fiat Viaggio launched two years ago – supposedly designed just for China – and the just-launched Fiat Ottimo, a hatchback version of the Viaggio. Fiat projected 300,000 Viagio sales in its first two years, that number has been adjusted downward to 94,000 and there doesn’t appear to be an analyst alive that sees a good future for Fiat in China’s overrun mainstream market. Still, last year’s 130,000 group sales in China is a huge jump from 2012 sales of 66,000 units, but less than half the 300,000 units it projected.

Jeep, on the other hand, is in a much better position as a “tough,” inspirational brand and made plenty of noise for the locals with four styling concepts at this year’s Beijing Motor Show. Nevertheless, while much lower pricing on locally-built models, the expanded dealership network and projected 2015 sales of 53,000 Jeep products will assist in the push, finding those additional hundreds of thousands of units leaves a lot of ground to cover. The 850K number represents about 12 percent of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ global sales target of nearly seven million units by 2018.

 

Source: autoblog.com

Epic Jeep Images

Hi everyone. Today I decided to post something new, I will show you some epic/legendary jeep images which I was able to find on the internet, so I though I share them with you guys. Hope you will enjoy them as much as I did. As always – don’t forget to leave your comments bellow.

Jeep Tank:

Jeep with ice:

Buy a jeep they said:

Safest vehicle on the road:

It’s a jeep thing:

Special jeep accessory:

Only bleed once:

Muddy jeep:

Jeep Wrangler Sundancer Concept at Beijing Auto Show

Jeep Wrangler Sundancer Concept on the Beijing Auto Show 2014, which gained a lot of popularity from the motor show visitors.  The Wrangler Sundancer concept will become a special Wrangler edition for the China car market. At the moment it is unclear whether the model will be for sale in the Europe, UK and USA.

The Jeep Wrangler Sundancer is painted in a dark brown color called “Chocolate Brown” it’s also has a really nice design with gold detailing, bronze-tinted glass, LED-lights in the bumpers, and 20-inch pale gold alloys.  It’s quite a well known fact that Chinese car buyers love to style up their 4×4 vehicles with different  “bling-bling” jeep accessories as well as special colors. That is pretty much why Jeep has designed this concept, to jeep the Chinese consumers happy with their fancy looking Jeep.  

The Jeep Weangler Sundancer is importer to China, the price will start at 429.900 yuan and ends at 568.800 yuan which is about £41,000 to £54,000 range. As you all understant the Jeep Weangler Sundancer name has been created by combining words Sun and Dancer which stands for a vehicle that dances on the sun, it doesn’t explain the dark brown color though, shouldn’t it be something a little bit more brighter than?

Please come back soon for more exciting Jeep news and concepts.

Best Cleaning Tips for Your Jeep in Spring

So what can I say? I think it’s pretty legitimate to keep your Jeep clean at all time, not only your Jeep will remain shining but you will also be able to take pictures of it and show-off to your friends. Cleaning your Jeep in spring is important as you definitely wan’t to get rid of all that dirt from winter time and to obviously prepare your beloved Jeep for a lovely spring-summer time. Don’t forget that summer is only 1.5 months away from us now. Basically, you wan to make sure that all the small items are checked on your list to ensure your vehicle is ready for a warm adventure trip once again.

Clean the Underbody
This is important, especially when you are hosing off your Jeep in the driveway, please make sure you don’t skip this part as this is pretty crucial. You need to clean all the road salt that is the from winter, as well as extra grime that your Jeep might have picked up from braving the icy roads this winter. This will ensure you a very smooth ride.

New Parts
If you are not a big fan of cleaning stuff, perhaps you might consider getting some new jeep accessories. In this case you might want to visit a great website called Bestop which is the official distributor of bestop.com in UK.

Replacing Wiper Blades is important
Your wiper blades have probably been used a lot during winter and have been pretty damaged as well. Spring is quite a rainy time of the rain, so it’s a good idea to make sure that you wiper blades would be fully prepared.

Clean your Headlamps
You should have had a lot of  dirt on you headlamps, and now is the right time to clean them. Make sure you scrub them down properly, or else you will have them a bit cloudy. Keep in mind that if you love your Jeep this vehicle accessory needs to shine at all time!

Clean your top
If you are using a soft top or a hard top, it is the right time to take it out of the garage or make it look clean. You won’t get them dirty again unless you are planing to take an off road trip any time soon. But before you actually do, make sure it’s clean.

 

Jeep and Train Crush in Texas

It’s about time I post an interesting video on Jeep topic. One of the latest videos I found is trending all over the internet and is about Jeep Crushing into a Train in Houston Texas. So in this video a Jeep Grand Cherokee Driver decides to ignore the red lights at the rail crossing, despite all the warnings and closed gates. The interesting thing is that the man was doing that whilst having two kids in the back of his car. This clearly proves that you don’t really need a to extra smart to get driving license.

The good news is that the father with his kids are alright and just got a few injuries, which is quite surprising for that kind of crush. I think they got lucky because the train wasn’t traveling fast enough, you can see clearly that the train pushed the car forward rather than destroying it right where it sanded.  Probably the guys was in a real rush and wasn’t bothered to take a look a the both sides before trying to pass the rail crossing. Or there is also a chance that he wasn’t able to see the rail properly on the right side because of some abstractions.  Anyway, don’t ever try to pass the rail crossing when the right is red guys.

Please let me know what you think about Jeep and Train Crush in Texas – Houston in the comments section.

Cheers, Douglas

The Top 10 Facts About Jeep

Welcome to my new post about the top 10 jeep facts. Some of those facts might be considered as funny, some of them are actually real. Anyway, I hope you will enjoy going through them and find them interesting.

