stellantis Poll v-8 gladiator

[Jrgunn5150]

Gonna build it in the Motel 8 parking lot, 528 Hemi's only, all built in an empty factory I last claimed the Chinese were buying.

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[DennyInDayton]

Sources say

Looks like a "Prom Truck"....

 

[Supazuk]

If I want a Ram truck, I'll buy a Ram truck and put a Jeep grill on it.

Hope Stellantis doesn't do what GM did for years - create a car in one division (Chevy for example) and copy it panel for panel and simply put different trim on it and call it a Buick..

have you looked into the Durango / Grand Cherokee... same bird different feathers

 

[ShadowsPapa]

have you looked into the Durango / Grand Cherokee... same bird different feathers

Yeah, I should have specified - hope they don't do it with the Wrangler and Gladiator lines - merge it with Ram.

On the other hand - was at a 4 way stop in town a few months back - multiple makes of SUVs from all directions waiting their turn. it was nearly impossible to differentiate one make from another.. .the profiles matched up so well. You had to find the subtle differences in lights or trim.

Wrangler, and Gladiator, for now - have a more unique look although I see some copying going on here and there in some areas.

 

[Supazuk]

Yeah, I should have specified - hope they don't do it with the Wrangler and Gladiator lines - merge it with Ram.

On the other hand - was at a 4 way stop in town a few months back - multiple makes of SUVs from all directions waiting their turn. it was nearly impossible to differentiate one make from another.. .the profiles matched up so well. You had to find the subtle differences in lights or trim.

Wrangler, and Gladiator, for now - have a more unique look although I see some copying going on here and there in some areas.

I have noticed to Design sharing in the rear between the 1500 and the JT
... side note wonder why does the Durango get the hemi but the GC is stuck with the 3.6

 

[Q Tip]

Jeep should just do what they did with the original Gladiator pickup and source a GM V8. A 6.6 LS sounds good.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Jeep should just do what they did with the original Gladiator pickup and source a GM V8. A 6.6 LS sounds good.

The "Dauntless"? That didn't happen until about 68 and only for the last years.
Otherwise it was the Tornado (I6 OHC), and then the AMC 327 V8 before the the GM 350.
So the original was.......... I6 only.

 

[Charles 236]

If I want a Ram truck, I'll buy a Ram truck and put a Jeep grill on it.

Hope Stellantis doesn't do what GM did for years - create a car in one division (Chevy for example) and copy it panel for panel and simply put different trim on it and call it a Buick..

Already happened, remember Plymouth? Plymouth thrived until Chrysler mismanagement (happens every decade or so) caused Plymouth to become rebadged Dodges. Up through the '60s, there were very notable differences between Plymouth and Dodge, different interior pieces, wheelbase, standard equipment, etc. The Chrysler line was similar in basic style to a Plymouth, but much more upscale. Even Imperial was a completely different car, no unit body for it, although it was almost a unit body built on a full frame. Chrysler as an independent company failed when they no longer differentiated their cars. Why buy a Chrysler when a Dodge was the pretty much the same car? Same with Plymouth. If a Dodge gave you the same car, with a better name (Dodge wasn't always considered a cheap low quality car) and the price was the same, why buy the Plymouth?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Already happened, remember Plymouth? Plymouth thrived until Chrysler mismanagement (happens every decade or so) caused Plymouth to become rebadged Dodges. Up through the '60s, there were very notable differences between Plymouth and Dodge, different interior pieces, wheelbase, standard equipment, etc. The Chrysler line was similar in basic style to a Plymouth, but much more upscale. Even Imperial was a completely different car, no unit body for it, although it was almost a unit body built on a full frame. Chrysler as an independent company failed when they no longer differentiated their cars. Why buy a Chrysler when a Dodge was the pretty much the same car? Same with Plymouth. If a Dodge gave you the same car, with a better name (Dodge wasn't always considered a cheap low quality car) and the price was the same, why buy the Plymouth?

They pretty much all did it - I think the omni and horizon were great examples....

 

[rj74]

It will be $100k just like the 392 Wranglers, 2 years later it won't be worth sh!t. Not worth it.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Already happened, remember Plymouth? Plymouth thrived until Chrysler mismanagement (happens every decade or so) caused Plymouth to become rebadged Dodges. Up through the '60s, there were very notable differences between Plymouth and Dodge, different interior pieces, wheelbase, standard equipment, etc. The Chrysler line was similar in basic style to a Plymouth, but much more upscale. Even Imperial was a completely different car, no unit body for it, although it was almost a unit body built on a full frame. Chrysler as an independent company failed when they no longer differentiated their cars. Why buy a Chrysler when a Dodge was the pretty much the same car? Same with Plymouth. If a Dodge gave you the same car, with a better name (Dodge wasn't always considered a cheap low quality car) and the price was the same, why buy the Plymouth?

Remember the Olds with a Chevy engine days?

 

[Q Tip]

The "Dauntless"? That didn't happen until about 68 and only for the last years.
Otherwise it was the Tornado (I6 OHC), and then the AMC 327 V8 before the the GM 350.
So the original was.......... I6 only.

True enough...i should have specified "JS".

 

[Jrgunn5150]

They pretty much all did it - I think the omni and horizon were great examples....

Neon was even better, didn't even change the name lol.

 

[Rusty PW]

Remember the Olds with a Chevy engine days?

1979 Pontiac TransAm with a 403 Olds motor.

 

[Hootbro]

1979 Pontiac TransAm with a 403 Olds motor.

Back in the 90's I had a older coworker that worked for GM in the 70's to early 80's building out Olds engines.

He told the story of the plant getting a bad batch of piston oil rings the supplier had caught and reported that if installed, they would be oil users. Management walked down the line and distributed those bad oil rings so the engines built for the next week that one bank would be good and the other with the bad oil rings so the production line would not stop.

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