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Monday, November 15, 2010

Fiat

Nowadays there are rumours about Ferrari. It is not about the Formula One championship, it is about the Fiat’s tendency to sell it. You didn’t read wrong, Fiat is considering to sell the most iconic brand under its management. This lunatic behaviour is a result of Fiat’s CEO Marchionne’s dream to be the biggest automotive manufacturer and become a remarkable person. Honestly, he did a great job recovering Fiat from bankruptcy to profitable condition. This is a real miracle, nearly seven years ago GM did not wish to buy Fiat because it was in a very condition but now Fiat bought some parts of Chrysler!

Machionne wants more from Chrysler, he wants to buy more shares but they need lots of money. Even though Chrysler is excellent at producing terrible and rubbish cars, it costs a lot of money to buy its shares! And the best option is to sell Ferrari and make money and expand the Fiat brand into US.

Expansion to US is a real big gambling, it is a different market. Actually it is a different continent! What works in Europe do not work in US! American may not wish to buy a car called Lancia which sounds like a pasta sauce. Alfa Romeo has potential but it is very hard to create a brand image and inform customers and motivate them to prefer this brand and etc.

Machionne has a very interesting plan; in 2014 he is planning to produce six millions of cars under Fiat brand! Six millions, in four years! I don’t have anything to say to this. He is planning to use Grand Cherokee platform to produce Maserati SUV, which would definitely fail. Also use Chrysler’s chassis for next generation Alfa Romeos. This does not sound very promising for six millions target.

In meantime, VW is interested on Ferrari. They thought, we destroyed Lamborghini and it is not enough for us, let’s destroy another Italian brand. Let’s put Audi A8’s buttons to Ferrari, replace the instrument panel with stupid looking Audi’s Red LCD screens. Then replace the keys with same keys from Skoda, add some more senseless Audi technology and use the VW EOS chassis for next generation Ferrari. This is a flash forward of Ferrari, if it is owned by VW. Also Lamborghini would be annoyed by the presence of Ferrari and they will try to sell to someone else.

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Sunday, November 14, 2010

No Comment: Range Rover vs. Jeep Grand Cherokee Advertisements

You will find two advertisements from two different companies from two different countries. Range Rover is one of the best selling SUV in global market and Jeep Grand Cherokee is doing well in some markets.

New Jeep Grand Cherokee by Fiat

I am sure most of you heard the new Jeep Grand Cherokee. One of the most senseless SUVs on earth. More than one decade ago, it was very popular and “cool”! Because, there were no proper alternative and we weren’t able to compare Grand Cherokee with something else and it was cheap like today. However, lots of things have changed since 1997! Silicon Valley nerds introduced an electric car called Tesla, we cannot live without Google and socialize with Facebook.

As you can see, nothing is the same but the Cherokee is same :) I have no idea how they managed to do this but it is the same thing. Okay, they added some new features but the concept is the same. Also Chrysler (Jeep) is now owned by Fiat and I was expecting to see something much better. The tendency to write this article came from the five-speed automatic transmission technology of Grand Cherokee!

I want to discuss it very basically, this is a pre-historic technology. It is as old as DaVinci’s designs, also I am suspecting he might have designed the first five-speed automatic transmission! So this is not something good to feature in a brand new car but Jeep made it. Now the sales are going well as I read on Financial Times but I have never seen this car in Europe. I think it is doing well in US not in somewhere, may be in China.

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Friday, September 17, 2010

SPESIFIKASI Jeep Gladiator | Jeep Masa Depan

Chrysler car manufacturers seem to want to strengthen its segment in the automotive industry with plans to produce the Jeep Gladiator.

The concept is still the same as the Jeep Gladiator concept that had shown in 2005 then convinced Jeep pickup (pickup).

Chrysler will produce it in the third quarter of 2011 as reported by Leftlanenews, Friday (09/17/2010).

Although the concept is still very popular in demand, but Chrysler did have a way for the Jeep Gladiator to appear perfect.

One of them with a make over the face of the Gladiator. These changes will strengthen Chrysler believed in the pickup segment is over 20 has never been filled by the Jeep.

News Gladiator will have a platform Wrangler Unlimited 4 door. Chrysler just modify the body until just residual 2 doors only. The rest just prolong the bathtub to look like a pickup.

There has been no explanation of engine capacity that will be adopted Gladiator. But Chrysler has been bragging if Gladiator would be successful in the market, at least Ford Ranger will hit the market which is becoming a rival toughest.

SPESIFIKASI Jeep Gladiator | Jeep Masa Depan

Friday, September 10, 2010

The most amazing thing you'll see all week, dismantling and reassembling a Jeep in less than 4 minutes

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

MODIFIKASI Jeep CJ7 1996 | Raja Garuk Tanah

Champion racing cars are sedans with a sporty and sleek appearance. But in Kilkenny, another story. Precisely Jeep cool a filthy-looking cars racing was asked to be king.

Yes, carpet Clas Mild Accelera Auto Contest 2010 Palembang little different, because a Jeep CJ7 Racing King could snatch the title, beating its competitors that most sedans.

From the looks, do not hope you can feel comfortable, because this car is for the adventurous explore the fields of a typical heavy off-road path.

The owner, Prime Andika Putra, accidentally buying the 1996 Jeep CJ7 devirate this to be evacuated immediately from Palembang to Bandung, to renew his birth.

"From the purchase, immediately dismantled for off road, its workmanship in Bandung," she said when talking with detikOto, in Palembang Square, Palembang, Monday (07/12/2010)

For the next frame shaped like the letter Z, so-called Z-Inc. While forming the letter C back to sleep, called C-Knot. The design of this kind commonly used for hot rod car to chase the look flat, but still safe to use.Like the color of the car is not too shiny, but still maintained its quality.

Then selected dof blue wrap the whole body and roof are already circumcised 13 cm. So also with the legs. For model worm wheel and tire from Coker Tire wire wheel he had to spend around Rp20-Rp30 million.

When entering into the engine, Jarek did not want to wear a gahar kitchen runway. Like the aura of hot rod small block V8 with a capacity of 5700 cc.

Because of daily use, then chooses the Chevrolet Nova inline engine 3500 cc. accessories only typical of his time involved to install, such as Rochester carburetor that combined 'horn' air supply velocity stacks homemade garage Flying Piston.

Finally, the finishing touch. Because many are missing, like the grille taken over from Ford Coupe, 1932, was head lamp is made custom for the sake of pursuing authenticity. Even the ring lights, Rudy said of the Jeep CJ7 the shell is formed. Glass is made new.

Jeep CJ7 entire body was ousted, and replaced with fiber in order to cut weight. After that, turn the engine which pushed back half a meter in order to safely hit the water and mud.

So also with the chassis that also has made himself, with a tubular steel derivate HDT Regions Kopo, Bandung, which is mated to a suspension by three pass King Cup, plus coil over shock.

"So even though the tires up to the stone, body not tilted, remain stable," said Andika.

after affairs of the body, frame and display, now turn the machine sector, in order any heavy impassable terrain, this can be fixed CJ7 gassed and sliding
calm.

Capacity of 4500 cc engine became swollen Gasoline, grafting of the Jeep Wrangler Yi who had refused to drink gasoline, but should be minimal because the compression has been improved Pertamax.

All engine innards, starting from the piston, piston motor, chamshaft, also the final gear is grafted with the tools all racing, including racing exhaust Borla derivate Set.

And now, after you see it, please just try yourself sensation driving it, because now these Jeep CJ7 has really become its king, scratching the ground racing Palembang.