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That New Drive – How the PTU Transmission was Born

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When the new 2014 Jeep Cherokee was designed, Jeep drivetrain engineers knew that Jeep customers expect their vehicles to be capable and come with a true low-range. Not only did they do that, but this FWD-based drivetrain architecture features a true locking rear, a true low-range gear ratio, and the trail performance expected out of a Jeep product.

How not to Jump Your Jeep

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This might be one of the wildest accidents with a Jeep or any other vehicle caught on camera. Captured by someone driving behind a Grand Cherokee, the 16-second video clip shows the Jeep traveling on an expressway in Kansas, and for some unexplainable reason, steering off the road right into the back of an unoccupied vehicle, and then flying into the air.