Jeep Fact 1 – the GP name.
Did you know that the origin of Jeep name have actually come from a two letter military abbreviation – GP, which stands for General Purpose vehicle. It is very likely that in 1940 a cartoon character called Popeye called GP and Jeep so the name just kind of stuck to it, and ever since then people call it Jeep.

Jeep Fact 2 – The Cherokee Legend
The well known Jeep Cherokee model was meant to represent the civility and ruggedness of Native American Cherokees that lived her for decades. Cherokee itself was a very famous Native American tribe.

Jeep Fact 3 – Beginning
The military GP vehicle was originally produced, designed and manufactured by 3 companies Willys, Ford & Bantom. Among those, only Ford was able to move on to 21st century.

Jeep Fact 4 – Jeep Worldwide
The word Jeep itself has become more than just a cam model, as Jeep is now a common term for pretty much any 4WD vehicle in various countries across the globe.

Jeep Fact 5 – National Hero
Right after the second world war a battered Jeep that survived two beach landings ended up received a Purple Heart. For those of you who don’t know what Purple Heart is – it is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military (Wiki).

Jeep Fact 6 – Environment
Even though jeep drivers like the idea of staying close to environment, most of them don’t think about the massive fuel consumption that comes with owning a Jeep.

Jeep Fact 7 – Wrangler
Jeep Wrangler is the most well known and common Jeep model that is recognized by million of people all over the world.

Jeep Fact 8 – Doors
Jeep is the only vehicle in the world that allows you to take the doors off.

Jeep Fact 9 – Accessories
Jeep is the most popular brand among people who like to modify, change and get involved into DIY activities. It’s also the most popular brand in terms of variety of accessories offered.

Jeep Fact 10  – Fiat and Chrysler
Jeep is not a separate unit. Jeep is currently owned by it’s Chrysler Group LLC and Fiat.

If you know any cool jeep facts that I have missed in my article please let me know in the comments sections and I will definitely post them or even add to this list.

The Best and Worst Fuel Efficient Jeep Models

This topic is going to show the most fuel efficient jeep models as well as the worst models in terms of fuel efficiency. You will be able to compare the best MPG Jeep models. Please be aware that in this comparison I’m using the American gallon type, not the UK one. So just double check that if you want a more exact information.

Jeep Compass (Sport, Latitude, Limited)
Average highway driving range: 378 miles (608 kilometers)
Fuel Tank Capacity: 13.6 gallon
City MPG: 23
Highway MPG: 28
Average MPG: 25.5

 

Jeep Grand Cherokee (Laredo, Limited, Overland, ST8)
Average highway driving range: 540 miles (869 kilometers)
Fuel Tank Capacity: 24.6 gallon
City MPG: 17
Highway MPG: 23
Average MPG: 20.0

 

Jeep Patriot (Sport, Latitude, Limited)
Average highway driving range: 370 miles (595 kilometers)
Fuel Tank Capacity: 13.6
City MPG: 23
Highway MPG: 27
Average MPG: 25.0

 

Jeep Wrangler (2 door) (Sport, Sahara, Rubicon)
Average highway driving range: 390 miles (627 kilometers)
Fuel Tank Capacity: 18.6
City MPG: 17
Highway MPG: 21
Average MPG: 19.0

 

Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (4 door) (Sport, Sahara, Rubicon)
Average highway driving range: 460 miles (740 kilometers)
Fuel Tank Capacity: 22.5
City MPG: 16
Highway MPG: 21
Average MPG: 18.5

 

So as you can see from the table above, the most efficient model of Jeep is Patriot model, followed by Compass, Grand Cherokee, Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited.
I hope you have enjoyed reading the best and worst jeep models mpg article. Please come back next week for more interesting and exciting materials on Jeeps.

What to Expect from Jeep Renegade?

In the Jeep world, everyone is talking about the new Jeep Renegade model. I must say there has been some mixed feelings from jeep fans towards this new Jeep model. Most people agree on the fact that Jeep Renegade is no-where near the classic Jeep’s line up. Whereas some people think that Jeep is trying to extend it’s reach by building not exactly Jeep look-a-like vehicles. The new Jeep renegade already has a nick name – “cute brute” and “baby Jeep”

Here is what Aaron Bragman the Chief of cars.com said about Jeep Renegade: “I think it’s fantastic. It’s exactly what the baby Jeep should be. To me, it is something we don’t have yet in this market. It is a really small, trucky-looking vehicle.”

Constructed in Italy but deigned in United States the new Jeep Renegade will be sold in more than 100 countries around the globe. An analysis made by Detroit Free Press expect in to be a real hit in China, Europe and South America.

The Renegade name should be familiar to enthusiasts because it’s been used to designate special trim levels for the CJ-5 and CJ-7 — predecessors to the Wrangler — and the Liberty. It also was the name of a concept vehicle shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. The 2015 Renegade will mark the first time the name has been used as its own model name.

Mike Manley, president and CEO of the Jeep brand, expects sales of more than 800,000 worldwide this year, up from a record 731,000 in 2013.

“As this segment develops in the coming years, I think there is a very good chance it will be our top seller” internationally, Manley said.

“I have always said the Cherokee styling does not necessarily indicate where Jeep brand is going,” Manley said. “I think this is a classic Jeep. I think that is what we wanted to create in this segment.”

You can find out more on Manley’s predictions for jeep here.

Well at the moment we can speculate on what the sales will actually look like and will Jeep Renegade become one of the most popular Jeep models to be sold in 2015. Please come back soon for more information on Jeep, you can also visit http://bestop.co.uk/ to find any kind of jeep accessories for internal and external design.

 

History of Jeep in Pictures

Dear all this week I’m bringing you something interesting – a history of Jeep in pictures. I was able to find this nice picture from 4wd today in the morning. So if you like to know a little bit of history about the best vehicle ever please take a look at this: