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2022 Jeep Grand Commander

It’s been very exciting at Jeep lately. After the new Jeep Commander hit the South American market a few days ago, Jeep unveiled an improved Grand Commander model at the recent Chengdu Auto Show.

The new Grand Commander is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged 232 hp (173 kW) engine with front-wheel drive. All-wheel drive has more power, 263 hp (196 kW). Power is transmitted via a nine-speed automatic transmission, available in all models. There is also a hybrid version with a 2.0-liter engine and two electric motors, powered by a 13 kWh battery. The PHEV version produces enough juice to cover a range of 561 miles (900 km).

If you think the Chinese and South American versions are based on the same platform, you are wrong. The South American model uses a smaller platform that is also used on the Compass model. The Chinese model uses a larger platform as does the Cherokee model.

Speaking of looks, it should be noted that the new Grand Commander has retained the front grille with visible changes to the headlights with LED light strip. New bumpers with better intakes have been installed. At the rear are high-mounted thinner taillights. The interior has not been changed. There are 7 seats in three rows, in the middle of the dashboard there is a touch screen with many options available.

The starting price of the Grand Commander model with an internal combustion engine ranges from $ 37,000 to $ 51,000. The hybrid version costs about $ 48,000.

Source: Jeep

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Traffic accidents involving Tesla

Traffic accidents involving Tesla cars always attract special attention. So it is this time in the case of the incident that happened in Orlando, Florida.

It often happens that drivers and the public blame Autopilot for a traffic accident, often without solid evidence. Such a case happened in Florida where Tesla’s Model 3 crashed into a stopped police vehicle. To make matters worse, the accident happened at a time when Tesla Motors was under investigation by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration due to previous similar accidents.

According to the information, Tesla crashed into another stopped vehicle after hitting a police car. Due to the force of the impact, the front right wheel of the Tesla and the left wheel of the police car fell off. Two people were injured in the accident, the driver of Tesla and the driver of another car that the police officer was helping to start the vehicle.

According to the AP, the driver said that the Autopilot was on at the time of the accident. Is that true, we do not know, but in most cases these statements were false.

Autopilot is standard equipment of Tesla, and FSD (Full Self-Driving) is also offered. The price of FSD is $ 10,000, and U.S. subscribers have a monthly payment option of $ 199.

The investigation will show whether the driver or Tesla’s Autopilot is responsible for the accident. Most of these situations resulted in the guilt of the drivers, although they claimed otherwise.

Source: AP

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A group of Albanian girls stopped traffic to record a TikTok video

On social media, we can see various situations that influencers get into in order to record a video or a picture. One such happened in Albania where a group of Albanian girls decided to make a video for TikTok.

Many people try to do more nonsense for a click, which can really irritate others. Sometimes, without thinking, they put themselves and others in danger. One such video was posted on Reddit.

OP : u/berserker1989 in r/trashy ; “Trash people, blocking very busy street for an ugly ass tiktok”
byu/IamSurgeon inIdiotsInCars

The video shows a group of young girls stopping traffic in a Mercedes E-Class and dancing with a bottle of champagne in their hands. The incident angered other drivers on a very busy road who called the police who arrested the participants in the event.

A police report states that the participants in the event, due to illegal actions, caused a traffic jam. Police confiscated the Mercedes, and the 21-year-old driver was fined 50,000 Lek ( $482 or €410 ). To make matters worse, the driver did not have a driver’s license, so the investigation will be extended to the person who gave her the car.

This is not the only case, because recently the police initiated proceedings against the drivers of Audi, BMW and Range Rover for stopping traffic and playing loud music.

Source: Reddit

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