Wednesday, September 19, 2018

2018 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4x4, Firecracker Red Clear Coat

2018 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4x4, Firecracker Red Clear Coat


The 2018 Jeep Wrangler: The One We've Been Waiting For

Written by: Jen Dunnaway, Automotive Editor

What's new:

The Wrangler gets a complete revision for 2018, with a cleaner and more streamlined interior, lighter and easier-to-remove external panels, a revised face with bigger headlights, a convex grille, and upgraded bumpers, a new 2.0L 4-cylinder turbocharged engine option and available 8-speed automatic, and 33” off-road tires.

What's hot:

  • The clean, flat-fronted dash and simplified gauges are throwback cool and a vast improvement over the outgoing interface.
  • Lighter and easy-access removable panels and top options remove the hassle and the backache from taking off doors and letting in sky.
  • Improved ride comfort and sound deadening make this the most refined Wrangler yet.

What's not:

  • The current and upcoming engine options are intriguing, but the jury is out on whether the 2.0L offers any real benefit. Plus we have to wait the rest of the year for the diesel and hybrid powertrains.

While Jeep fans and four-wheel enthusiasts have been crazed with anticipation for the redesigned “JL” Wrangler for years now, Jeep certainly took its sweet time bringing it to market. The new Wrangler only just began production in November 2017, meaning a ton of old-style Wranglers already produced to meet this year’s demand are being sold as 2018’s alongside the all-new Wranglers. This is why we have two different detail pages for the 2018 Jeep Wrangler: the one you’re on now, and the one for the old-style 2018 Wrangler JK. For my part, I finally got a chance to check out and crawl through the all-new Wrangler at the 2018 New York Auto Show, and take a quick ride along on the off-road course set up outside the Javits Center. The reworked Wrangler gets a ton of subtle improvements that all add up to a more solid and squared-away rig than its rawboned predecessor. What’s unchanged is its promise of adventure and absolute off-road competence. Read on for some impressions and photos from New York of the much-anticipated revision of Jeep’s flagship four-wheeler.


2018 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4x4, Firecracker Red Clear Coat

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