Cutman

It has to change. If it doesn't it will still be getting 17 mpg. That's why they are changing it. The front windshield will HAVE to be angled more. Aerodynamics and weight are why it gets the mileage it does. And Sergio said they will be able to get around using aluminum. So the appearance is the only option.

JKHammerSVT10

I am anxious to see the available engines and transmissions. Will not heavily mod mine until then. I would like to see a diesel with the 8 speed trans or upgraded manual.

Jeepstercanada

The diesel will most likely only be with the 8 speed auto

arjeeper

Yeah I'd highly doubt a diesel with an auto.

And apparently the diesel and hybrid options are not coming for a couple years (maybe 2018-2020) based on the details FCA came out with so far.

http://www.freep.com/story/money/car...plan/79393200/

NerfHerder

Ya, but that assumes that what they come out with will even have an option of an after-market soft-top. If what they make is something like the Liberty Sky Slider (like somebody above said), that to me is no different from a sunroof (a big sunroof, but still).

I have no interest in that, and to me, it would kill the Wrangler in its sleep.

NerfHerder

That's exactly right. Jeep is the only thing keeping FCA afloat and FCA is the only major car company drowning in debt. It's in the same shape now that most car companies were in circa 2008. They can't keep that going. So at what point would it make sense to shake things up and split up the brand?

Personally, I think Jeep would be much better off if Fiat was pressured to sell the brand to a US manufacturer. It's the only piece of the company that has any value, but it won't for long.

arjeeper

If I were them I'd release a Wrangler with every option or configuration imaginable. Just milk that cash cow.

Mark Doiron

While Fiat and Chrysler brands haven't been knocking down many records, Jeep, Dodge and Ram Truck have been. When compared to GM and Ford, FCA has been performing markedly better in year-over-year sales numbers. I doubt they have any interest in selling off Jeep, and I have no idea who or how you figure they could be "pressured" into doing so. We now have a company that's actually interested in the brand, unlike Cerberus and Mercedes Benz. It shows in the products they've been selling. I say "Bravo!" and keep up the good work.

NerfHerder

They are interested in the brand only as far as it keeps the rest of the company hobbling along. They have been trolling for a buyer for over a year now (FCA seems to be looking for a partner, but the options are few) because they know their current structure is unsustainable. The question is whether their interest in the brand is a good thing or not. If they move in the direction of Jeep pickups, Hellcat Engines, diesel, solid axles and soft-tops, the Wrangler faithful will be happy as a pig in mud. But if their interest in the brand is to crank out little eurotrash like the Renegade (or to nerf the Wrangler into mom wagons), then their interest in the brand might just smother it.

I would think there would be a lot of interested buyers, but the Jeep faithful would be the only ones that could bring the pressure.

crusaderJK

No, they stopped selling the Diesel here in Europe. But that is due to new and stricter emissions regulations.