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Yup! Works great for trains. I've also been wondering why no one has tried this ?‍♂️

Jeep Africa Concept for me:

When new, Blizzaks are awesome, and give great traction on ice without using studs. But in my experience (for what its worth), Blizzaks lose their awesome grip sometime in their second season (depending on miles driven). The tread still has depth, but it seems like the really sticky rubber is...

October should be fine, even mid-November. I just got lucky and found a set last week - early January - but that is unusual (I could have kept driving on my old ones, but decided to upgrade). Supplies of Nokian winter tires tend to run out by mid or late December - and that was true even before...

I should own stock in Nokian. Just picked these up for the truck four days ago:

^ This is 100% true. I've driven part-time four-wheel drive vehicles for 40 years, shifting in and out of 4-wheel drive using a manual transfer case. Mostly Jeep and Toyota. I love these vehicles and currently there are three in our driveway. But we've also owned a couple of Audi quattro...

Nokian makes excellent winter tires in - roughly - 31, 33, and 35 inch diameter (converted from the metric). They make tires for cars as well, but their best winter tire for trucks is the Nokian Hakkapeliitta LT3. Whether or not they have any in stock is another issue. We've been running these...

I am also interested in the 3.0 I6 "Tornado". Here are a couple of recent stories: Stellantis removed reference to the 3.0 Tornado (December 29, 2021): https://www.autoevolution.com/news/30l-tornado-straight-six-engine-confirmed-with-twin-turbo-setup-177801.html Much better news: production...

I'm with you: an I6 turbo with a manual and I'd buy - not one - but a handful of Gladiators. Okay, I'd just buy one, but boy would I be psyched to buy it! However, I do not think they will offer a manual with a turbo I6. I don't think they are interested in spending the money on developing a...

Maybe wait for the 3.0 I6 turbo gas engine? They haven't said yet whether or not the I6 "Tornado" will be used in the Gladiator, but it seems like the best of all engine options to me - presuming they don't charge 392 money for it. Sure, we know almost nothing about the engine, but I'll take a...

The rumor mill on the turbo I6 got going again in June, 2021: https://www.autoevolution.com/news/tornado-straight-six-engine-rumored-to-debut-in-the-2022-jeep-grand-cherokee-164036.html https://www.motor1.com/news/516432/jeep-grand-cherokee-tornado-engine/

The CJ7 was the first vehicle I owned. Left the Corps in 1984 and bought it a week later. Owned it for six years. I never said the CJ drove better on the highway, was a better daily driver, was a better tow vehicle, or any thing else. My CJ was a three-speed manual - so it drove no where near as...

As a primary vehicle - absolutely! But that wasn't really my point. My point was the enormous difference in power to weight ratio between a modern Jeep and one that is 43 years old. I was surprised; aren't you? For my end use, the 3.6 doesn't have enough low-end torque, and the 3.0 Ecodiesel...

Doesn't have to be bigger to be better. In 2019 FCA secured a patent for a new 3.0 liter turbocharged Inline 6, which has been given the nickname "Tornado" by the folks at FCA/Stellantis. Inline engines are better balanced than V-oriented engines, and when turbocharged, make excellent power. A...

Yeah, I get that the Pentastar works well for a lot of people. But load up your truck, and then come to Colorado and drive up any dirt road that goes to a trailhead at elevation (between 8,000 - 10,000 feet). All those roads are steep, and you won't be able to shift out of first gear in a...

Another short video (2 minutes) to support what ShadowsPapa posted about air flow and tailgates, with the addition of how a topper impacts air flow - and don't you worry about that giant whose hand is the size of a Power Wagon, the bigger they come the harder they fall ;)

With regard to cooling, is it fair to say that the lights on the AEV front bumper are a terrible idea for a diesel owner?

I still can't get over the fact that my 1978 CJ-7 had much better power to weight than the current Pentastar Gladiator, and that power came on so much earlier in the power band - where it is usable. The 3.5 NA V6 in the 3rd Gen Tacoma gets the same critique as the Pentastar, as do most other...

Couldn't they do a transverse engine layout? Honest question - not being a smart ass. I found an article that summarizes pros and cons of longitudinal vs transverse layouts, but this is the extent of my knowledge on the topic...

This happened to me in my buddy's Ram 1500 (I was in the passenger seat). We were pulling up his driveway and we think the truck "saw" his wife, who was on the grass a couple of feet off to the side. But who knows what the truck was "thinking". We weren't going very fast, but the sudden stop...