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TRAILER LIFE

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owin

g

Guid

e

those who consider fuel econom

y

a priorit

y

,

the Ex

p

lorer is also available with a turbo

-

c

h

arge

d

an

d

intercoo

l

e

d

2.0-

l

iter EcoBoost

engine t

h

at emp

l

oys

d

irect injection as we

ll

a

s

Ti-VCT to deliver a projected 237 horsepowe

r

and 250 lb-ft of tor

q

ue.

Dodge/Jeep

A

f

ter a

y

ear’s absence, Dod

g

e re-enters the

SUV fra

y

with an all-new Duran

g

o. And b

y

all-

new

,

we mean the whole shootin’ match —

exterior, interior an

d

a new stan

d

ar

d

engine: a

3.6 Pentastar V-6. With a bold new

f

ront

f

as

-

cia that shares desi

g

n cues with other Dod

g

e

products like the Char

g

er and Challen

g

er, the

Duran

g

o is also available with the venerable

5.7-liter Hemi V-8 with

f

uel saving Multi Dis-

p

l

acement System. An e

l

egant new interior

was designed by the same studio that created

t

h

e

in

te

ri

o

r

s

in

t

h

e

n

e

w R

a

m

t

r

uc

k

s

a

n

d

a

ll-

new Jee

p

Cherokee (more on that later). I

n

total, the Durango o

ff

ers consumers 45 sa

f

ety

and security

f

eatures, including standard

f

ron

t

seat-mounted side air bags, standard side

-

curtain air ba

g

s and all-new standard activ

e

head restraints. Electronic Stabilit

y

Control is

also standard. Other available sa

f

ety and se-

curity tec

h

no

l

ogies inc

l

u

d

e B

l

in

d

-spot Moni-

torin

g

, Rear Cross Path detection, Forward

Collision Warnin

g

, Adaptive Cruise Control

and Ke

y

less Enter-N-Go

.

The Dodge Ram we’re all

f

amiliar with i

s

now just

k

nown as Ram — C

h

rys

l

er Corpora

-

tion has elected to make it a separate brand

,

like Chr

y

sler and Jeep. A new addition to th

e

lineu

p

is the Outdoorsman trim level, whic

h

reportedly takes all o

f

the

f

eatures most use

f

u

l

to hunters,

f

ishermen, campers and boaters

a

n

d

bu

n

d

l

es

t

h

e

m in

to

o

n

e

m

ode

l.

Outdoo

r

s-

man trim is available in 1500

,

2500/3500 HD

sin

g

le rear wheel, Re

g

ular Cab, Quad Cab

,

C

rew Cab and Me

g

a Cab;

f

our-wheel drive

a

n

d

two-w

h

ee

l

d

rive; s

h

ort- an

d

l

ong-w

h

ee

l

-

b

ase mo

d

e

l

s. It wi

ll

rep

l

ace t

h

e TRX4 trim

l

eve

l

i

n the 2011 Ram Truck lineu

p

. Some notewor

-

t

h

y

features include heav

y

-dut

y

coolin

g

,

a

C

lass IV hitch receiver, limited-slip di

ff

erential

,

t

railer-sway control (1500 only),

f

og lights an

d

r

emote start. New

f

eatures across the Ram

l

ineup include power foldin

g

mirrors, an avail

-

a

ble factor

y

spra

y

-in bedliner and Garmin nav

-

ig

ation. Ram 2500, 3500, 4500 and 550

0

Ch

assis Ca

b

s, meanw

h

i

l

e, receive numerous

r

evisions

f

or 2011, including an all-new Cre

w

c

ab, updated exterior st

y

lin

g

, a standard ex-

h

aust brake, the lar

g

est standard fuel tank (52

g

allons

)

and more.

We touc

h

e

d

on it

l

ast year — an

d

b

y now

,

y

ou’ve

l

i

k

e

l

y seen t

h

e commercia

l

s. T

h

e Jeep

G

r

a

n

d

C

h

e

r

o

k

ee

i

s

a

ll-n

e

w f

o

r 2011

a

n

d

i

s

c

hock full of features that make it more ca

p

a

-

b

l

e

o

n

a

n

d

off

r

oad

. Thr

ee

4

×

4

s

y

stems are

off

ered, along with a new Jeep Selec-Terrain

s

ystem with

f

ive terrain settings and

a

Q

uadra-Lift air suspension s

y

stem with fiv

e

h

ei

g

ht settin

g

s for a lift ran

g

e of 4.1 inches.

Th

e new Pentastar 3.6-

l

iter V-6 an

d

5.7-

l

iter

H

emi engines are o

ff

ered, along with more

t

han 45 sa

f

ety and security

f

eatures includin

g

e

lectronic stabilit

y

control, side-curtain and

s

eat-mounted side air ba

g

s and active hea

d

r

estraints. Optional sa

f

ety

f

eatures include

a

Bl

in

d

Spot Monitoring/Rear Cross Pat

h

d

etec-

t

ion system, Adaptive Cruise Control and

f

or-

w

ard collision monitorin

g

. Of course, the new

G

rand Cherokee is also offered with a variet

y

of

convenience and entertainment

f

eatures

,

s

uch as Bluetooth hands-

f

ree calling an

d

s

treaming au

d

io, Uconnect We

b

, FLO TV an

d

S

iri

us

B

ac

k

seat

TV.

General Motors

N

ot to be outdone, GM has redesi

g

ned its H

D

l

ine-up an

d

ma

d

e it

b

roa

d

er t

h

an ever, wit

h

1

0

2

500 HD mo

d

e

l

s an

d

eig

h

t sing

l

e/

d

ua

l

rear

wh

ee

l

3500 HD mo

d

e

l

s, inc

l

u

d

ing a ne

w

3

500HD Crew Cab with a 6.5-foot bed. New

,

f

ull

y

boxed frames and tou

g

her suspension

s

c

ontribute to a towing capacity o

f

up to

2

1,700 pounds, a payload o

f

up to 6,33

5

p

oun

d

s, an

d

improve

d

ri

d

e qua

l

ity. A revise

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