A company best known in the United States for stock car racing has reportedly joined British defence contractor BAE Systems to produce global tactical response vehicles based on the Jeep Wrangler. Jeep itself might be trotting out new concepts for its annual safari in Utah (pictured further down the page), but Henrick Dynamics, a subsidiary of NASCAR contributor Henrick … [Read more...] about Jeep likely to be US Army’s emergency response vehicle
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Texas-big pick-up truck for Kiwi tastes
Jeep hasn't built a pick-up truck in decades, although there is talk that one will appear within the next couple of years. Meantime, American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) offers the Brute double cab, a reworked Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. Brute has just gone on sale in New Zealand, imported by Fiat Chrysler NZ. In this video, Car and Driver magazine staffer Basem Wasef takes a look … [Read more...] about Texas-big pick-up truck for Kiwi tastes
Brute ute with Jeep badge dwarfs Kiwi rivals in size and price
An all-American range of double cab utes has added a new dimension to the light truck market in New Zealand – but at twice and three times the price of traditional offerings from the likes of Toyota, Mitsubishi, Nissan, and Ford. It’s the Jeep Wrangler Brute, a four-wheel-drive carry-all based on a stretched version of the four-door Wrangler Unlimited. It dwarfs all … [Read more...] about Brute ute with Jeep badge dwarfs Kiwi rivals in size and price
Jeep’s 75th birthday specials salute famous wartime cartoon
Among the military-themed exterior colours in Jeep’s line-up of 75th anniversary models this year is ‘Sarge Green’, a reference to a famous sketch honouring the original Jeep’s role in World War II. It was penned in 1944 by Bill Maudlin, a soldier in the US Army who created ‘Willie and Joe’, a newspaper cartoon strip about the lives of two typical US infrantrymen during the … [Read more...] about Jeep’s 75th birthday specials salute famous wartime cartoon
Jeep plans ‘surprises’ for NZ market in its 75th anniversary year
New Zealanders will next year be able to salute modern editions of the vehicle that helped the Allies win World War II, the all-American Jeep. Jeep celebrates its 75th birthday in 2016 and is preparing special anniversary models to honour the crucial role the 1941 original 4WD played in the defeat of the Axis nations, Germany, Italy, and Japan. “Jeep will have some … [Read more...] about Jeep plans ‘surprises’ for NZ market in its 75th anniversary year