If u have gas v6 jeep, that engine likes to rev up high like old honda vtec to its reasonable torque level.Compared to a 4cyl Honda Element the JT drags on hills. My 4cyl Honda Civic felt better. I have never owned a Jeep. Got a Patriot as a rental for a week, it was ok, felt underpowered. The JT drives GREAT for me, just the immediate wall it hits when there is any incline is surprising.
FairIf u have gas v6 jeep, that engine likes to rev up high like old honda vtec to its reasonable torque level.
Honda element is slow unless u had a stick like mine which made it a little peppier.
Comparing 5000lbs jeep to a 3400lbs honda is like apples to orange!
I had a 95 F250 w/351 and automatic. It towed my extremely heavy home built flat bed that a farmer made to haul tractors and farm equipment. I got it from an equipment scalper who hauled loads of things like plows, disks, tractors, you name it. A friend called it a box car on tires. Heavy I-beams for the frame. I think it may have been a mobile home base at one time due to the crazy axle and bud wheels. It had to weigh about 4,000 pounds empty. That truck did ok hauling it with a car or my F20 on it. Then I bought a lighter trailer for my cars. Eventually the truck got to the place that with about 5500-6,000 pounds behind it, I had to really keep the gas pedal down to keep the speed limit on the hills of I80 east here. Don't even think of the gas mileage. I always told people it was 10-12, full, empty, towing, not towing, up hill, down hill, with the wind, against the wind, always the same mpg.The JT is a beast compared to my last truck, a 4Runner.
Speaking of hesitation, does anyone with the 3.6 also have hesitation when stepping on the gas?I love my diesel. There is a slight hesitation from a standstill, but it pulls like a freight train without revving high.
Nope...If you feel hesitation, try downshifting with the gas peddle and you should be in a lower gear putting you in a stronger part of the power band. Also can do it with your shifter obviously even w/the automatic by putting it in the M mode I think they call it. I never needed to do that as I always do it with the gas peddle, but I did give it a test once and it works great.Speaking of hesitation, does anyone with the 3.6 also have hesitation when stepping on the gas?
Thanks for the response, I should have bee more specific. For me it pauses even from a standstill. I will have to adjust my ECM settings, that may be it.... I've had a few different programmers on it, currently using a Tazer.Nope...If you feel hesitation, try downshifting with the gas peddle and you should be in a lower gear putting you in a stronger part of the power band. Also can do it with your shifter obviously even w/the automatic by putting it in the M mode I think they call it. I never needed to do that as I always do it with the gas peddle, but I did give it a test once and it works great.
It isn't an 8 cylinder, but with the flexible tranny, I have been very, very, pleased with the power after reading some negative reviews while I waited for Mojave.
Yes - it's called traction control. If it believes you are going to slide or spin or break the tires loose, it backs off applying throttle.Speaking of hesitation, does anyone with the 3.6 also have hesitation when stepping on the gas?
Why yes. I hesitate to step on the gas every time I see the posted gas pricesSpeaking of hesitation, does anyone with the 3.6 also have hesitation when stepping on the gas?
I think my hesitation is the waiting on the turbos to kick in. Diesels kind of drag at idle anyway.Speaking of hesitation, does anyone with the 3.6 also have hesitation when stepping on the gas?
Coming from a Tacoma TRDPro MT to a JTR MT, I have no complaints. The JT is waaay better....going up hills. I swear, I could be driving it empty and it still drops the mpgs and sounds like it struggles even up small grades. Today I drove it up a park road (pavement) ranging from 9-11 degrees and it dropped all the way down to 2nd gear.
On highways, any hill requires pretty good gas pedal depression to maintain speed. I can IMMEDIATELY feel when there is even a slight slope because the Jeep will slow down in 2 seconds.
ETA: paved road hills. Off road it is great!
Just saw this comment from a while ago. I just upgrade from stock highway tires to LT E-rated tires. Feels much more solid now. This might be what you are missing on your Overland.The trade-off? It's definitely not as solid on the road as the F250 or Silverado were but then it's lighter, and more narrow.