On the scale of silliness, a hot-rod truck is up there with a gas-powered bar stool. Not that it's without faults. Hit the gas, and after a barely audible chirp from the rear tires, the Jeep hurtles forward. Besides the ride, the Jeep also lost points in the utility department. Chrysler's number for this recall is P41. A transfer case electrical failure may result in an unintentional shifting of the transfer case into the neutral position.
Without question, the Jeep is the hottest rod here. This brute has a wonderful sound and even more satisfying manners. Plus, the Jeep can't carry as much stuff. At least there's a musclecar soundtrack. Sorry, remnants of our rational streak got in the way. Its turbocharged six-cylinder engine belted out 280 horsepower, which was big news back then, and we were not immune to its charms.
The result is smooth, linear, and thrilling doses of power, accompanied by a soundtrack that only a large-displacement V-8 engine in full tune can compose. That handling precision, however, comes with a stiff ride. Jeep's Grand Cherokee, already a powerful player with the available 330-hp, 5. In that arena, the Jeep is throatier, but the Chevy is no mouse, especially when the throttle is wide open. Sink back into the comfortable, well-bolstered seats and relax.
Remedy Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the final drive controller which governs the transfer case, with new software, free of charge. After a few miles of spirited driving, you forget you're in a truck. The choreography was straight out of racing school. We could carry a lot of speed in the corners. We recommend neither for off-road rumbles.
The Chevy, however, simply delivers more in hauling and features. Thats thousands less than its European competitors. The Chevy's stability-control system can be fully disabled, however, which gave it the edge in the lane-change maneuver 61. So, although we put these two through our usual battery of performance tests, back-road driving, and highway slogging, we also considered the usefulness of each. Lateral accel 200-ft skidpad 0. For example, in one tricky corner we used the brakes to bring the nose down to the corner apex and then squeezed the gas for a quick shot down the following short straight.
But in the real world, the stability system wasn't a bother. It's a little less fun than the Jeep, but not by much. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N23. That 3500-pound towing capacity cost it three points, and there's the interior, which is small compared with the Chevy's. For a vehicle so tall, it feels entirely stable in the bends, and the adept driver can use the brakes and throttle as well as the steering in finding the quickest way through the corners.
Chrysler sent interim notifications to owners in September 2014. Although we didn't put it on the clock as we zipped around our well-traveled handling loop, the Jeep didn't feel much slower than the high-powered sports cars we usually pick for this particular group of back roads. In the affected vehicles, the driver may accidentally hit the ignition key with their knee, unintentionally knocking the key out of the run position, turning off the engine. This thing explodes when you jump on the gas. Let's see how they fared. Any opinions or experiences of your own? The light gray leather seats were deeply sculpted for great support, and the suede inserts do a nice job of holding you in place during spirited driving. We're talking about a 4794-pound sport-ute with a decidedly unsportingly high center of gravity, but it's crisper in the curves than you'd think.
The steering felt a bit darty, and the transmission sometimes ignored our request for a downshift. Yes, we were just being our demented selves, but the Syclone could hit 60 mph in 5. Maybe we're getting soft, but it's uncomfortable enough that we wouldn't want to endure the ride on a daily basis. In normal mode, the system clamps down at the slightest slide. The four-wheel-drive system routes the majority of the engine's power to the rear wheels while cruising, and a clutch in the center differential can reroute power to the front wheels if the system detects that the rears are losing traction. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753.