N/U: Jeep "Supermini"

beckervdo · 1 Settembre 2010

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beckervdo · 18 Luglio 2011

Nuove notizie sul piccolo SUV che andrà a scontrarsi contro Countryman.

Jeep’s upcoming B-segment crossover will be positioned squarely against the Mini Countryman, according to sources within Fiat and Chrysler. The baby Jeep, which is being referred to internally as the “SS”—that stands for super small or super sport, and we can guarantee it’s not going anywhere on a production vehicle—will be even smaller than the current Patriot and Compass.

Chrysler’s engineers are busily preparing the vehicle, which will roughly match the dimensions of the Countryman, and we understand that management insists that the SS pack the off-roading capability that shoppers expect from something with the seven-slat grille. Even if the SS isn’t plastered with “Trail Rated” badges, that means it likely will need more ground clearance than the Countryman’s 5.9 inches.

Design and engineering for this new wee Jeep are being spearheaded out of Detroit—even though, like the Patriot and Compass replacement, it’ll be based on a Fiat-sourced compact platform—but the Italian teams are becoming more and more involved. The Europeans do, after all, have more expertise in making the most of small vehicles. We are hearing there are two competing ideas for the SS’s design. One school of thought is to make the SS rounder and, in a sense, emulate the Countryman’s shape. The other school proposes a boxy design, more similar to Jeep’s own Wrangler. A similar debate took place when the Compass and Patriot were being developed, although both were given the green light in the end. Chrysler will settle on a final design for the SS relatively soon—and this time, only one design will get the nod.

Like the Compass and Patriot, the SS will be offered with either front- or all-wheel drive, and the two-wheel-drive version is likely to have an electronic brake-based system that simulates a differential to help traction in the muck. We’ve also learned that the cheaper front-wheel-drive model could use a simple and cost-effective torsion-beam rear suspension, while the four-wheel-drive SS should get a multilink setup.

With Tiny Car Comes Tiny Power

Being a compact vehicle relying heavily on a Fiat-sourced platform, the Jeep SS will draw on Fiat’s powertrain department for motivation. The most likely choice is Fiat’s 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine with MultiAir; in the Fiat 500, this engine is good for only 101 hp, so we expect that if this engine is selected for the SS, it’ll pack a turbocharger and produce between 130 and 170 hp. Outside the U.S., the SS could receive Fiat’s new 875-cc, two-cylinder TwinAir engine with about 100 hp on tap. We’ve also learned that the baby Jeep could pack Chrysler’s upcoming ZF-designed nine-speed automatic gearbox. (As we previously reported, this transmission is specifically being developed for cars with transversely mounted engines, and will appear in the next-generation compact Chrysler and Fiat vehicles.)

We expect that the Jeep—whatever it’s eventually called—will hit the market in the second half of 2013. Fiat and Chrysler will have big expectations for its success; it’ll be the smallest Jeep yet, and the most fuel-efficient, too. Considering how well the Countryman has done for Mini, we think such a Jeep has a good shot at satisfying the suits in Auburn Hills.
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Quindi sarà disponibile in modalità multitrazione.

Solo TA per le versioni più economiche con al posteriore un ponte rigido con barre di torsione ed un differenziale elettrico - che provvede a pinzare i freni - al fine di emulare un differenziale a slittamento limitato.

Le versioni TI, invece, avranno un vero differenziale LSD ed al posteriore un sistema Multilink.

In USA ci saranno i 1.4 Multiair da 140 e 170 CV, da noi in Europa e company, avremo anche lo SGE ed i diesel.

La trasmissione sarà affidata ad un manuale 6 marce o al nuovo ZF a 9 rapporti

Masamune · 18 Luglio 2011

...cosa se ne fa di un NOVE marce?

beckervdo · 18 Luglio 2011

Masamune ha scritto:

...cosa se ne fa di un NOVE marce?
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Niente in realtà. Avrà una 9a da 300 km/h

Masamune · 18 Luglio 2011

...che cagata

beckervdo · 18 Luglio 2011

Masamune ha scritto:

...che cagata
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Seriamente, sarà fatto per spaziare al meglio i rapporti ed avere il goal dei 40 MPG

Masamune · 18 Luglio 2011

...ma per consumare meno non è meglio un rapporto lungo?

addlightness · 18 Luglio 2011

ma per consumare meno non basta alleggerire la macchina e ridurne la sezione frontale, magari abbassandola da terra, e usare cerchi sotto i 22"?

no, che stupido! facciamo la macchina obesa di suo, alta 1,80 m che offra una sezione frontale da veliero, facciamo in modo che ci vogliano almeno i 20" perché non sia orrenda....poi mettiamoci un cambio a 85 marce per far lavorare il motore nell'arco di quei 150 giri di massimo rendimento

cencio · 18 Luglio 2011

addlightness ha scritto:

ma per consumare meno non basta alleggerire la macchina e ridurne la sezione frontale, magari abbassandola da terra, e usare cerchi sotto i 22"?

no, che stupido! facciamo la macchina obesa di suo, alta 1,80 m che offra una sezione frontale da veliero, facciamo in modo che ci vogliano almeno i 20" perché non sia orrenda....poi mettiamoci un cambio a 85 marce per far lavorare il motore nell'arco di quei 150 giri di massimo rendimento
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Avanzi troppe rep da me!!

beckervdo · 18 Luglio 2013

Mancio · 3 Settembre 2013

ma provano solo la meccanica giusto?? mi pare una 500L camuffata

beckervdo · 18 Settembre 2013

actarus8v · 24 Settembre 2013

Mancio ha scritto:

ma provano solo la meccanica giusto?? mi pare una 500L camuffata
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