Chrysler Group will announce today its plans to produce the first diesel-powered, full-size sport-utility vehicle (SUV) to be offered in the United States. The 2007 Jeep® Grand Cherokee with a ...

The new 3.0-liter CRD engine, built by Mercedes-Benz, produces 215 hp (160 kW) @ 3800 rpm and 376 lb.-ft. torque (510 N*m) @ 1600-2800 rpm and gets an estimated fuel economy of 19 miles city and 23 ...

It is common for modern CRD engines to exhibit a tappet-like rattle when cold, they all seem to do it, and it appears to be the injectors. The first time I heard it was on a Toyota HiLux and I thought ...

Competition The 2009 Grand Cherokee is about to arrive, but the CRD models will still be badged as 2008s. Base price for the Laredo is $40,995, and this test model includes the CRD package ($4,100), ...

A new 3.0-liter turbo Common Rail Diesel (CRD) will debut in the 2007 Jeep® Grand Cherokee. With more torque than most eight-cylinder engines, equal acceleration and the fuel economy of a small ...

We have been talking about Jeeps with diesel engines for a while now. And over the last few years we've gently and not-so-gently prodded Jeep Corporation in these pages to bring a diesel Wrangler to ...

A friendly giant? Material quality is adequate for the price, and it's assembled nicely and with a sense of rugged style. The only complaint noted was of the high seats -- if you're even slightly tall ...

Apart from a limited run of Jeep Liberty CRD sales in the first decade of this new century, a few Grand Cherokees that snuck out the door in 2008, and a sort of forgotten run of models in the ...

The engine, designed and built by Fiat Powertrain and VM Motori, is a 3.0-litre turbo-diesel unit with 177kW of power and 550Nm of torque (available between 1800 and 2800rpm). The outgoing diesel ...

Given the skyrocketing price of oil and its attendant effect on gas prices the world over, a recent survey in the United States by Autobytel, an online automotive retailer, should surprise no one. The ...

Engines range from 2.0 CRD to 2.4 Readers report Real MPG to be between 21–47 mpg From start to finish, it's hard to find fault. Under the bonnet, Jeep has smuggled in a couple of impressive engines.

Changes to the diesel-powered Patriot medium-sized SUV have recently been announced by Jeep, with details of a powerful new engine, improved fuel economy, greater torque and improved trim levels. The ...