Amongst the rumors and speculation that surrounds the subsequent-generation Jeep Wrangler, one particular point is specific: Its fuel economy need to enhance from the current model’s less than stellar 17-mpg city and 21-mpg highway numbers. A recent report in Automotive News points to a major modify that will assist in that mission.
AN reports that a current Fiat-Chrysler filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows that the corporate 8-speed automatic, built by Chrysler under license from ZF, will uncover a home in the brand’s redesigned rugged off-roader: “The 8-speed transmission is at present paired with gasoline and diesel engines in the 2014 Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee and is also featured in the new 2014 Dodge Durango. We plan to use this transmission in all of our rear-wheel-drive autos, except for heavy-duty versions of the Ram pick-up truck and the SRT Viper.” The filing also noted that the 8-speed ’box “reduces fuel consumption by a lot more than 9 % more than the 5-speed and 6-speed transmissions” that it has currently supplanted in many FCA cars.
If this appears like an obvious and reasonably straightforward way to squeeze a few extra mpg from the existing Wrangler, AN asserts that “Chrysler would have utilized the 8-speed in the Wrangler ahead of the upcoming redesign, but the transmission does not fit in the current model.”
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