Jeep Diesel 2013

Oberkanone

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Marchionne revealed that Chrysler will launch a diesel version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee in 2013. Thereafter, many larger Chrysler vehicles will be offered with diesels in the U.S. Chrysler has said that by 2014, diesels would account for 14 percent of its global sales, compared to 8 percent in 2009.
Most Chrysler products exported to Europe are already sold with diesel engines.European-market Grand Cherokees can be equipped with a 3.0-liter turbo-diesel V-6 producing 237 hp and 406 lb-ft of torque. Sources in Europe previously revealed that the new eight-speed automatic transmission, which will debut in the Jeep Grand Cherokee soon, was suitable for use with the 3.0-liter diesel engine.
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Still no Wrangler diesel. Or Wrangler based pickup diesel.
 

oilhammer

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There are just too many to list....
They already sold Grand Cherokee diesels here. And Liberty for a couple years.

Problem is, none of the engines used are in-house. They are MB, VM Motori, or VAG. So they tend to be really expensive. Not sure how long MB diesels (or VAG diesels, for that matter) will be used since Fiat is now at the lead of ChryCo.

There is an extended wheelbase, truck-like version of the Wrangler sold in other markets with the same VM Motori diesel we saw in the Liberty.

You can read more about what Fiat has planned for its global brands here:

http://www.allpar.com/model/upcoming.html
 
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loganbmx4gt

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I got tired of waiting for the wrangler diesel, that's why i went ahead and put a 4bt in my yj. Now the next project is getting a tj with an aev brute kit powered by a 4bt.
 

German_1er_diesel

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Problem is, none of the engines used are in-house. They are MB, VM Motori, or VAG. So they tend to be really expensive.
In the Lancia Thema, three engines are available: 3.0 diesel 190hp, 3.0 diesel 240hp and the Pentastar. The low-end diesel is the cheapest, with the Pentastar and the high-end diesel both being a 3,000€ option.
 

bhtooefr

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Problem is, none of the engines used are in-house. They are MB, VM Motori, or VAG. So they tend to be really expensive. Not sure how long MB diesels (or VAG diesels, for that matter) will be used since Fiat is now at the lead of ChryCo.
The 2013 Grand Cherokee CRD will be VM Motori, but VM Motori is 50% Fiat, 50% GM ownership, so it's pretty much in-house now.
 
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