Chevrolet Celebrates 100 Years of Production

Swiss-born automobile designer and racing driver Louis Chevrolet sits behind the wheel of his prototype car in 1911. The car went into production as the first Chevrolet in 1912. Chevrolet founded the Chevrolet Brand 100 years ago with General Motors founder William C. Durant. Chevrolet was born in 1878 and died in 1941.

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2012 Jeep Wrangler Review

It's hard to imagine a scenario in which having six dash lights ablaze in our instrument cluster wouldn't induce sheer panic. But out here on California's gnarly, rocky Rubicon Trail, the glowing icons-for low tire pressure, ESC off, anti-roll bar disconnected, front-differential locker engaged, rear locker engaged, and four-wheel-drive active-are a welcome sight. Less welcome is the shriek from underneath the 2012 Jeep Wrangler as skid-plate metal attempts to grind itself back into the earth, whence it came.

Strapped into a new Rubicon-edition Wrangler (no coincidence, that), we chuckle, sometimes fret, as the Jeep's 32-inch knobbies scavenge for grip in bedrock and up crag faces that turn our view into a disorienting sea of blue and white. The trail is as eager as ever to fold tailpipes and bumpers, and its cambered rock valleys are tight enough to put a hold on normal respiration. The Rubicon Trail is a mean maid. But, fittingly, even a bone-stock Wrangler Rubicon can tame it. So, point taken: Nothing Jeep has done to the 2012 model has made a sissy of the Wrangler.

This '12 Wrangler is actually the culmination of a two-part refresh that began with the 2011 model. Last year, the cabin was rid of plastics as unyielding as the boulders we're crawling over. It might not have reached a Bentley level of poshness, but the interior now favors dash wipes over garden hoses. Along with new heated mirrors and seats and added sound deadening, the Wrangler's polish continues outside when optioned with the body-colored hardtop. In sum, it is a convincing enticement to customers holding reservations about living day to day with a Wrangler. But even as the '11 Jeep gained amenities, it remained handicapped by its dismal powertrain, which included a four-speed slushbox and a wheezy 202-hp, 3.8-liter V-6. The 2012 Wrangler rectifies this via Chrysler's new but already ubiquitous Pentastar V-6.

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• 1 1/2 cups pomegranate molasses
• 3/4 cup prepared horseradish, drained
• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper

Turkey:

• 1 (about 15 pounds) fresh turkey
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 4 cups homemade chicken stock or low-sodium canned broth

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

2. Whisk together pomegranate molasses, horseradish, mustard, salt, and coarsely ground black pepper. Set aside and let sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before using to allow the flavors to meld.

3. Remove the neck, heart and gizzard from inside of the turkey. Rinse the bird inside and out with cold water and pat dry. Rub the entire surface of the bird with the butter and season well (including the cavity) with salt and pepper. Truss the turkey and place breast-up on a rack in a large roasting pan. Roast for about 45 minutes, until slightly golden brown. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and continue roasting, basting with some of the chicken stock every 15 minutes, for about 1 hour, 15 minutes longer. (An instant-read thermometer inserted in the thigh should register 160 degrees F.)

4. During the last 15 minutes of roasting, stop basting with the chicken stock and brush the entire turkey with 1 cup of the pomegranate glaze. Remove the turkey from the oven, brush with the remaining glaze, loosely tent and let rest 15 minutes before slicing.