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 ...

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 ...

What happens when an all-American boy gets an Italian heart transplant? New for 2005, the Jeep Liberty CRD uses a common rail diesel engine built in Italy by DaimlerChrysler AG subsidiary VM Motori.

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 ...

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), ...

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 ...

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 ...

It isn't only hardware that makes it a Jeep. It's "Trail Rated" certification involves meeting criteria that will satisfy seasoned enthusiasts who represent the small portion of those who will use a ...

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 ...

Torque counts for more than horsepower in around-town driving. Many of our test drivers felt the new Jeep Liberty with four-cylinder diesel power was faster than the 3.7-liter V6 gasoline model. The ...

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 ...