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2012 0-60 Time Here

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#1 ·
After scouring the internet for hours (multitasking) and not being able to locate one post or review listing the 0-60 times of the new Jeep Wrangler (2012) I decided it was time that I found out myself.

I own a 2011 and its great - 0-60 is a little slow - 11.3 or so - but it is a jeep so who cares. Around town its all I need - if I want a fast vehicle this should not be it - I have 3500 miles, sahara unlimited, 3.73 auto, soft top, full doors, side airbage, 430 nav - about 33k sticker last year. The perfect car.

I had been wondering was the new jeep a lot faster? How? its a brick.

I went to a dealer locally to drive one. Sahara Hardtop (heavier than mine) - 3.2 (not 3.73) gearing, auto, 730 nav, etc...

The 0-60 test consisted of me, a street, my iphone stopwatch and a heavy foot. I am pretty coordinated in timing the start stop feature.

No engine rev while holding the brake - good old release the brake and pound the gas like granny would. No manual shift the auto - just drive and go.

ready -- set -- go --

jam the gas and press start - 10 - 20 - 30 ... 60 --- 8.6!
round 2 8.7

The car had 8 miles on it.

that is significant. The difference is simple. both feel fine around town. the new engine just feels like any normal run of the mill car (which all do 60 in the mid 8's). The thrill is that it no longer feels like it is working. I am not saying it is good or bad - again -- its a jeep. But i have to give chrysler credit (or fiat) - they did a nice job.

I imagine if you do local driving you will not really notice - highway - if you care or need to drive fast - which i don't - it will be different. However, applying a little more gas will probably balance the feel.

I am not defending my 11 - i could bite the bullet and get the 12 for a small hit - i may - dont know - but I really wanted to post a 0-60 time as it seems a lot of people are curious. Good luck - if you get an 11 or 12 - its a jeep and its just plain fun - regardless of the 3.8 or 3.6 - but if you are still deciding - bite the bullett - spend the extra ching and get the 12 - that is an absolute no brainer.
 
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#100 ·
off a cough said:
i predict the next year will be filled with grown men unable to hide their scorn of the 3.6l for no other reason than to justify their 3.8l in their own minds.

Seriously, guys, as grown ups, we should know that we can't always have the newest toy in the store. If you can, you are stupid wealthy and i would like to be your friend.

The 3.6l is not a jesus motor and it is just like the 3.8l in the at the engine was put in a chrysler minivan *first*. The 3.8l's weaknesses and mitigating tweaks are well documented and no one should feel the need to justify their engine or suffer penis envy over it. When your turn to buy the newest toys come along maybe the diesel or the 500hp hybrid mr. Fusion motor will be available, assuming the epa doesn't outlaw 4wd vehicles in the next year.

Life's rough, buy a helmet.
x 1000
 
#102 ·
TxF150 said:
:hide: I am guilty ...lol. I looked up videos, the new engine is a major improvement, the supercharged 3.8L still looked as if it was a bit slower than NA pentastar. Even as I KNOW my post are what this comment was geared at :surrender: ...... I must admit, you are right.

NEO and Q-Cumber, the weight of my Jeep, per our scale here at work, is exactly 4600 lbs, with exactly 50/50 wieght distribution if this helps ya'll. I wonder why mine is 300 lbs heavier than ChryCo says, all I have added is steps and 285/70/17's to it, with some alloy wheels that weight about the same as stock? Mine is an "S" by the way... I wonder if the Rubi is even ehavier than that with the new larger Auto? That motor is kicking ass if it moves the JKU Rubi that is north of my 4600 lbs @ 8.4/ 0-60!
We are losing you :)
 
#103 ·
Nah, not really. I like the simplicity of my 3.8L, drove it to work this morning even though it is slower than my work truck. Just like driving my Jeep, just came to the consensus...that I am basing my rationale off of NOTHING! the newer motor just has more power, and on Youtube I was ble to scratch up one 0-60 of a 2012, and a few of supercharged 3.8L.....the Penta gives it a run man :D

Cannot deny the vast improvement any longer, but nonetheless...I am very happy with my Jeep and defintely would NOT trade it in for a Penta, nothing against it, just happy with my rig right now.

I just HAVE to admit defeat, when defeated and armed with theory, and nothing else. Sucks, but it had to be done. It sounds strange, but I really don't like damaging creditbility here, gotta man up. Just how it is sometimes.... unfortunately. maybe a supercharge or regear is in the future for her, if no diesel shows up on our shores.
 
#106 ·
I'm not sure why some folks are having a hard time understanding that 0-60 time is about more than going fast; it is a metric that describes power translation to the wheels for the most useful acceleration spectrum of a vehicle used in everyday driving. This metric is useful for understanding real world power capability in ALL road conditions. I'm not sure why people struggle so much with this idea.

A nice bonus, as per the article link above, is that crawling is improved in the 2012 as well. I guess we can have our cake and eat it too... :)
 
#108 · (Edited)
I'm still working on posting the VBOX time for the 7.7. I'm hoping it recorded a 1/4 mile time as well, but I don't have my hopes up on the latter. I just switched from the GTech to this box and I haven't figured out how to set up the 1/4 mile settings correctly...

