I love that they are one of the few that actually put press cars on a lift and explain the suspension and undercarriage.

It’s because they’re savages lol

Yes they do this well. (:

@@Bobbybeb Indeed. That's always a highlight.

Bet

Actually a pretty good idea, feel like application would be a bit harder for the average joe.

@@silkpursuit Yeah, realistically it could be a chore, buuuut, DBrand chosen as the marque to do it because they have a special touch when it comes to instructing morons to use their stuff.

I'd buy it. I have their stuff on my phone, xps and precision. Extremely high quality

I wouldn't wanna install the skin myself tho

Honestly the whole piano black thing is so stupid. If you are paying a lot of money for a car, yes I would want nicer materials instead of piano black plastic. But they are so stupid about the messy/fingerprints. I’m curious how they drive, do they literally touch every surface when they drive?

@@wbae1340 I'd agree about fingerprints. I've never found that so bad. However, the dust these surfaces attract is incredible. You can wipe it off and watch the dust cover it right back up. That makes it look unsightly even if it has no fingerprints. It also does show scratches more than other finishes, though it doesn't scratch any more easily (it's quite hard).

@@markmiller3279 all great points, completely agree!

My best friend was the electrical engineer that worked on this. You may even know him lol

@@FM-xr5nj yeah I worked on the exhaust, brakes, some suspension, and a bunch of other stuff in conjunction with other engineers. Pretty much a bunch of 20 year olds packaged this thing

@@Greekphysique22 That is quite young tbh. Must have had a good leader running the show.

@@Greekphysique22 Thats downright awesome. You guys did a great job.

Congrats man...you should be proud of what you've accomplished here

The stuff gives pianos a bad name -- can't stand it!

It's a design feature that looks "good" when new but ages your vehicle so fast. My current car has several Piano Black pieces and I ended up painting them.

The only thing worse than shiny black plastic in the interior is shiny black plastic on the exterior that gets scratched and faded in 6 months.

@@zzanatos2001 Ya, that's idiotic

I wonder if you dare to rough it up with fine steel wool.

They lost me at piano black.

Lol

There were also some at the Ford Explorer video, they wrote a lot about how many things are going wrong at Ford and about how the management fails.

@@Mgoblagulkablong That's definitely one way to come out of the woodwork. Somehow not surprised Explorer brought a different flavour of engineering commentary from inside the gates. It's kind of a weird duck.

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If the piano black looks good when new, and sells vehicles, the makers don't care about what happens on day 2.

@@robdc4829 They should. Repeat sales matter.

@@markmiller3279 thank you. and with the cost of new cars these days, that can mean min $120k to close to $1000k revenue from each person becoming a repeat-buyer.

Can confirm. Was a ford guy until my explorer platinum. Embarrassed i owned that vehicle for 2 years

Isn't this more in line with the Expedition and Tahoe/Suburban?

@@christopherjohnson3614 yes. The explorer doesn’t have a proper 3rd row.

@@christopherjohnson3614 I would say no, actually. That's what the Wagoneer is for, and it's nearly the exact same size as a Tahoe.

@@christopherjohnson3614 no, this is way smaller and not a body-on-frame truck-based SUV. That would be the new Wagoneer that competes with those since it is based on the Ram 1500 platform.

I am disappointed. I was initially excited, but also hoping this wasn’t going to be an average stereo with a McIntosh badge (although was in the back of my mind when I saw in a Jeep.) This something I wasn’t expecting to ever see this company do. It might be helping their bottom line as a company to continue to put out the kind of Hifi products that they have for so long (just speculating.) I was hoping for something much better like the Volvo B&W systems etc.

@@cfclogan74 Agreed. It sounds like they kinda tuned it to be similar to the Harmon Kardon system in the older non-L Jeep Grand Cherokee. A decent system, but a bit drowned out by the bass. I'm guessing they reserved the better tuned McIntosh system for the Grand Wagoneer

I agree, this has no place as a Jeep. It was a poor decision by FCA at the time to wrap all their American SUVs under one brand. Jeep has a brand image that this simply doesn't represent. Eight similar vehicles under one brand and half of them don't sell well. Realistically this should have been a Chrysler that will soon be down to one vehicle. It does make sense globally as Jeep has more of a presence than Chrysler, but this is a vehicle for the North American market.

