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Six Jeep models get the Mopar Makeover for 2011 Safari in Moab

Performance, SUV, Crossover, Jeep, Off-Road, Racing

Six Mopar-tuned Jeep models - Click above for high-res image galleries

Jeep has a big year ahead of it. After finishing 2010 with a 24-percent increase in global sales versus 2009,Chrysler's off-road capable brand is looking for even more in 2011. To make Jeep even more motivated, the brand is also celebrating its 70th anniversary later this year, and it unveiled an entire lineup of new Special Edition models at the Detroit Auto Show back in January.

Jeep also plans to show six new Mopar-tuned models at the annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, from April 16 - 24, and we have the full monty from every model. There's a 'pork chop' that went on an 850-pound diet, a 6.4-liter Hemi V8-packing Rambler, a diesel-packing Cherokee Overland and more.

We've got detailed descriptions along with full image galleries of each Mopar-tuned Jeep after the break for your viewing pleasure. So what are you waiting for?

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Filed under: Hybrid, Truck, Work, Electric

2012 Bremach T. Rex - Click above for high-res image gallery

Bremach has been pumping out rugged work trucks in Italy since the late 1950s, so it's safe to say the company is clued-in to building no-nonsense, workaholic machinery. Its latest creation is called the T. Rex, and goes a long way to proving that EVs don't have to be Dustbuster-shaped people carriers.

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Click past the jump for videos of the T. Rex in action.

Gallery: 2012 Bremach T. Rex