jdemonto
New member
Your local dealer is mistaken. The jeep will be a 2012 and be order-able during the normal order cycle which is june 15 and a delivery in early September.
New 3.6L Pentastar User's Report?
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Your local dealer is mistaken. The jeep will be a 2012 and be order-able during the normal order cycle which is june 15 and a delivery in early September.
jingram
Adventurer
John,
If anybody at a dealership would have an idea it would be Jason. He is actively involved in the Jeep community with a great reputation and works for a high volume dealership. His information has always checked out to my knowledge.
Jason,
Sort of sad to hear this news... was hoping Jeep would do a mid season refresh... and get us the 3.6 a bit earlier.
Jack
If anybody at a dealership would have an idea it would be Jason. He is actively involved in the Jeep community with a great reputation and works for a high volume dealership. His information has always checked out to my knowledge.
Jason,
Sort of sad to hear this news... was hoping Jeep would do a mid season refresh... and get us the 3.6 a bit earlier.
Jack
jingram
Adventurer
Oh come on... now even the Dodge Journey has the 3.6! That literally makes every vehicle that had a v6 in some form before has received the pentastar except the wrangler.
Dodge Journey
Dodge Journey
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x32792
Adventurer
You take that back...You know you love that gutless minivan 3.8L motor.
jingram
Adventurer
LOL, indeed! What is not to love...
Jeff Dodgen
Explorer
My father-in-law called me this morning to ask if he could drive me 200 miles from the house to go pick up his new Overland Grand Cherokee and drive it back home...over the mountains. He really had to twist my arm. I haven't looked at all the numbers because I am not in the market but I will say the rig was nice. My wife has a 2007 4X4 4.7 WK to compare it to. The new Grands handling was AWESOME. The new engine was inpressive for a V6. One thing I noticed was it didn't have the get up and go from a stop sign that our WK has, but on the highway passing at speed it was just as strong as the WK. I don't know why but also over the mountains here in North Georgia it seemed to handle the climbs pretty easy...even though it seems to have more top end power. Like I said, this is all what I noticed without knowing the numbers or even what speed tranny is in it. Overall I think its a good engine, but the handling and suspension is where it shined I think.
jingram
Adventurer
It will be really interesting to see how this motor shines with different gearing. I think you put 3.73 or 4.10 gears in it and I think most people will be very happy. I know that the new Durango is running 3.06 for example. Not exactly the best gearing to use for that shove you back in your seat kind of feel. I imagine the new Cherokee is using something similar?
Overdrive
Adventurer
Some gas mileage reports with our 2011 GC (V6, 4x4)--these are the mpg per tank during my wife's commute, which is 80 miles roundtrip, about 20 of which is "city" and the rest would be "country" at 50 mph. Sure has a nice cruising range of ~530 miles per tank. So, over the last 2600 miles:
23.7
23.1
22.8
24.5
24.9
:sombrero:
23.7
23.1
22.8
24.5
24.9
:sombrero:
x32792
Adventurer
I Live In Hope
The average of your wife's (5) milage reports is 23.8 mpg. The GC should weigh about 900 more pounds than a stock Wrangler (before bolt-ons), but there's still the difference in aero dynamics and possible differences in gearing and transmission....I live in hope.
John
The average of your wife's (5) milage reports is 23.8 mpg. The GC should weigh about 900 more pounds than a stock Wrangler (before bolt-ons), but there's still the difference in aero dynamics and possible differences in gearing and transmission....I live in hope.
John
jdemonto
New member
Yes, the difference of weight may be negated for lack of aerodynamics. The JK will likely get a 11-12% increase and far more power WIN/WIN
Jason
As nice as the new power/fuel economy looks, isn’t anyone concerned about all the added electronics, or more complexity. Seems like there will be a reduction in reliability for those who are regularly flogging their JK’s on trails, fs roads, and muddy water crossings. For all the times I’ve had water splash over the hood, I’ve only had to replace idler pulleys that got some grit in the bearings. The 3.8 V6 has been in minivans for ages.
