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OMG Fiat messes with the new Jeep Pickup truck!!

David K - 4-3-2016 at 10:41 AM

Jeep lovers feared what could come of their vehicles with Fiat controlling Chrysler/Jeep Corporation. The little baby Jeep/ Fiat Renegades just introduced this year have us wondering...

We have been waiting for the Wrangler/Rubicon based Jeep pickup (Gladiator or ?? named model) to go into production for a few years now.

Look at what they came up with:


The Comanche concept truck:




23S52N - 4-3-2016 at 10:55 AM

Looks like a convertible top. While I'm not a real newer Jeep fan I kinda like the looks of this, I think it will be an acquired taste.

Regards,
Keith

AKgringo - 4-3-2016 at 11:04 AM

It looks like it might be intended for mid-east market. Imagine it with a gun mount in the bed!

By the way, does anyone on this forum have any real world experience driving one of the new Renegades off road? Fiat doesn't have the best reputation for reliability.

bajaguy - 4-3-2016 at 11:07 AM

Better keep the top on.....having hot brass down the back of your neck is a distraction while driving
Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
It looks like it might be intended for mid-east market. Imagine it with a gun mount in the bed!

David K - 4-3-2016 at 11:22 AM

For the Nomads who are not familiar with the 2016 Fiat/Jeep Renegade:




This was what we were hoping to see made by Jeep:





OR



durrelllrobert - 4-3-2016 at 11:48 AM

I think Fiat may be going to manufacture the new Jeep at their manufacturing facility in Saltillo that they are building. They already have a Jeep Renegade/ Fiat Toro plant in Brazil but it would probably be cheaper to ship parts from Italy to Matamoros and truck them to Saltillo.

bkbend - 4-3-2016 at 01:37 PM

Performance, not beauty, is what counts. As long as that ugly little thing gets you there and back, who cares what the sheet metal looks like. But, I tend to agree with the earlier comment questioning the Fiat reliability.

C205Driver - 4-3-2016 at 01:47 PM

. . .Wonder about the 4WD drivetrain & motor & where they are built; if Italy I would take a HUGE pass. . .

SFandH - 4-3-2016 at 02:11 PM

Quote: Originally posted by bkbend  
But, I tend to agree with the earlier comment questioning the Fiat reliability.


According to Consumer Reports, in 2015 the only brand less reliable than Jeep is Fiat.

http://jalopnik.com/fiat-chrysler-brands-last-in-consumer-re...

StuckSucks - 4-3-2016 at 03:32 PM

Quote: Originally posted by SFandH  

According to Consumer Reports, in 2015 the only brand less reliable than Jeep is Fiat.

http://jalopnik.com/fiat-chrysler-brands-last-in-consumer-re...



You only have to be a little better than the worst.

bajaguy - 4-3-2016 at 06:05 PM

Don't know if Fiat is involved, but (Dodge) Ram trucks are built in Saltillo
Quote: Originally posted by durrelllrobert  
I think Fiat may be going to manufacture the new Jeep at their manufacturing facility in Saltillo that they are building. They already have a Jeep Renegade/ Fiat Toro plant in Brazil but it would probably be cheaper to ship parts from Italy to Matamoros and truck them to Saltillo.

woody with a view - 4-3-2016 at 06:16 PM

Quote: Originally posted by bajaguy  
Better keep the top on.....having hot brass down the back of your neck is a distraction while driving

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
It looks like it might be intended for mid-east market. Imagine it with a gun mount in the bed!


Keep in mind that said machine gun will never be used and only dropped once if the French have anything to do with it.

Ken Cooke - 4-3-2016 at 08:05 PM

One year ago, I went car shopping with my wife, and we visited the Fiat dealership. I test drove a Fiat 500, and the takeaway from that drive made me think, "A toy car made by Fisher-Price.". It felt lightweight and flimsy - more so than the Suzuki Grand Vitara my ex-inlaws rented to follow me up Berdoo Canton Road 16 years ago. I think the Brazilian-made Renegade has brawny looks for a subcompact car, but I doubt that with the new Daystar budget boost lift kit and upsized tires, that it will get you through the Pole Line Road or up those steep Dunes at Cantamar.:!:

durrelllrobert - 4-4-2016 at 11:57 AM

Quote: Originally posted by bajaguy  
Don't know if Fiat is involved, but (Dodge) Ram trucks are built in Saltillo


Quote: Originally posted by durrelllrobert  
I think Fiat may be going to manufacture the new Jeep at their manufacturing facility in Saltillo that they are building. They already have a Jeep Renegade/ Fiat Toro plant in Brazil but it would probably be cheaper to ship parts from Italy to Matamoros and truck them to Saltillo.


Yep Fiat buids them there and they are building a second plant for the Jeep production. GM also has a plant there.

http://www.automotivemeetings.com/mexico/images/cartes/plantas-vehiculos_ligeros.jpg