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Considering the Jeep was developed over 30 years before the Gelandewagen, I'm pretty sure it's the other way around.
That's almost certainly the kind of image they were going for, yeah.
The Wrangler is basically a pickup if you take the rear seats out. It just doesn't have a proper tailgate. The market for shortbed two-door pickups is basically nil these days. The extended cab MIGHT have an argument for existing but I doubt it based on truck buying trends.
While far more refined than Jeeps of the past, the Gladiator has the choppy, jouncy ride endemic to such a vehicle, a very high center of gravity, and the drag coefficient of a giant lunchbox. Combining this with its bulbous knobby tires, it fumbles over roadway crowns and divots like a toddler running a marathon in skis. Its interior, again while upgraded from the metal and rubber penury of old CJs, has a certain retro charm, if you find a wash of dash plastic painted in a simulacrum of the body’s color charming. The center-stack switchgear, despite Chrysler’s excellent UConnect infotainment system, does an excellent imitation of the organizational patterns of a sack of crickets. The truck has a menacing stance from dead on, but from many angles looks awkward and ill-proportioned, with a bed split-line and rear overhang that makes it appear as if it is a Jeep that is towing itself. The comfort of the front seat is somewhat dependent on the discomfort of the rear occupants. And the short bed lacks the capacity, or the clever stowage, that sister brand Ram has pioneered. Did I mention that the Gladiator I was in stickered at an extortionate $55,500?
Surprised they don't come standard with ANGERY LED headlights.
Oh you can bet people will be refinancing their houses to buy one.$73,500
You're at least getting a lot of....car...for that $101,850. At ~5,200lbs that's only $19.50 per pound. That's tremendous value compared to something like a Porsche Cayman GT4, which is a hefty $32.50 per pound.Jeep is discontinuing its 6.4L Hemi Wrangler Rubicon 392, will produce 3,700 Final Edition models for a staggering $101,850.
The Last V8 Jeep Wrangler Will Cost You $100,000 | Carscoops
Packed with exclusive content and off-road technology, the 2024 Wrangler Rubicon 392 Final Edition is Jeep's farewell to the V8-powered Wranglerwww.carscoops.com
Though it’s a rip off compared to the very cheap $11.99 per pound GMC Hummer EV (9,063 lbs, $108,700 starting price)You're at least getting a lot of....car...for that $101,850. At ~5,200lbs that's only $19.50 per pound. That's tremendous value compared to something like a Porsche Cayman GT4, which is a hefty $32.50 per pound.
Jeep is discontinuing its 6.4L Hemi Wrangler Rubicon 392, will produce 3,700 Final Edition models for a staggering $101,850.
The Last V8 Jeep Wrangler Will Cost You $100,000 | Carscoops
Packed with exclusive content and off-road technology, the 2024 Wrangler Rubicon 392 Final Edition is Jeep's farewell to the V8-powered Wranglerwww.carscoops.com