It comes with steel bash plates to protect its delicate underside, chunky bumpers and high wheel arches to cope with its raised suspension, and a revolutionary electronic rear differential system that means it can roam wherever you want.
Three 4-wheel-drive setups will be available: a single-speed transfer case, a dual range transfer case and the top-of-the line version with a hi-low transfer case combined with an electronic rear differential lock for greater crawling power.
Last week, at the sentencing of an enlisted sailor who forked over military secrets in exchange for cash and electronic gadgets, Rear Adm. Jonathan A. Yuen, the chief of the Navy Supply Corps, said he was mortified by the revelations in court.
The Trail's list of standard off-road-specific features goes on and on, including electronic locking rear differential, A-TRAC active traction control, Multi-Terrain Select and Crawl Control.
It also has an electronic connector behind the rear license plate, which accepts a separate electrical line from the refueling pump.
I was shopping for a new car last week and noticed that electronic collision detection, rear cameras and lane change warning systems are becoming standard equipment.
Registering any sudden change in the difference in speed front-to-rear, the electronic control unit is able to detect any risk of the rear wheel skidding, engine management responding immediately by intervening in the ignition angle to take back engine power [16, 17].
Then Jeep's new push-button Dana 60 electronic locking front and rear axles are swapped in (at a cool $11,000 total).
In concert, Peart uses an elaborate 360-degree drum kit, with a large acoustic set in front and electronic drums to the rear.
Safety equipment includes advance multistage front airbags, front seat-mounted side airbags and side curtain front and rear airbags, electronic stability control and all speed traction control with hill assist, rain brake support, ready alert braking and a rear parking assistant system with rear back-up camera and a security key theft deterrent system.
Today, Mr. Zetsche and others listed a number of areas for greater sharing: electronic controls from seat warmers to monitoring systems, rear axles, transmissions and steering systems.
