Jeep has updated the iconic Wrangler, our Editor Ray Leathern got to drive it at the world launch in Austria. While we await his esteemed opinion of the new models in Motor Magazine we’ll give you some of the basic details of what he drove. Watch the video below for glimpse of the new Wrangler.
Jeep’s legendary off-roader lives on. New Wrangler Rubicon gets Rock-Trac 4×4 – feat. electric front & rear diff locks and Trac-Lok LSD with electronic sway-bar disconnect for ultimate trail crushability. Yeehaw! #CampJeep #NewWrangler 🇺🇸🏔🇦🇹
Gepostet von Motor Magazine am Montag, 9. Juli 2018
The fourth generation of the Jeep Wrangler is offered in three different trim levels: Sport, Sahara and Rubicon, all available in two-door or four-door configurations.
Highlights of the new Wrangler:
- Two four-wheel drive, active, on-demand full time systems – Command-Trac and Rock-Trac, next-generation Dana axles, Tru-Lock electric front- and rear-axle lockers, Trac-Lok limited-slip differential and an electronic front sway-bar disconnect.
- Advanced technological contents include new LED headlamps and tail lamps, new UconnectTM system with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and the choice of 5.0, 7.0- or 8.4-inch touchscreens with pinch-and-zoom capability
- An array of safety and security systems, including Blind-spot Monitoring with Rear Cross Path detection, ParkView rear backup camera with dynamic grid lines, electronic stability control (ESC) with electronic roll mitigation and four standard air bags.
- A modern design that retains all the authentic styling cues of the iconic Wrangler with several new top combinations that ensure more open-air freedom.
At the launch there were two new powertrains to be sampled that will joining the standard 3.6-litre petrol engine. However, the Powers That Be at Jeep South Africa are yet to indicate whether we will be getting the new engines when the Wrangler arrives towards the end of 2018.
New 2.2-litre MultiJet II turbo diesel engine
- 149 kW @ 3 500 rpm
- 450 Nm @ 2 000 rpm
- new 8-speed automatic transmission
New 2.0-litre turbocharged inline four-cylinder petrol engine
- 202 kW @ 5 250 rpm
- 400 Nm @ 3 000 rpm
- new 8-speed automatic transmission
3.6-litre Pentastar V-6 petrol engine (only for the Middle East and Africa where fuel is dirt cheap or hellish expensive)
- 212 kW @ 6 400 rpm
- 347 Nm @ 4 100 rpm
- new 8-speed automatic transmission
Off-road abilities of the new Jeep Wrangler in a nut shell
| Wrangler Rubicon | Wrangler Sahara | |||
| 2-door | 4-door | 2-door | 4-door | |
| Approach | 36.4 | 36 | 37.4 | 35.4 |
| Departure | 30.8 | 31.4 | 30.5 | 30.7 |
| Breakover | 25.85 | 20.8 | 26.2 | 20 |
| Water fording | 760 mm | 760 mm | 760 mm | 760 mm |
