Gubmint Car of Future!
Posted on 04/08/2009 6:35:53 AM PDT by Sig Sauer P220
NEW YORK (AP) -- It sounds crazy: Just a week after the White House scolded Chrysler LLC for relying too much on gas guzzlers, the company is heading to a marquee auto show Wednesday to unveil a new SUV. Chrysler insists the Jeep Grand Cherokee, which clocks in at 20 mpg in its two-wheel-drive version and 19 in four-wheel-drive, is a crowd favorite and a crucial part of its lineup.
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Heaven forbid they should give the people what they want.
OK why did Chrysler develop this SUV after being scolded by the Dark Lord?
They can rip my Jeep Commander from my cold, dead hands.
Oh, God forbid — they might actually SELL it and make some (Oh! The humanity!!!) MONEY!!!
What else is the Jeep unit supposed to produce?
This SUV has been in the works for years.
What are they supposed to do? Throw their investment in the toilet, like the government does?
Doesn’t sound crazy at all. What sounds crazy is constantly making hybrid econoboxes that hardly anyone wants.
They probably already had it in the pipeline, and it was too late to roll it back by the time the Scolder-in-Chief threw his tantrum. Since it was a done deal anyway, why not bring it out and try to make some money?
H**l, if they keep this up, I might re-consider my vow never to buy Detroit cars again.
Development goes long before any of this nonsense came up. Alot longer than the “just think it and it will be so” crowd in DC thinks (see my taglines).
People give Zero too much credit for power. Tell him to go pound sand then let the public give him grief when he tries his bully tactics.
Screw DC! I say IN YOUR FACE!
I sure hope somebody keeps the Jeep line alive after Chrysler goes under. I also hope somebody keeps the Chevy truck line afloat also. I’ve go an ‘07 Silverado, a ‘76 CJ5 and a ‘94 Cherokee.
You can’t get three bulky child-safety seats in a Toyota Camry. Perhaps BO will mandate that no family can have more than two children.
The car companies have been through this before during Carter’s abysmal administration, when they built small cars that no one wanted. Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting a different result.
“It sounds crazy: Just a week after the White House scolded Chrysler LLC for relying too much on gas guzzlers, the company is heading to a marquee auto show Wednesday to unveil a new SUV.”
No AP! It’s not crazy for a private company to decide the type of product it sells. What is crazy is that the government is “scolding” private companies. And what is scary is that an increasing number of the population believes that this is within the govt’s purview.
Actually 20 mpg is pretty good for an SUV. Xterras and fancy 4Runners don’t get that.
Jeeps are the most unique line made by Chrysler.
But, admittedly, the Cherokee versions are not unique compared to other SUVs.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee isn’t new. It is a staple of American culture and image. God forbid Big Brother makes America abandon the Jeep.
I have this nice big Dodge Ram 1500 with a Hemi engine and 20 Inch Wheels. After I bought it, I put a twin pipe Flowmaster on it. Linex Liner, Fiberglass Bed Cover, Chrome Step Rails, Chrome Bug Shield and Eyebrows, Chrome Wheel Rims and a chrome Brush Guard. I probably get 13 MPG or 14 at best. You couldn’t get me to trade this for any vehicle that gets 35-50 MPG. If I ever sell it, it probably will be to get another later model one or perhaps a Tundra with similar equipment. Who wants to drive around in a tiny little car? It’s kind of like everytime I see someone driving a PT Cruise, I imagine the driver to be a liberal and most likely a card carrying member of the Teachers Union.
I can’t believe this auto author just compared the GC gas mileage to a Toyota Camry.
Will he now compare Camry mileage to a Segway?
I’m sure Obummer has an SUV stashed somewhere.
I wonder when our new overlords will make Dodge scrap the RAM pickup?
Hey! A great way to look at this is Chrysler telling Obama to shove it up his arse (ask Larry Sinclair how that’s done)!
Gubmint Car of Future!
Precisely. This is just another leftist reporter being stupid or disingenuous or both. More important to serve the propaganda than the truth, don't you know!
This is supposed to be the opening sentence of a news article? This is nothing more than leftist editorializing under the guise of "reporting".
Agitprop, pure and simple.
Same with my Wrangler. These nutcases don't realize that some of us NEED such a vehicle. I live in the boonies with 1/2 mile of my own road. This is a wildlife refuge (I'm an active environmentalist, not an environmental activist) and it gets used more as an implement than a toy. Sometimes I barely make it through the snow with both axles locked. Try that with a Prius!
Remember when Dodge Powerwagons were offroad trucks rather than fancy interstate cruisers?
Good for Chrysler.
F-— the left.
same with my 20 yr old wrangler yj.
Will he now compare Camry mileage to a Segway?
.......... roller blades anyone ?
They can always sell them overseas to oil countries.
Dick Gaines
I just got a new Dodge Journey and I like it alot. Obama can kiss my ass if he thinks he can make me drive something smaller.
“It sounds crazy”
No it doesn’t. After spending a small fortune to develop this model, should Chrysler scrap it to appease the envirowhackos? It’s a Chrysler model that actually sells.
I hope they do and make a lot of money off them as well.
As Larry King said “someone’s gotta think for the masses”.
In other words, they don’t trust ‘what the people want’.
Remember Bill Clinton saying you wouldn’t spend your own money right?
Only the government can think that the auto makers are unprofitable by selling high margin SUV’s and will be made more profitable by making union benefits stronger....
I guess profitable does not mean much to this idiot.
Oh, he and the other elites wouldn’t have to “stash” anything. Their supporters readily will give them a pass for not abiding to the rules they set for everyone else.
Maybe ACORN will stage a demonstration outside Chrysler, and send them death threats. That’s in keeping with our new political order.
Jeeps are the only Chrysler products worth a damn.
Don't ask. You don't wanna know.
But in case you do.. Jeep also produces cheap Dodge knock-offs that are marketed to chicks.
I beg to differ. My X gets 23 Highway.
Hmmm....
Looks a lot like our ‘lil Mariner—same color too.
Aside from a PU, I personally regard an suv as about the most American modern vehicle available!
Other than the gas mileage (15 MPG tops) I have no complaints with my 2004 Ram 1500 Hemi. I really don't want to drive anything else - especially not a deathtrap little buggy that the gubmint is pushing on everybody.
Hold on there JenB987. I am pretty happy with my Quad Cab Dodge Ram 1500 with a Hemi Engine. Og by the way, I forgot to mention that in my part of the country, a Gun Rack is standard equipment for a pickup.
Man, that does look good! Can you get it with the HEMI?
We have a Buick Rainier with the V8, and it is fabulous to drive. Handling is rather, well, Buick like, but when you need to get out of your own way, it sure will.
That new Grand Cherokee might be a nice replacement.
This obsessive self-loathing mentality, with its attendant guilt over prosperity and personal wealth, is overtaking the county and pressuring all business towards self-destructive decisions. Of course, Chrysler produced a vehicle that people want to drive; they would be idiots not to do so.
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