Five Intel Tips Jeep Could Use on New Military Vehicle

There’s certainly no denying the fact that when it comes to the name “Jeep,” it’s become a term recognized far beyond authentic vehicles bearing the nameplate.
Still, there are some things that immediately come to mind when you hear the name, like off-road capabilities that can be used to assess whether a vehicle is authentically Jeep or a perpetrator. Then there are those vehicles that pick up the Jeep moniker, which we often revel in because of what they say about the nameplate. Take, for example, this new military SUV known as the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), as highlighted in a BreakingDefense.com report.
Priced at roughly $250,000 a pop, it is without question a vehicle that most here would probably be proud to call a true Jeep. Although it appears that the contract for building the new military vehicle will be awarded to AM General, Lockheed Martin, or Oshkosh.
Still, we’ve identified five things being considered for the JLTV that could possibly help Jeep with the next-gen Wrangler, if they could get intel on the new military vehicle.
1. Despite the need to sustain heavy blows in the field, the JLTV is expected to be one of the lightest vehicles of its kind, ever. This could help Jeep deal with weight reduction issues for the next gen Wrangler.
2. One of the grounding development principles for the new military vehicle is “protected mobility,” which shares many of the same fundamental engineering principles as Jeep.
3. The approach for developing the JLTV started from inside-out not outside-in, which is a more passenger centered approach to design.
4. Seats in the JLTV move up and down to blasts in the battle field, which could be converted into an interesting feature to improve the next gen Wrangler’s off-road comfortability for passengers.
5. Lastly, the entire vehicle is being designed so that if it’s struck with incredible force, it will crumple in a way that is even more focused on protecting the passengers, an engineering feature that is probably light years ahead of the typical crash safety features.
Of course, the biggest challenge for Jeep would be shedding that $250,000 down to a more reasonable price, even if they could get their hands on intel for the JLTV.
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via [BreakingDefense.com]

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