No Wrangler refresh until 2015
11-26-2011, 07:59 AM
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JK Enthusiast
What will kill the Jeep is Obama and his EPA - the new corporate average fuel economy requirements may cause Chrysler abandon the Jeep unless they can get it over 25MPG average.
11-26-2011, 10:31 AM
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JK Super Freak
Anything is possible, but unless the feds change something CAFE means "Corporate Average Fuel Economy". They make up for Jeeps that get 20 MPG with by selling econo-boxes that get 45 MPG.
11-26-2011, 04:05 PM
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Jeep is one of the more profitable brands of the group, and the Wrangler is a hot seller. Don't fix what ain't broke... Minimal changes would be best concentrating on improving the drivetrain.
11-26-2011, 04:22 PM
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Agreed. The latest Defender concept is a completely new direction for the model.
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Those wheels and tires are just what most of the mall crawling Rover owners like.
Me, not so much.
11-27-2011, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by blw
What will kill the Jeep is Obama and his EPA - the new corporate average fuel economy requirements may cause Chrysler abandon the Jeep unless they can get it over 25MPG average.
11-27-2011, 07:33 AM
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With the poor quality composents of the JK, I'm affraid to see the new (urban) version of the Wrangler around 2017
I wouldn't be surprised to see IFS on the Sport and Sahara models
I wouldn't be surprised to see IFS on the Sport and Sahara models
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11-27-2011, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by blw
What will kill the Jeep is Obama and his EPA - the new corporate average fuel economy requirements may cause Chrysler abandon the Jeep unless they can get it over 25MPG average.
11-27-2011, 01:19 PM
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I agree. I'm interested to see what they do to make the Wrangler more aerodynamic. It seems like a very un-Jeep thing to do, but they have to sell vehicles I suppose. I hope they don't mess with the design too much.