Came across this today:

"Jeep have completely turned around their models' fuel consumption. And they have done it with nothing more than diesel engines. And that, for a company from the land of cheap gas and zero home demand for diesels, is a bigger deal than you may think."


http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/06/28 ... x4-awards/

Time to send more our way. I know i would buy

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06 Liberty CRD Sport, Lifetime Sirius Radio, Dynomax muffler(no wimp), EHM, ORM, OME lift, ARB bull bumper
Waiting for time to put on:
cat fuel filter, filter bleeder, clean air supply for egr
Yeah Its A Diesel

The first automaker to bring a compact to midsize SUV/Pickup platform to the US market with a decent turbo diesel at the $~25k price point will clean up on sales.

Ford offers the Ranger most everywhere else in the world with 2.5 & 3L Diesels and a 5sp automatic. Drop the 2.5 in the Escape and you have an great soft roader.

http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/ContentS ... &c=DFYPage

6400lb Towing capacity!!

I suspect if they offered this in the US it could cannibalize sales of their larger gas & diesel pickups though.

Heck Chrysler could have put the 2.8 VM in the Dakota. I wonder what made them choose the KJ?