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*** Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 Crdi
ARB front and rear dif locks + 35 extreme tire
The 3.0-liter turbo-diesel in the Grand Cherokee CRD (for Common-Rail Diesel) is essentially the same engine found in such Mercedes-Benz products as the ML320 SUV and E320 sedan, apart from some extremely minor calibration tweaks. (We expect both the Grand Cherokee and the Mercedes diesels to adopt BlueTec clean-diesel technology to become 50-state compliant in the coming years. As of this writing, the diesels are not available in New York, California, Maine, Vermont, and Massachusetts.) In the Jeep, the 3.0-liter produces 215 horsepower at 3800 rpm and a whopping 376 pound-feet of torque at 2000 rpm, enough to pull a parade float full of beat-boxing Fat Boy impersonators to White Castle without breaking a sweat.
From the time the turbo's boost kicks in at 2000 rpm straight through to the 72-degree V-6's 4500-rpm redline, this Jeep just pulls and pulls and pulls until around 90 mph, at which point accelerating becomes hoping that another mph will tick off sometime before tomorrow. The engine is relatively quiet, though, sending little more than a hint of diesel clackity-clack to occupants' ears, even when your right foot unleashes as much twist as the pavement-and driveline components-can handle. But torque hardly equals flashy acceleration numbers, and that's the case here, as the CRD Cherokee managed just a 7.9-second 0-to-60-mph time (although any SUV that barks its front tires after a brake-torquing launch is all right by us) and covered the quarter-mile in a leisurely 16.2 seconds
*** Nissan Navara Np 300
33" extreme tire
The Nissan NP300 Navarra is an all-new version of its one-tonne pick-up.
What engines can I choose from?
As you'd expect, Nissan says the new model is considerably cleaner and more fuel efficient than the model it replaces. The new Navara comes with a 2.3-litre diesel engine available in outputs of 158bhp and 187bhp, the latter being a twin-turbo model.
The new model comes with a choice of two- or four-wheel drive models and six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic gearboxes.
It's not just under the bonnet that there are significant engineering improvements. Refinement and ride quality were never very good on the previous car, and Nissan has sought to deliver a more SUV-like driving experience while retaining its off-road abilities. Two-seater King Cab versions get a lighter, quieter rear suspension. Passenger-carrying Double Cab models benefit from an improved multi-link rear suspension system which further improves the ride.