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Jeepedia is a tribute to the Jeeps that made history. Specs, engines, transmissions, transfer cases, trims and every last detail —told with character— in English and Argentine Spanish.
Cherokee
Grand Cherokee
Wrangler
Tech
Dedicated write-ups on the hardware: engines, transmissions, transfer cases and axles.
Engines 9
- 4.0 L AMC / PowerTech (242)The straight-six that made the Cherokee a legend
- 2.5 L AMC (150)The base four-cylinder: slow but everlasting
- 4.2 AMC engine (258)The carbureted straight-six that came before the 4.0
- 2.8 GM V6 (Chevrolet LR2)Chevrolet's loaner V6 in the first Cherokee, before the 4.0
- 2.4 DOHC engine (World Gas Engine)The modern four that replaced the 2.5 in the Wrangler TJ
- 5.2 & 5.9 Magnum V8The eight-cylinders that made the Grand Cherokee fly
- 4.7 PowerTech V8The modern V8 that replaced the Magnum in the WJ
- The Wrangler JK's V6sFrom the weak 3.8 to the beloved 3.6 Pentastar
- The export diesels (Renault, VM Motori, Mercedes)The oil-burners Jeep sold abroad that we barely ever saw
Transmissions 10
- Aisin AX manuals (AX-4, AX-5, AX-15)The Cherokee's Japanese manual family
- Peugeot BA 10/5 manual (5-speed)The weak French box of the first 4.0 Jeeps
- New Venture NV3550 manual (5-speed)The five-speed that replaced the AX-15
- NSG370 manual (6-speed)The Wrangler's Mercedes-sourced six-speed
- Aisin AW-4 automatic (4-speed)The 4-speed automatic that takes anything
- TorqueFlite 3-speed automatics (30RH / 32RH)Short, simple and practically indestructible
- Chrysler 4-speed automatics (42RE / 46RE)The Grand Cherokee's overdrive TorqueFlites
- RFE automatics (45RFE / 545RFE)The Grand Cherokee V8 box, with a two-second-gear trick
- 42RLE automatic (4-speed)The overdrive that retired the Wrangler's three-speeds
- W5A580 / NAG1 automatic (5-speed)The Wrangler JK's German five-speed
Transfer cases 4
Axles 2
