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2011 Jeep Wrangler, Remember, Ride and Review

2011 Jeep Wrangler, Remember, Ride and Review

2011 Jeep Wrangler An American Icon Jeep® is the authentic sport utility vehicle (SUV). According to a Chrysler history, in July 1940, the U.S. military informed automakers that it was looking for a “light reconnaissance vehicle” to replace the Army's motorcycle and modified Ford Model-T vehicles. The Army i ... Continue reading

Sierra and Yukon V8s Balance Fuel Efficiency, Capability

Sierra and Yukon V8s Balance Fuel Efficiency, Capability

PONTIAC, Mich., May 12, 2011 -- It takes a powerful and capable engine to pull a 10,000-pound trailer or carry a nearly 2,000-pound payload, but when cargo is left behind, Active Fuel Management (AFM) helps drivers get more miles out of a gallon of gas. AFM enables many of the V8 engines in GMC Sierra pickups and Yukon ... Continue reading

2011 Jeep Patriot Review and Roadtest

2011 Jeep Patriot Review and Roadtest

2011 Jeep Patriot A Compact SUV for Urban Living Relevant Connection: 2011 Jeep Patriot Specs, Prices and Comparisons/b> By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel My initial reaction upon getting settled behind the wheel of the Jeep Patriot that I was about to spend a week with was that it’s a ... Continue reading

Impact by Mastercraft Safety Creates Year End Awards for MORR Sportsman

Impact by Mastercraft Safety Creates Year End Awards for MORR Sportsman

Impact by Mastercraft Safety Creates Year End Awards for MORR Sportsman Competitors Appleton, WI (April 15, 2011) - Impact by MasterCraft Safety, a company synonymous with the off-road racing industry, continues to support the Sportsman off-road racer with four year end awards for Sportsman drivers competing in the 201 ... Continue reading

Sheffield Financial and American Suzuki Motor Corporation sign three-year financing services agreement

Sheffield Financial and American Suzuki Motor Corporation sign three-year financing services agreement

PR Newswire CLEMMONS, N.C., April 13, 2011 CLEMMONS, N.C., April 13, 2011 -- Sheffield Financial, a division of BB&T Financial, FSB, which is a subsidiary of BB&T Corporation , has renewed and expanded its three-year financing services agreement with American Suzuki Motor Corporation effective immediately. The new cont ... Continue reading

Six New "Moparized" Jeep® Vehicles Ready for 45th Annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari

Six New "Moparized" Jeep® Vehicles Ready for 45th Annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari

PR Newswire AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 7, 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 7, 2011 -- Each year, thousands of diehard off-road enthusiasts descend upon Moab, Utah, for the Easter Jeep Safari and a week of fun on some of the country's best and most rugged trails. Jeep® and Mopar are marking the occasion by returni ... Continue reading

More Than 200 Jayco Dealers Participate in 4th Annual National Sales Event

More Than 200 Jayco Dealers Participate in 4th Annual National Sales Event

PR Newswire MIDDLEBURY, Ind., March 31, 2011 MIDDLEBURY, Ind., March 31, 2011 -- Aimed at helping families gear up for the camping season and spend quality time together in the outdoors, Jayco announces its annual Blue Tag National Sales Event. Â Jayco dealers throughout the U.S. and Canada are participating in the sa ... Continue reading

Adult-Sized ATVs Are Not Safe for Kids; Statistics Startling

Adult-Sized ATVs Are Not Safe for Kids; Statistics Startling

PR Newswire ROSEMONT, Ill., April 1, 2011 Children and adolescents suffer a disproportionately large percentage of ATV-related injuries ROSEMONT, Ill., April 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) were introduced in this country in the 1970s. Currently, there are approximately 9.5 million ATVs i ... Continue reading

Moab Easter Jeep Safari Vehicle Sneak Peek

Moab Easter Jeep Safari Vehicle Sneak Peek

PR Newswire AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 1, 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 1, 2011 -- Jeep® and Mopar have teamed up again, producing a selection of Moparized Jeep vehicles for the upcoming Moab Easter Jeep Safari. The Jeep Wrangler "Renegade" and the Jeep Wrangler "Pork Chop" are two of six new vehicles that will be s ... Continue reading

Renowned TV Show Builders West Coast Customs Team Up With General Tire and Jeff "OX" Kargola to Create the "OX-Tundra"

Renowned TV Show Builders West Coast Customs Team Up With General Tire and Jeff "OX" Kargola to Create the "OX-Tundra"

PR Newswire CORONA, Calif., March 31, 2011 CORONA, Calif., March 31, 2011 -- West Coast Customs (WCC) premiers their new show on Discovery's HD Theater, Inside West Coast Customs, April 3, 2011, at 9:00 p.m. EDT. Inside West Coast Customs is the next exciting show featuring WCC's outrageous builds. WCC is unveiling the ... Continue reading

Valvoline Introduces UltraMax Lubricants for Off-Highway Equipment

Valvoline Introduces UltraMax Lubricants for Off-Highway Equipment

PR Newswire LEXINGTON, Ky., March 30, 2011 LEXINGTON, Ky., March 30, 2011 -- Valvoline, a brand of Ashland Inc. has launched its UltraMax product line to extend the life of off-highway engines and equipment by going beyond OEM standards to outprotect, outperform and provide better cost containment. The UltraMax lineup ... Continue reading

Clarkson University Wins Gage Fuel Economy Award

Clarkson University Wins Gage Fuel Economy Award

PR Newswire FERNDALE, Mich., March 29, 2011 FERNDALE, Mich., March 29, 2011 -- The Gage Product's award for best overall fuel economy in the annual SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge has gone to Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110329/DE73221LOGO ) Thirteen universities f ... Continue reading

Kubota Ramps-Up Innovations in its Utility Vehicle Line: Introducing the New Kubota RTV900XT

Kubota Ramps-Up Innovations in its Utility Vehicle Line: Introducing the New Kubota RTV900XT

TORRANCE, Calif.--Kubota Tractor Corporation announces the latest version of its popular RTV900 workhorse utility vehicle model, the new and improved RTV900XT. Building on the strengths of Kubota’s diesel-powered RTV900, this model’s key new feature is the exclusive Variable Hydro Transmis ... Continue reading

Baja Motorsports Recalls Dirt Bikes Sold Exclusively at Pep Boys Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Baja Motorsports Recalls Dirt Bikes Sold Exclusively at Pep Boys Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

PR Newswire WASHINGTON, March 9, 2011 WASHINGTON, March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwi ... Continue reading

Getting 'Down & Dirty:' Subaru of America Drives Into the Mud

Getting 'Down & Dirty:' Subaru of America Drives Into the Mud

PR Newswire AGOURA HILLS, Calif., March 8, 2011 AGOURA HILLS, Calif., March 8, 2011 -- MESP, Inc. is proud to announce a multi-year partnership with Subaru of America, Inc. as the Presenting Sponsor of the Merrell Down & Dirty National Mud Run Series, held annually in nine cities across the nation. Subaru will be the O ... Continue reading

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