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Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News Of The Week: Mercedes Are Sore Winners, Ciao, Pentastar, and More


Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News Of The Week: Mercedes Are Sore Winners, Ciao, Pentastar, and More

There’s plenty of news out this week, some of it good, some of it bad, but most of it just needs to be mashed together, fried, and served with cheese and a gallon of hot sauce to make it actually palatable. It’s not the main course, it’s not the side dish, it’s the scrapings from the grill with a sprig of parsley on the side to get that taste out of your mouth. I give you this week’s Scrapple..eat up!

1. The Jeep Cherokee wins Car Of The Year In Japan

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The Jeep Cherokee recently received the honor of being named one of Japan’s Cars Of The Year. The winner, the Mazda Demio (aka Mazda 2) was the overall winner, but this makes the first time an American-branded vehicle has ever placed on the list at all. The Cherokee placed 8th and shares company with the Mercedes-Benz C-class, the BMW i3 and the Subaru Levorg. The cars eligible for consideration are reviewed by the Car of the Year committee (because of course there would be one). This marks the first welcome Jeep invasion in Japan since…uh….you know what? Let’s move along…

2. The Ford Focus RS is getting closer to production. Who will be the first Ken Block wannabe to wreck one?

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More photos are surfacing of the upcoming Focus RS, the psychotic little AWD rally hatch Ford has been keeping away from the U.S. for years now. Here’s what we know: the EcoBoost four-banger from the Mustang, the AWD is all but confirmed, and testing has been done on the Nurburgring. But to see the pictures, either this rendering will have to do, or you’re gonna have to do a Google search because everyone’s convinced they’ve seen Ford’s pet unicorn when it comes to this car.

3. Ciao, Pentastar, we shall miss you

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Craig Fitzgerald over at BestRide.com has confirmed that the Chrysler Pentastar, the de facto symbol of Chrysler since 1963, was unceremoniously taken out back and shot today. Effectively, everything that was badged Chrysler is now badged FCA, and the only remaining trace of the Pentastar is in the Chrysler Technical Center. No words on whether that one will be covered up or removed. You can read Craig’s article here. 

4. The cost of owning a Hellcat Charger has been made public.

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$63,995, before fuel, tires and a lawyer on retainer. That being said, there is a certain draw to scaring the kids on the way to school, isn’t there?

5. Mercedes decides to screw with Ferrari over F1 win

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Because nothing says “Great Idea!” quite like kicking the Italians when they’re down. I’m certain something in Luca di Montezemola’s house got broken in grand fashion once he got wind of this.


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6 thoughts on “Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News Of The Week: Mercedes Are Sore Winners, Ciao, Pentastar, and More

  1. Jay Bree

    Maybe if you put a fart can and paint the rear view mirrors lime green SOMEONE will love the abomination that is the new Cherokee.

    The real question is, can it drift and support 5′ long exhaust pipes.

  2. starterguy

    DO WANT! a Focus RS. I have been waiting for these to come to North America since my days at Ford. If it looks like the one in the pic, sign me up 🙂

    1. Wolf

      unfortunately it will likely be an ugly 5 door in North America. For some reason, Ford thinks we hate 3 doors here (eg. Fiesta ST).

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