Why the Jeep Wrangler is the new Defender.

[Christian P.]

Great editorial from Matt today...I must say I tend to agree.

http://www.expeditionportal.com/vehi...-defender.html

What do you guys think? Would you take a new Jeep for a Round-the-World trip?

[Quill]

The Wrangler is the one thing Jeep is doing right. Not a new thing. A modernized CJ8. They have the ball and hopefully they run all the way with it.

[scarysharkface]

I love mine, warts and all. It has enabled us to travel as a family to some really exceptional places.

John

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[jaxs1984]

Since I first purchased my Jeep rubicon in 2009 , it always brings a smile to my face when I get in. It enabled me to explore the backroads of America / National Parks, etc... which I would have never have done before. It literally opened my eyes.

[sgt rock]

thought i was a fair article

[RockTrout]

Did anyone catch the article with the aforementioned titled on the site? It is a great read. Especially if you were ever a green oval fan!

http://www.expeditionportal.com/vehi...-defender.html

How many others converted from the green oval to a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited? I wish I would have done it sooner!

[LR Max]

The wrangler has finally become a family vehicle. That is pretty much it. Something you can throw the kids in the back, take the top and doors off, and go. Or at least the concept of doing that (everyone talks about how much camping/being outdoors they are going to be in their SUV, few actually do it). The previous wranglers never had that.

I would recommend comparing it to the sale of crew cab pickups. How many single cab trucks are sold now in comparison to a crew cab? Exactly.

They've also made the Wrangler something that is very nice to daily drive. Nice interior, good climate control, very good sound proofing, etc.

In comparison, Land Rover has found a market selling Range Rovers to rich people. Not saying there is anything wrong with that, but their market has shifted. I don't blame them. Why waste time selling a handful of low dollar rustic vehicles to someone who is gonna haggle and keep it forever when you can sell a crapton of expensive vehicles to people who wish to buy a new one every 2 years? Seems like a GREAT idea to me.

I love my rovers, they've got these new JKs figured out. As for the rest of the rest of the jeep line up, the Grand Cherokee is the only other one I recognize. Heard an advertisement for the Jeep Compass on Pandora. The advertisement was showcasing its off road heritage, yet I cannot confirm the vehicle actually has a low range!

[Frank]

Great article but IMO a 2 huge things have been missed.

1) Lack of Land Rover dealerships. Part of my day to day job is to call dealerships (Land Rover included) -I can call all of the dealerships across the US in less than a day. Jeep dealerships, it takes me 2 weeks

2) Cost. A D90 10 years ago was nearly the cost of a well prepped AEV JKU today.

[Hilldweller]

I put 86,000 miles on my JK in less than 3 years and never got stranded and never had to baby it.
Yeah, I'd wheel one around the world.

I sure do miss that thing. I hope the new owner treats her right.

[scootr29]

The wrangler has finally become a family vehicle. That is pretty much it. Something you can throw the kids in the back, take the top and doors off, and go. Or at least the concept of doing that (everyone talks about how much camping/being outdoors they are going to be in their SUV, few actually do it). The previous wranglers never had that.

I would recommend comparing it to the sale of crew cab pickups. How many single cab trucks are sold now in comparison to a crew cab? Exactly.

They've also made the Wrangler something that is very nice to daily drive. Nice interior, good climate control, very good sound proofing, etc.

In comparison, Land Rover has found a market selling Range Rovers to rich people. Not saying there is anything wrong with that, but their market has shifted. I don't blame them. Why waste time selling a handful of low dollar rustic vehicles to someone who is gonna haggle and keep it forever when you can sell a crapton of expensive vehicles to people who wish to buy a new one every 2 years? Seems like a GREAT idea to me.

I love my rovers, they've got these new JKs figured out. As for the rest of the rest of the jeep line up, the Grand Cherokee is the only other one I recognize. Heard an advertisement for the Jeep Compass on Pandora. The advertisement was showcasing its off road heritage, yet I cannot confirm the vehicle actually has a low range!

My 2008 Grand Cherokee has a low range..plus a diesel

The new Grand Cherokees with QT2 and QD2 both have a low range...QD2 has a rear LSD. Plus you can get an air activated ride height system.

The new GC has gone ifs/irs

The older GCs models were ifs/straight