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After Hotchkiss stopped building the M201 Jeep under license in 1966, the tooling for it was transferred from France to Viasa in a deal with Thomson-Houston-Hotchkiss-Brandt. [3] Vehicles used Perkins and Barreiros gasoline or diesel engines. [4] In the early 1960s, VIASA also manufactured FIAT models 211R, 411R, and 421R under license. [4]
The use of roll cages in vehicles would make them much safer, but in most passenger vehicles their use would cut cargo and passenger space so much that their use is not practical. The Jeep Wrangler, a vehicle which is short, narrow, and designed to be used on uneven terrain, is unusual in that it comes with a roll bar as standard equipment.
Jeep Parts Are Everywhere. When Jeeps break down, need repairs, or go in for an overhaul, they won't have to go far or wait long to get the work done, says Mike Hallmark, sales and marketing ...
An active rollover protection (ARP), is a system that recognizes impending rollover and selectively applies brakes to resist. [1]ARP builds on electronic stability control and its three chassis control systems already on the vehicle – anti-lock braking system, traction control and yaw control.
The tendency to roll over on sharp changes in direction is built into the vehicle. Ford attempted to counteract the forces of nature by specifying lower than optimum pressures in the tires in order to induce them to lose traction and slide under sideways forces rather than to grip and force the vehicle to roll over.
The Jeep Compass is a compact crossover SUV [3] [4] introduced for the 2007 model year, [5] and is currently in its second generation. The first generation Compass and Patriot, its rebadged variant, were among Jeep's first crossover SUVs.
This is the way in for the hackers, who are able to take over your steering wheel and breaks to remotely control your car. According to ZDNet ,"as many as 471,000 vehicles in the US are said to be ...
The first automotive application was the Rumpler Tropfenwagen, another early example was the 1923 Tatra 11 later followed by the Mercedes 130H/150H/170H, the Standard Superior, the pre-facelift Volkswagen Beetle and most of its derivatives, the Chevrolet Corvair, and the roll-over prone M151 jeep amongst others.