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The Citizen
2 days ago
- Automotive
- The Citizen
Jeep Gladiator 392 Hemi V8 in the works
The Jeep Gladiator will now reportedly join its Wrangler sibling in offering the 6.4-litre Hemi V8 engine as an option. According to The Citizen, its largest engine to date has been the venerable 3.6-litre Pentastar V6. Big block V8 Known by its cubic inch moniker 392, the V8 has been exclusive to the three-door Rubicon-spec Wrangler since its debut five years ago, producing 350kW/637Nm. The first-ever bent-eight Wrangler's largest engine was a 4.2-litre straight-six used in the original YJ, made between 1986 and 1995. The resumption of Hemi production earlier this year, largely for Jeep's sister brand, Ram, will now include the Gladiator as only the fourth Stellantis North America product to have an eight-cylinder engine, the others being the Wrangler, Ram 1500 and Dodge Durango. Supposedly discontinued two years ago at the behest of former Stellantis boss Carlos Tavares, but brought back this year by the conglomerate's North American operations head, Tim Kuniskis, the internally named Apache unit has also been mentioned as possibly being expanded to other Jeep derivatives. This is according to the company's CEO, Bob Broderdorf, who confirmed the V8 not only for the Gladiator but also for more versions of the Wrangler, as reported by Australia's CarExpert. 'We will extend the availability of the 392 Wrangler and, in fact, we will tap the power and performance of the Hemi across Jeep products as new projects are already underway,' Broderdorf was quoted as saying. 'Wrangler and Gladiator fans, and Hemi fans in general, don't worry – we got you.' 392 for South Africa? Meanwhile, Stellantis South Africa has indicated that the Wrangler 392 is being investigated for the local market as an alternative to the current 2.0-litre turbocharged Hurricane petrol model. At its annual media connect event last month, the firm announced it is also looking into bringing back the Pentastar V6, which was dropped in favour of the forced-assisted four-cylinder as part of the facelift Wrangler's arrival last year. For now, an official reveal of the Gladiator 392 remains unknown, but more information is expected soon. With South Africa mentioned as a possible market for the Wrangler 392, and the facelift Gladiator already approved for introduction next year, the V8-engined Gladiator could well be considered for local sale once it becomes a reality.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Good Lord Someone Bought A New Dodge Journey In 2025
The Dodge Journey has always been a sad vehicle, even in comparison to the rest of Stellantis' lineup. That's why pretty much everyone cheered and danced on the street when its production ended in 2020. However, not everyone has gotten the memo, and that's why — somehow — someone bought a brand new Dodge Journey in the first quarter of 2025. There are basically no other automakers that sell as many dead cars as Stellantis does, so it's not exactly a surprise to see ancient cars like the Journey, Ram ProMaster City and Fiat 500X on the automaker's sales sheet. Still, there's no excuse for walking into a Dodge dealership in the year of our lord 2025 and walking out with a brand-new five-year-old Journey. That sort of stuff just isn't acceptable in polite society. More likely than not, the Journey some poor schmuck bought didn't even have the sort-of-good 3.6-liter Pentastar V6. Odds are, the car was a 2020 model year, and that engine was dropped after 2019 in the Journey. That means someone cruised home in 2025 with a five-year-old brand new car fitted with a 173 horsepower naturally aspirated 2.4-liter four-cylinder mated up to a four-speed automatic transmission. That poor soul. I'd love to know what sort of sales pitch the dealer gave this person. I'm certain the price was very low, but that really doesn't make up for the fact there are 3 trillion other three-row crossovers for sale on the used market that would be far better than the Journey. In a lot of ways, I'm very impressed. I'd also like to know how five long years went by without anyone noticing this poor, crappy car on the lot. Read more: These Are The Cars Our Readers Wish Would Depreciate Faster That Journey wasn't the only dead car Stellantis sold by a longshot. The company also sold 156 Jeep Cherokees, 370 Jeep Renegades, a single Ram ProMaster City, 341 Chrysler 300s and 74 Fiat 500Xs. Jeep also saw a 10% year-over-year sales decline, Ram saw a 2% drop, Dodge watched sales fall 49% and Alfa Romeo's dropped 15%. At least Chrysler's sales were up 1% and Fiat saw a massive 239% jump, though it still only sold 522 cars in the first quarter. To make matters even more embarrassing, the now-dead internal combustion-powered Dodge Charger and Challenger outsold the Charger Daytona EV. The automaker sold 1,947 of the electric muscle cars in the first quarter. At the same time, it sold a combined 1,974 gas-powered Chargers and Challengers. That makes a whole lot more sense than a five-year-old Dodge Journey. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
