Archive for March, 2006

Wrangler Goes to Canada

After many years of the Wrangler being sold in Canada as the ‘TJ’, Jeep announced today that they will bring the Wrangler name to Canada. This probably means that they have resolved the legal dispute over the Wrangler name that has persisted for a while now.
The following is a Daimler Chrysler Press Release
VANCOUVER, March 31 [...]

Daisy’s Rubicon At the Top

According to AutoBlog, Daisy’s Jeep Wrangler Rubicon in the Dukes of Hazzard movie (can I even call it a movie, or was it just a heaping pile of…) was one of the top 10 cars in movies in 2005. While I know that the Wrangler Rubicon is a very beautiful vehicle, so much so that [...]

I Would Have Pulled the Trigger

I was reading this post on another blog, about how they were one step away from buying a 2004 Wrangler. I would have to admit that if I were that close, I would have pulled the trigger. I am not saying that this person has made any kind of mistake or anything like that. I [...]

Wrangler CRD

JeepNewsNow and Jeeptales.com are reporting sightings of a Jeep Wrangler CRD. While a new diesel Jeep Wrangler would be wonderful, I am of the belief that this is simply a test vehicle destined for the European market. One can only hope that in the very near future we will see a diesel Wrangler here in [...]

More Fuel Efficient Wrangler

Yesterday the federal government upped the standards on fuel efficiency for trucks. Essentially the ruling states that trucks, minivans and some SUVs would have to achieve 24 miles per gallon by 2011. The new standards also state that some smaller SUVs (read: Jeep Wrangler) would be required to have better gas mileage than some passenger [...]