I will be the first one to order one, it would be the perfect machine. Any rumors? They did it w the grand, and the liberty, it has to happen w the JK.

 

What's a 3.0 CRD?

 

3.0 CRD means three liter common rail deisel motor... i would LOVE to have one of those. but i already have my 3.8 so i'll stick with it till it blows up, then i'll likely go Hemi.

 

Only the Egyptian army gets the 3.0.

Maybe in 2009 we will get 4.7 (V8 non diesel)

Maybe in 2011 we will get a detuned 4.2 cummins V6 (from the RAM 1500)

For sure between 2010 and 2014 we get the 4.0 phoenix (V6 non diesel).

 

If you got a CRD I'd bet it'd be the 2.7 which is what we get as a option in Australia.

 

why doesn't the US get the diesel??

 

cant meet emissions regulations. aparently its better to burn more fuel slightly cleaner

 

I believe the lack of a CRD option has everything to do with profits. Go to the Jeep web page and check out the price increase for a Grand Cherokee with the CRD vs the Hemi. My guess is Chrysler does not think the would sell enough JK equipted CRD's to make it a profitable option in the US

 

We won't get it because the Oil companies are in bed with the auto industry. It makes too much sense to put a fuel efficient engine in anything here in the U.S. where money runs everything and not really the people...

 

Actually, most auto makers WANT to go diesel. It's what you'll find in most of Europe, so they are already building them.

The issue is the very strict California emissions (adopted by many Northeast states as well) which most European diesels do not quite meet the standards of. The problem is that California published their standards just about when the major auto makers hit the roads with the current generations of engines.

It is highly cost prohibitive to engineer new motors at this time when if used world wide would lower mileage ratings in Europe and other large markets where fuel costs are so much higher. Manufacturers are waiting. First for the US to finish the low sulfur diesel fuels (mostly done) and then for Europe to tighten the emissions.

The sad part is that IF we could get more Diesel demand, we could refine the fuel from a lower grade of crude oil which is much cheaper than the Sweet Light preferred for Gasoline production. Heavy and sour oils are trading on the markets for under $20 a barrel. Even with the slightly higher refining costs, it would still make for a better cost effective fuel. Also, many oil wells that have the less desirable grades are right here in the Americas.

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What do you expect when political whim can dictate technology instead of practicality and market forces?

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