They absolutely can have such a sensor. Is that enough though? I haven't driven a manual Jeep but in my 6-spd Corvette you need to have the clutch depressed in order to start, regardless of whether the tranny is in-gear or neutral. Is that not the case in current Jeeps? I know I never leave my 'vette parked in neutral anyway though as I trust the parking brake about 1/10th the distance I can throw it.
Is it not a standard feature? Every car I’ve ever had with push start automatically had the passive entry as a part of that, and push start is standard on the upper models, so my assumption has been it is either standard or not available depending on the trim you order.
They’d have to bypass the clutch position sensor. There must be a safety reason for not wanting to do it.
Yep, safety reason. Think of how many knuckleheads with a manual would somehow accidently trigger remote start while the Jeep is in 1st gear. There's a good chance the vehicle would actually start, then mow down things in its path.
Wouldn’t the base engine be the 6sp manual? Which would make the 8sp auto an update? Which could mean getting that could cost $3,500?Everyone needs to calm down on the $3500 hit for the Pentastar V6 with automatic transmission. The Pentastar is the base engine. Meaning it is included in the base price of the vehicle. The automatic is extra like it's always been. When have you ever heard of a manufacturer (I'll exclude some possible exotic) that sells a car without an engine, then says, oh, you wanted an engine? That'll be extra.
Let's wait and see official pricing and options lists before we go off the deep end.
How long has a transmission been an engine? Now wonder why its $3,500. I'll take 2 with mine.
{paired with transmission} I thought was ‘automatically’ (see what I did there) implied in the comment given what type of forum this is. Excuse the brevity since it wasn’t part of my underlying point. I guess when I post from now on I’ll take more of my time to really spell it out for those who are on here as comedians/English teachers/ mechanics/ etc.
But as the engine itself remains the same 3.6L for the $3,500 option, but is the different 2.0L for the $2,000, then your phrasing does have other implications that make it sound like a transmission AND engine difference for $3,500 which is incorrect and further clouds and already confusing price premium issue.
I could see how some might read it that way, so fair enough. My question was/is, is it possible the 8sp transmission pairing is what will cost the $3,500? That doesn’t make sense to me, but neither does the other guesses. Guess we’ll wait and see.
It can be ordered as of the most recent update to the order bank on December 4th. The code is GXD and i added the code to my order just in case.
I understand, but remember that the 2.0L also comes with the 8spd only as it has no 6spd option (much to many people’s chagrin), so there is more going on there, which is why this issue is already confusing even before we worry about phrasing.
They are on the 2 door as well. Don't have a picture at the moment but they are there. See this video starting at 6:04. Not shown but he mentions them. He's in the 2 door Rubicon.
