Jeep. It’s that time again. The Easter Jeep Safari is back for 2024 and a quartet of new concepts will join thousands of Jeep owners in Moab, Utah for off-roading fun. Every year Jeep brings radical new concepts to the event and this year is no different. Headlined by the Jeep Vacationeer Concept, the new off-roaders also include a Jeep Low Down Concept, a Willys Dispatcher Concept, and a Gladiator Rubicon High Top Concept. These new Jeep concepts aren’t as cool as last year’s, which included an incredible 1978 Jeep Cherokee with a modern hybrid powertrain and a 650-horsepower electric Wrangl ..read more

Jeep. Stuffing a massive V8 into a vehicle that probably shouldn’t have one is as American as baseball or hot dogs, and few modern cars are as intrinsically American as Jeep’s Wrangler. The Hemi-powered Wrangler 392, then, is a very special and very American vehicle. But sadly for Jeep and fans of the brand, its days are numbered. It’ll make its last stand with this: the new $101,890 (!) 2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 Final Edition. I’ll give you a moment to clean your afternoon beverage off your keyboard. Good? Good. Yes, the Wrangler 392 Final Edition that will close out the hot-rod Jeep’s ..read more

Bring a Trailer. The best restomods are the ones that don’t look like restomods. When done right, a restomod will look like a classic car but accelerate, stop, ride, and handle like a more modern car. This 1990 Jeep Wagoneer listed on Bring a Trailer is the perfect example, as it looks like a lifted classic Wagoneer but, under its wood-paneled skin, it’s so much more. To call this a chassis-up restomod would be a disservice. It doesn’t even ride on the original Wagoneer chassis. Instead, the iconic Wagoneer body sits on a Roadster Shop RS4 chassis—a completely new ladder frame chassis with be ..read more

Tesla Multinational automaker Stellantis has confirmed it will switch to Tesla‘s NACS charging plug for EVs. It rounds off a near-total commitment to conversion made by car companies present in the United States, cementing NACS as the country’s new standard. The conglomerate stated Monday that “select models” of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and other brands present in the U.S. will make the switch in calendar year 2025 for the 2026 model year. Stellantis will offer charging adapters for EVs using the previous CCS standard, variants of which remain the standard across many countries outside the ..read more

Horsepower Monster via YouTube Jeep’s 4.0-liter straight-six engine is iconic. Much like the Ford 300, it’s a down-and-dirty truck engine that stayed in production for decades. Also like the Ford 300, it can make a ton of power when you throw some boost at it. Take this one for example, which runs 27 psi and boasts a dyno sheet showing an unfathomable 1,082 horsepower and 1,017 pound-feet of torque. It’s the work of Newcomer Racing, who has spent years working with this platform. The North Carolina shop previously built a Jeep inline-six making 861 hp thanks to 20 psi of boost, but now, they ..read more

Jeep In 2015, then-boss of then-Fiat Chrysler Sergio Marchionne was quoted as saying: “When I see a Range Rover on the street, my blood boils, because we should be able to do a thing like that.” We’ve watched Jeep chase this objective for years, through the Grand Cherokee and Wagoneer. The brand’s quest upmarket seems to be culminating in the super-sleek, all-electric Wagoneer S slated to drop this year. Interestingly, we’ve also been watching the brand’s sales dive. Are we sure it knows what it’s doing? I’m not saying Stellantis is incapable of building nice luxury cars. I’m just not sure ho ..read more

Hurtan. Ya know when you’re quail hunting with your fellow socialites and you don’t want to muddy your Rolls-Royce in the field but you still need something that can carry your custom-engraved rifles and whiskey chest? We’ve all been there. Thankfully the Spanish shop Hurtan has the right vehicle for you: a custom-body Jeep Wrangler that looks like a 1930s off-roader. It’s called the Hurtan Vintage and it starts life as a JK-generation Jeep Wrangler but it ends up looking like something Jay Gatsby would off-road. After the re-body, the Wrangler looks like an Art Deco-era sedan, with its round ..read more

Auto shows across the United States and Canada are about to get a lot emptier—and boring, too—as Stellantis confirmed Wednesday afternoon that it’s officially pulling out of auto shows in North America. UPDATE 1/4/24 8:30 am ET: Following The Drive’s initial report, a Stellantis U.S. spokesperson issued the following statement to Automotive News U.S.: “To be as efficient as possible in our media spend, we are evaluating participation in auto shows on a case-by-case basis, while prioritizing opportunities for consumers to experience our vehicles firsthand.” While clarifying that attendance to ..read more

Rocky Top Customz via Instagram Spend any time around a bunch of four-wheelers and you’re sure to hear the term “death wobble” mentioned around a campfire. For once, it’s actually as scary as it sounds, at least when you’re behind the wheel. It happens when a vehicle’s suspension geometry is all out of whack and a bump in the road sends it shaking at speed, making it all but impossible to control. Many folks have experienced it in lifted Jeeps or pickups with solid front axles, but I’ve never seen it captured so clearly and close up as in this GoPro video. The clip was shared by Rocky Top Cus ..read more

Stellantis Stellantis has formally lodged a petition against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for subjecting it to stringent emissions requirements that not all automakers are required to meet. It’s the latest chapter in a saga that has impacted the Chrysler, Jeep, Ram, and Dodge vehicles available for sale across the country, that Stellantis said in a statement “destabilizes our production schedules, the livelihoods of our 56,000 U.S. employees, and the thousands of spinoff jobs generated by our operations.” First, some background. Over the summer, Stellantis confirmed it was alloca ..read more