When are we getting the diesel in the US?

 

my pic has new 2013 interior with the new fbw

 

As far as I'm concerned ... Beyond the Pentastar upgrade ... The "new" Mercedes (W5-A580) 5 speed auto transmission is enough reason for getting a 2012 . It is BY FAR a better design (you can't beat German engineering) and SOOO much more reliable and MUCH heavier duty.
Damned be that wimpy 4 speed 42 RLE !!! Good Riddance!!

 

5speed auto is a joke. Should of took the time to matte it to a 6 speed auto then the engine would shine in the entire RPM Band. Plus mpgs would be in the mid/low 20s. Now that would be something to up grade 2.

 

The Pentastar is more hype than anything. It won't make your balls any bigger or your wife into a hottie again and won't get you to wherever you're going any faster than you would have with a 3.8.

Sure it's a little bit more powerful, but it's bolted to the same drivetrain and jeeps are supposed to be about going slow over rough terrain.

What it will do is make you a little bit poorer, so if nothing else wait 'till the hype dies down and stop acting like you just invented beer if you've got a pentastar under the hood.

 

NEVER

 

still love my 2007

 

I love these threads! Its faster, its not, is too, it feeeeeels faster, no it does, does too!

ANYONE WITH ANY PULL IN ANY MAGAZINE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do some real tests and put an end to all this BS. Oh wait it will never end, there will be arguements about break in or tire pressure or the color of the test vehicles.... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

How about we all just go drive whatever Jeep WE like and enjoy them???

Im loving my first Jeep and cant wait to get more experience in the great outdoors with it! Anyone want to join me? I dont give a rodents behind which one you are driving.

 

What is the powerband like in this motor? Some motors get those HP ratings at unreasonable rpm ranges making it usless off road but good on road.

 

I honestly think there might have been something wrong with the one you drove. After finally getting to test a black Rubi unlimited auto this evening I would bet a considerable amount of money that at least a couple of seconds have been knocked off the 0-60 time.

Now you might say who cares about 0-60, but there are a ton of us that need a JK for daily driving duties. That means towing a trailer full of quads and being able to overtake slower traffic, that means highway on-ramp acceleration runs during rush hour, that means holding 75mph up a grade,all sorts of situations where that power will come in handy. And to everyone saying that "oh all the power is in the top end, it's worthless for offroading", get real, you could hook a damn 2-stroke to the Rubi transfer case it'll still spin up a set of mud terrains.

Anyways, point being anyone considering a '12 model should definitely check it. I think with the new interior and drivetrain the JK is finally a fully realized vehicle.