What dude? This is literally the best decision they have made. Do you know how many people have been waiting for a 3 row Jeep? A LOT! It is one of the hottest markets right now. Chill a bit, they still make the Wrangler for the “hardcore” enthusiasts. Plus all of their other models are still the most capable in their class. Jeep is going to sell a shit ton of the new L and 5 passenger variant. I’d say 99% of people buying these cars don’t even take it on a dirt road let alone offroad.

I think this is very much a Jeep, and critical to the future of the brand. It has more off road/soft road ability than any of its direct competitors and exactly the same sort of drivetrain that screams "American". The piano black was a bad decision, but that's just a rather feeble attempt to make the generally nice interior look fancier. At these prices, this is starting to compete with base models of luxury brands, and "fancy" was their attempt to be competitive.

It's also forgotten because it's on its way out soon. We'll probably get a new one along with the new Tundra next year.

the Sequoia is the single most outdated vehicle on sale rn

@@anAmishGuy indeed. But it doesn't explain it being forgotten the last 12 years this generation existed, lol. New sequoia could be good, could be bad. If it checks the right boxes, I'll buy a second for myself (current is wife's).

@@TimPaddy it's old and reliable. That's the only advantage it has over the competition

Yep! Love mine.

Exactly. I want a v8, not a turbo four.

With me it's: I can afford the ice but the whiskey seems outta ducking reach

As someone who can afford a 60k+ car, that's not true

It's not nearly as fancy as this thing, but that is why I love my 2019 Toyota Sequoia Platinum. 3 row, V8, 4WD, air ride, electronically adjustable dampers, and comfy seats. Yes it drives like a truck and drinks gas like a truck... but it tows great and magnuson makes a supercharger so once I'm out of my power train warranty I'll have myself a family hauler that can really move.

Yes and no. I drive a 2013 Land Cruiser, which has similarly horrific fuel economy. My overall average is 14.5 mpg. I get around 18 mpg on the highway. Back when I was driving 15k per year (pre-pandemic), I could easily afford the fuel cost at $3/gal. I could still afford it at $4/gal. That said, I would still prefer to get better fuel economy, if only to have increased range.

Lol

PSA always made great cars, just as good as japanese cars.

@@dragospahontu The Chrysler 200 and Dodge Durango would like a word.

@@faeinthebay those are FCA, Stellantis is PSA. FCA is now Stellantis who's is PSA.

@@dragospahontu Still. PSA as good as japanese cars?? Erm, -emphatic- NO.

Does it have the All-wheel steering?

@@DanDan-tt6gv they do come with it as an option. Mine doesn't have it.

Flies like shit.

SRT isn't going anywhere, despite reports. Stellantis is actually increasing their budget.

You think this is good at $67k? I can get as Q7 for this price. Ridiculous.

@@pnourani a base Q7, sure. And this is larger and more capable than a Q7.

@@hellkitty1014 Q7 Premium Plus is 65k and it's build quality inside and out is outstanding and it's only a tiny bit shorter than this. There's just no way to justify the jeeps price imo.

@@pnourani apples and oranges dude

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I have seen a few roll off the line. Quite nice!

The plastichrome in my wife's minivan blinds me every time I drive it on a sunny day. No matter where the sun is, it always finds a way to get to mu retinas.

Flys are standard equipment nowadays, except on european vehciles, they charge extra for everything, the fly costs 500 bucks and is mandatory if you also want heated seats.

It's what I just did, haha. I just got a 22' Summit trim with 20k miles for 45k. I am quite surprised at how nice it is. I was looking at Palisades, Tellurides, Highlanders, and CX-90s all in their top trim levels. To me, this was just the best amalgamation of them. I was going to purchase a new Highlander, but luckily, the dealer wouldn't come down $500, so I walked. Found this used Jeep a week later and was instantly more impressed by it. Its styling, tech, ride quality, comfort, and size combined topped the others. Granted, I wouldn't have paid the nearly 70k price tag that it was as new, but to me, it was worth buying one used for less than the new prices on any of the other vehicles I tried.

Valid points, although I believe a sequoia would be a better long term choice. Better reliability, resale and performance