MARCH 24, 2021

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This year’s Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, will feature a lineup of custom-built concept vehicles created by Jeep® brand and Jeep Performance Parts (JPP). Enthusiasts from all over the world will gather March 27 to April 4 in Moab for an extended holiday week of trail rides and technical off-roading on some of the most challenging and picturesque terrain. The concepts include the Jeep® Magneto: A BEV concept for the Jeep Wrangler.

The Jeepster Beach is a Resto-Mod update of a 1968 Jeep Commander (C-101) that blends a vintage body with a modern drivetrain.


The Jeep Red Bare is a fully custom Gladiator Rubicon concept that pairs stout 4x4 capability with ultimate performance with a 91:1 crawl ratio, EcoDiesel fuel efficiency and driving range.


The Jeep Orange Peelz is a straight-up tribute to "the long-standing, open-air, fun-and-freedom lifestyle that makes the Jeep Wrangler a global icon."

(BMW images)
The BMW Group has revealed the i4 at its Annual Conference. “With its sporty looks, best in class driving dynamics and zero local emissions, the BMW i4 is a true BMW. It makes the heart of the BMW brand now beat fully electric,” said Pieter Nota, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Customer, Brands, Sales. The fully-electric i4 is a 4 door Gran Coupé and will enter the market sometime in 2021. There will eventually be a BMW M Performance model as well. The BMW i4 model line will be available in different versions covering ranges of up to 300 miles (EPA). With a power output of up to 530HP the BMW i4 can accelerate from zero to 100km/h in around 4 seconds. More details to come. Does it remind you of the Mach-E? Trust us, they will all blend together eventually. 

AE Song of the Week:

It's not
What you thought
When you first began it
You got
What you want
Now you can hardly stand it though
By now you know

It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
'Til you wise up

You're sure
There's a cure
And you have finally found it
You think
One drink
Will shrink you 'til you're underground
And living down

But it's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
'Til you wise up

Prepare a list of what you need
Before you sign away the deed
'Cause it's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
'Til you wise up

No, it's not going to stop
'Til you wise up
No, it's not going to stop
So just, give up

"Wise Up" by Aimee Mann from the motion picture soundtrack for "Magnolia" (1999).* Written by Aimee Mann; Published by Downtown Music Publishing; Lyrics Licensed by LyricFind. Watch a "live" video here. 

*Perhaps Mann's most depressing song, "Wise Up" deals with the need to recognize reality. Its lyrics, "It's not going to stop till you wise up, so you might as well give up," are not of the encouraging, positive, motivational nature. This is in contrast to the song's sweet melody and gentle, orchestral swells. This song was featured prominently in the Paul Thomas Anderson movie "Magnolia" in a surreal sequence wherein several characters in different locations are seen simultaneously singing the tune aloud. The film itself was basically a story created around Mann's songs. The singer/songwriter explained to dcist what happened: "Well, I wrote it for Jerry Maguire. [Writer/director Cameron Crowe] really liked the demo, and then he didn't like the finished version, so he didn't put it in the movie. Then after the movie came out, he called me and said, 'I don't know what I was thinking! Your version is awesome. I guess I was just kind of attached to the demo.' So he put it on the soundtrack album. So it's there, and on the DVD, but it wasn't in the original release of the film. And then Paul Thomas Anderson heard it, and he really liked it. So [the song's prominent use in Magnolia] was kind of a sweet shout-out." (Knowledge courtesy of Songfacts.com)