Possible Jeep Pickup

Just read this on the internet…appears Jeep is contemplating entering the truck market. Here is an excerpt that mentions the Tacoma.

“We've got the GMC Canyon and Chevy Colorado finally, for which I'm thankful. Except that the 2.5-liter four-cylinder puts out a piddly 200 horsepower and 191 pound-feet of torque, and the 3.6-liter V-6 only 305 hp and 269 lb-ft of torque. Never mind that the only transmission on offer with 4WD is a six-speed automatic. Look at the tricks that the company is pulling with the Camaro's four banger, with its 295 lb-ft of torque, and it feels like GM is holding out on the good stuff.

Same goes with the Toyota Tacoma. I spent a week with a new one and came away disappointed with the lumpy transmission and general lack of highway power. It's almost like they're pulling punches, similar to the way Porsche has traditionally hampered the Cayman to protect the 911, so that you'll consider the bigger, more expensive model. I don't know, am I just being paranoid?

My hope is that the Jeep truck will be great, and that the necessary development time and dollars for R&D are being put in. My fear is that they'll simply throw something middling at us. Fiat-Chrysler isn't in the best shape, with its CEO, Sergio Marchionne, acting more like a pirate than a protector of his brands. The promise of a Jeep truck is actually the one bright spot in an otherwise moribund situation. It comes at the expense of the company's sedans, as the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 are both being killed to increase production of more profitable SUVs and crossovers. That works when gas prices are so low, but the overall company's long-term strategy is questionable at best.”

You can access the whole article by: https://www.yahoo.com/autos/jeep-pickup-cant-soon-enough-194123344.html

 

We know. There's a couple of threads on this already, just saying.

 

Sorry....fairly new to the Forum. Haven't had a chance to read all the threads. I probably should do more reading and less replying.