This Independence Day, Brittany and I decided to celebrate America’s Birthday a little differently! We sat down over coffee at AJ’s, talked to our good friend “Speedy” looked at a map, and together we drew a plan! The goal was to do something different, visit three great American cities, and do it all in one
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The Jeep Grand Cherokee that could
In 2006, Jean Laguerre was looking for a deal on a 4×4 when he stumbled upon a well-used 1995 Jeep® Grand Cherokee with 243,000 miles for $1,400. “I wasn’t the original owner and with that many miles I thought ‘I’m taking a chance,’” Laguerre said. Laguerre’s gamble seems to have paid itself off. “Now I’m
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Pushing the limits can get a bit ‘hairy’
“If your truck had a beard, what would it look like?” On the surface kind of a silly question, but turns out it actually served to inspire the first new Ram Truck grille designs since 1994, currently being ‘worn’ by the all-new 2015 Ram 1500 Rebel and the 1500 Laramie Limited. The challenge was daunting
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Get ready. Get set. Relax!
Take your hands off the wheel, sit back … and relax! While autonomous driving isn’t impacting the highway in a big way yet, automakers and non-automakers alike continue to drive the technology needed to turn yesterday’s ‘fantasy’ into tomorrow’s ‘fact.’ And, the concept is generating acceptance among consumers as many of us face longer and
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The Force is strong with Rebel designer
For most of us at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, we don’t have “just a job.” There’s a personal passion that goes into our work and, often, our designers and engineers put their own personal touches into the vehicles they develop for you. One prime example is Ryan Nagode, Ram Truck, SRT and Fiat North America chief
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Five big updates for 2016 Uconnect 8.4
Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram 2016 model-year vehicle owners, with a Uconnect 8.4-inch touchscreen, will be able to take advantage of new features that will help them keep their eyes on the road with one of the most user-focused in-vehicle systems available. Uconnect’s Aamir Ahmed details the biggest updates in the video above. Here’s quick look
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The Jeep Girls kick-off the 75th anniversary of Jeep!
Brittany and I trekked from San Diego to Pittsburgh to find the birthplace of Jeep. When we mentioned that we were going to attend The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival, American Legend and expert 4×4 driver Rick Pewe said, “Well…IT IS the 75th Anniversary!” At that moment, we knew there would be a lot of special
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