Daily Drive: We drive the Wrangler Moab Edition

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Monday, June 10, 2013                  The Wrangler is turning into a rather civilized vehicle with decent road manners... 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Moab Edition review notes ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: The first thing you're going to notice about our 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Moab Edition is the color. It's not quite a light-brick red, but it's not fire-engine red, either. Let's call it “rock lobster.” That's what Jeep calls it, anyway. It's certainly going to get you...   Death at Canadian Grand Prix could be the fault of a dropped radio On Sunday it was reported that a worker at the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix was hit by a recovery vehicle and later died because of his injuries. Monday morning the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile released a statement that shed a little bit of light on the incident. The one piece of ...   2014 Jeep Cherokee price to start at $23,990 For better or worse, we know what the 2014 Jeep Cherokee looks like. Now, we know how much it will cost as well: $23,990. That's the base price of $22,995 plus a $995 destination charge. In base Sport trim, the Cherokee...   MPG or performance: It's a trade with turbos Some automakers say turbochargers offer high fuel economy and quick acceleration, the best of both worlds. Well, yes and no. Turbocharged vehicles allow automakers to keep power output high while they downsize engines for better fuel economy. But much of the mpg gain is lost when American...   San Marino Motor Classic celebrates its third year There may be more car collections hidden in Southern California garages, hangars and warehouses than anywhere else in the world, and Aaron Weiss knows almost all of the collectors. Weiss, along with co-founders Ben Reiling, Paul Colony and a large contingent of car-crazy compatriots and...   Chrysler's high-stakes 'no' to NHTSA DETROIT -- For 17 years, automakers have complied with every request for a recall, no matter how costly, from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. And then last week, in a startling decision,   One Lap of the Web: Swamp coolers, Steve McQueen's C10 and Godzilla is hungry for Prancing Horses We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars. Since there's more out there than we'd ever be able to cover, here's our daily digest of car stuff on the Web you may not otherwise have heard about. -- Swamp coolers are back, ...   Studio Torino offers Porsche Cayman-based Moncenisio Studio Torino, the firm that brought us the little known RK Spider and RK Coupe -- both based on Porsches -- is sending another vehicle to market this November called the Moncenisio. The Moncenisio is based on the 2013   Sauber F1's steering wheel has over 35 buttons, switches, levers and lights Driving a Formula One car isn't just about hitting the gas, shifting gears and steering. This is shown by this photo, released by Sauber F1, of a standard Formula One steering wheel. The wheel boasts over 35 buttons, dials, switches, levers...   Transcript of Formula One Canadian GP podium finishers press conference Sebastian Vettel made it look easy on Sunday, winning the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix by 14.4 seconds over runner-up Fernando Alonso and third-place finisher Lewis Hamilton. The three drivers met the media in Montreal following the race. Here is the transcript of that press conference, as...   Furious Fiero Sometimes an idea comes along that is so revolutionary, so unique and complicated and functional and brilliant that the advocates who buy into it just can't help but undo every last bit of it. The Fisker... 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Allmendinger may debut with the JTG/Daugherty team next weekend at Michigan International Speedway.The...   IndyCar Series race at Texas had an unfamiliar, almost tame, look to it Was that really an IndyCar Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, and was it what we want? The Firestone 550K didn't have the two-wide, often three-wide, racing that's existed at this track in the past. There was significant, planned tire degredation. Strategy had to be played right. The field got...   More IndyCar drivers angry with officiating Complaints about officiating are starting to mount in the IndyCar Series. E.J. Viso added his name to the list of those unhappy with officials after race control penalized him for hitting Ryan Hunter-Reay's pit equipment in the Firestone 550K at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night.“I think ...   17-year-old Chase Elliott becomes youngest ARCA Racing Series winner NASCAR's next scored an ARCA first on Saturday, as 17-year-old Chase Elliott became the youngest superspeedway winner in ARCA Racing Series when he won the Pocono ARCA 200 at Pocono Raceway. Elliott, in the No. 9 Aaron's Dream Machine-Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet, raced his way from the 32nd starting ...   Short-Track Roundup: Scott Bloomquist back on track with $100,000 win at Eldora Arguably the most successful dirt late model driver of all-time, Scott Bloomquist had gotten off to an uncharacteristically slow start to the 2013 racing season.That all ended Saturday night as Bloomquist dominated the Dirt Late Model Dream XIX at Ohio's Eldora Speedway.It was Bloomquist's record...   Is Jimmie Johnson knocking on Richard Petty's door for NASCAR's 'best' title? It is always very tough to compare competitors from different eras in any sport. Things change over time in all sports. But comparisons are inevitable, and fans will always have those conversations wondering "who was better?"Whether it is Babe Ruth vs. Hank Aaron vs. Barry Bonds or Wilt Chamberlain ...   Newlywed Trevor Bayne scores NASCAR Nationwide win at Iowa Marriage hasn't slowed down Trevor Bayne. 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