Crank windows are back in Slate’s new low-cost electric pickup (X @slateauto) Manual windows, which had disappeared from cars sold in the United States, ...

Jeep reportedly removed the crank windows, in part, due to production costs, since building manual windows at scale is more expensive. This won’t make newer car models more expensive, though.

Crank windows belong to the list of classic car features that are probably gone forever.But for decades, they were found in millions ofJeep vehicles. During World War II, the Jeep progenitor ...

Jeff Bezos-backed Slate revealed its $28k modular EV yesterday. The bare-bones truck has manual windows and a 150-mile range. An optional truck top turns the two-seat pickup into an five-seat SUV ...

Compared to the original Jeep — you know, the military vehicle — the 2025 Wrangler JL is a spaceship, even though by modern standards it's a very old-school vehicle when compared to, say, the Ford ...

But father time, or, at least, father progress, is starting to catch up with the Wrangler, which is finally losing its manual crank-handle windows (as does the 2025 Gladiator, the Wrangler's de ...

The Last Car in America With Crank Windows Just Ditched ’Em. After retaining this one manual part longer than anyone else, this model at least holds onto another a little longer.

But father time, or, at least, father progress, is starting to catch up with the Wrangler, which is finally losing its manual crank-handle windows (as does the 2025 Gladiator, the Wrangler's de ...