it's a sema concept vehicle that may or may not go into production. Here is the article
http://wot.motortrend.com/6653016/c...chrysler-readies-jeep-dodge-off-road-concepts-for-easter-jeep-safari/index.html

 

yea you got it cdrift! I think I found it on another site , as well as Motor Trend.

 

just looks like an artists rendition of this pat

 

If it came to the UK I'd snap one up for sure

 

Well, if they're going to have a 2 inch lift from the factory, that's good news for everyone thinking of adding the RRO lift or Aussie springs. Makes it a lot tougher to deny warranty when the factory does it! :smiley_thumbs_up:

 

I agree that, if Chrysler starts producing factory-lifted Patriots, it can only be a good thing for those of us interested in lifting our Pats.

Maybe it would force them to go back and look at the suspension design as well, since that seems to be a weak point.

Perhaps Chrysler could offer current owners a factory-made lift along with an upgraded suspension. Depending on the price, I might be interested.

 

i dont get it, the purpose of the patriot is to have a small fuel efficient jeep. Most people on this website wouldnt own a patriot if it had the same MPG as a wrangler. If chrysler lifts them up, put bigger tires on them, and make them more off road capable, then MPG goes down. And all they would create is yet another jeep that only gets 18MPG (which means that when you drive it, you get 16MPG).

So, they already have the commander, liberty, wrangler (sahara, rubicon...) and cherokee and they all get the same crappy MPG and all cost about the same.

Why add another jeep to the line up that has the exact MPG as all the others? and really is not that much different than a liberty, commander, or cherokee?

to me, it doesnt make any sense, but again, they are the ones that have been getting bailouts for the past 20 years or so.

dont get me wrong, i would love a more offroad capable patriot, but if it gets the same MPG as a commander, then i would go for the bigger commander.

 

i dont get it, the purpose of the patriot is to have a small fuel efficient jeep. Most people on this website wouldnt own a patriot if it had the same MPG as a wrangler. If chrysler lifts them up, put bigger tires on them, and make them more off road capable, then MPG goes down. And all they would create is yet another jeep that only gets 18MPG (which means that when you drive it, you get 16MPG).

Oh come on now. A small lift and slightly larger tires will hardly make the vehicle consume as much fuel as a Wrangler. Fuel economy isn't some on/off thing where immediately when a vehicle is lifted it doubles its fuel consumption! In fact, from personal experience I can say that there is no noticeable increase in fuel consumption from a 2" lift alone - bigger tires do make the engine work harder, but Chrysler has the option of tweaking the gearing to match it better to a different size tires which is something we can't do. Unless Chrysler really does go to extreme lengths in trying to enhance Patriots off-road capabilities while tossing all other considerations out the window (and lets face it, this is pretty damn unlikely to happen), it will still remain quite fuel effective.

 

There is a slim chance that Chrysler would release one of these Patriot Extreme models... Lets just keep our fingers crossed...

 

Lets start a petition!

 

Nice photoshop, but I already have one.

 

It's not as big of a hoax as you think... Chrysler is building the Patriot Extreme and a handful of other "Moparized" vehicles. Spy shots of the Dodge Ram Power Wagon are already available...

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/...ce=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+weblogsinc/autoblog+(Autoblog)

Original artists renderings:
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/chrysler-releases-new-moparized-concept-renderings-ahead-of-44/

I wouldn't get your panties all in a bunch about it, though. Chances are it will be a very limited release similar to the Rumble Bee Dodge vehicles.

 

Lift parts. lift parts that are engineered to be on there. nice. lets hope for some nice alcoa light "16 alloys too.

 

That's looks cool!