Chrysler has been arguing that this test was faked, and they overloaded it with weight to produce the results.... Obviously they are full of shit
I must say I laughed when the tire popped off the bead. Although Chrysler needs to get their shit together and fix this before we have another explorer roll over scare ending with Uhaul not allowing anyone with a grand cherokee to rent a trailer :dw:
So you must have a lot of vehicle dynamics test experience then, right? Since you know they're full of shit.
I haven't seen the actual video, but I suspect it's the NATO lane change test. I worked in impact testing at Chrysler for almost ten years and I've never heard of the "moose test"...but the NATO lane change is run by vehicle dynamics/vehicle development.
Anyway, you don't sell vehicles if you don't pass the test. Simple.
Not sure who the third party test facility is either...but without knowing all the facts, I'd hesitate to comment that anyone is full of anything.
Watch the video. Even if it was faked, I'd say the car has issues that need to be addressed. How many people buying this car ever even look at maximum payload? How many people buying these ever check their tire pressure? You better believe there are cars like this driving around overloaded with under-inflated tires. Especially in this country were the vast majority of drivers aren't concerned with driving period.
So even if they overloaded the car and under-inflated the tires, it still doesn't perform well in an emergency maneuver. That's very apparent.
For a major manufacturer to simply dismiss it is also worrying. Again, even if the car was overloaded yada yada, it warrants taking a look at why the vehicle is behaving in such a manor.
I'm calling the :bs: flag on the video. They seem to be the only one that has exposed this "problem" yet this jeep has been out for a while now.
Back to teh funny
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I so wanted to see this guys guts come flying out of his mouth on the last lift. That would have been hilarious!