Jeep confirmed plans, the new Grand Cherokee with a ZF 8-speed transmission delivered-to equip and has also shown that explores with a nine speed ZF gearbox in its future models.
The new Grand Cherokee is currently only with a five-speed Mercedes delivered 3.0 v6 CRD, which went on sale in the UK recently, which has been given by his predecessor, forgettable.
The new 8-course offering motor starts next year on the Grand Cherokee of entire V6 and V8, Jeep Europe Chief Joe Veltri confirmed that the transmission line-up could handle the torque outputs of all engines in this.
The gearbox will help Jeep, to reduce their CO2 emissions and it is studied, as announced by CEO Mike Manley Autocar some Jeep with mashups,.
"Our approach to the reduction of CO2 is a deployment of many different technologies," he said. "Hybrid, improved aerodynamics, more diesel, 8-speed transmission and nine-course helps transmissions for front wheel-drive to improve all business and CO2 vehicles."
Veltri was careful a hybrid Jeep, however stipulate, in the United States shows the disappointing sales of hybrids. "Hybrid sales % in the United States and still only two percent of the market decline 03: 57." "People see no return on their investment with fuel saving."
A fully electric Jeep would be on sale in 2012 Manley confirmed, with the most likely candidate for the Jeep EV for a concept version was Wrangler shown at the 2009 Detroit motor show.
Manley said early sales of two-wheel drive compass was positive, and the company could offer two-wheel-drive more of his models.
He said "The SUV market is gone,". "People want attributes but not always all-wheel drive SUV capability." "In the past everyone had to pay the weight, fuel consumption and the CO2 penalty for cars such as the compass, only so that those which required could go off-road in it."
Manley adds that each Jeep lineup is a special version, especially for off-road use 'Trail rated' would get. He said, the company more fuel-efficient, road biased offer jeeps for customers who need no off road capabilities as a result.
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