Unfortunately, I was stupid enough to download OS X Lion and install it, which consequently made my Bootcamp manager not work (no more Windows partition, which is what I need to install and run the VBOX software) and also stopped almost all my peripherals from working (camera, backup HD, etc.).
 
#109 ·
QueueCumber said:
I'm not sure why some folks are having a hard time understanding that 0-60 time is about more than going fast; it is a metric that describes power translation to the wheels for the most useful acceleration spectrum of a vehicle used in everyday driving. This metric is useful for understanding real world power capability in ALL road conditions. I'm not sure why people struggle so much with this idea.

A nice bonus, as per the article link above, is that crawling is improved in the 2012 as well. I guess we can have our cake and eat it too... :)
I understand you completely. Having a manual, I get more out of my 3.8- the automatic trans with the higher gears kills it.
I would use first-stubble for 2nd and cars would be stuck to my rear, or i would cut somebody off merging onto a busy street or highway.
For a while I was starting in 2nd, but now I'm back to using first and smoothy catching 2nd and getting up to speed quicker.
But I still have to get on it just to blend in with today's a**holes on the road, and risk getting into an accident.
I'm understanding the 0-60 more and more, but do have to admit that it used as bragging rights sometimes. That's when somebody is first to point out "it's a jeep" and then a war starts.
Did I make sense? Lol
 
#110 ·
I'm understanding the 0-60 more and more, but do have to admit that it used as bragging rights sometimes. That's when somebody is first to point out "it's a jeep" and then a war starts.
Did I make sense? Lol
Yeah. I don't think people are bragging about it though. I think people are excited about the performance gains.
 
#112 ·
Up Hill Bill said:
This was posted on the 2012 ordering thread by Omar Brännström:

Don't know why it jumps to original posting page??? Just close the new tab that opens to watch the video???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdR30oIsU1E&feature=player_detailpage#t=3s
That race is irrelevant as soon a he called the jeep cars :thumb: lol... Jk
Impressive, you read the comments? First posts are about a hemi. I guess some will never be happy.
 
#115 ·
Black2012 said:
2012 Jeep Wrangler First Test - Motor Trend

MotorTrend got 6.7 seconds out of the 2 door.
I believe it. Always wondered how they do the test. Auto you just Jam on it.
But with a stick, it took some time for me to learn how to drive it in the jeep. Especially with a low first gear. Now I'm able to quickly (smoothy) shift up through the gears staying in it's power band.
Gotta do what I gotta do with my crappy 3.8 right? :rofl:

6.7 that is very impressive :)
 
#116 ·
QueueCumber said:
I was in South Norwalk movie theater parking lot last night and passed a black Rubicon.

Are you in and around Fairfield?
Sorry--I'm in Windsor locks.
was down in Bristol area yesterday.
Not sure where Fairfield is.

Edit: a wee bit off lol

Nope-- wasn't me :)
 
#121 ·
NEO Jeep said:
As an aside,

The 4.10 axle may not make the Wrangler any quicker to 60 if it requires an additional gearshift (before reaching that point) versus the 3.73.
That's a good point.

My first gear is so low, I have to shift to 2nd quickly and step on it to go.
 
#122 ·
More good info about Pentastar development for Wrangler in that Motor Trend article:

We had to create a unique oil pan, an acoustic engine cover to reduce noise and improve appearance, optimized upper intake airflow for torque, and add equal-length downpipes to improve low- and mid-range torque response. Also unique are the front-end accessory drive and high-mounted rear-facing alternator for water fording. Its new pulse-width modulated 600-watt fan is 100-percent variable speed, not just high and low, plus it has a full face condenser for better A/C performance and a standalone transmission oil cooler.
 
#123 ·
off a cough said:
More good info about Pentastar development for Wrangler in that Motor Trend article:

We had to create a unique oil pan, an acoustic engine cover to reduce noise and improve appearance, optimized upper intake airflow for torque, and add equal-length downpipes to improve low- and mid-range torque response. Also unique are the front-end accessory drive and high-mounted rear-facing alternator for water fording. Its new pulse-width modulated 600-watt fan is 100-percent variable speed, not just high and low, plus it has a full face condenser for better A/C performance and a standalone transmission oil cooler.
Bada** :)
 
#124 ·
off a cough said:
More good info about Pentastar development for Wrangler in that Motor Trend article:

We had to create a unique oil pan, an acoustic engine cover to reduce noise and improve appearance, optimized upper intake airflow for torque, and add equal-length downpipes to improve low- and mid-range torque response. Also unique are the front-end accessory drive and high-mounted rear-facing alternator for water fording. Its new pulse-width modulated 600-watt fan is 100-percent variable speed, not just high and low, plus it has a full face condenser for better A/C performance and a standalone transmission oil cooler.
I wonder what the " optimized upper intake for torque"- how that works
 
#128 ·
Best part of this is that it COMPLETELY closes the door on the xterra and FJ cruiser. I think everyone always preferred the wrangler for its looks and off-road prowess, but I know several people who went with xterras and FJ cruisers due to the massively better powerplant.

Now the jeep has an even BETTER powerplant and is faster than both. And its cheaper. I feel bad for toyota and nissan.
 
#129 ·
Black2012 said:
Best part of this is that it COMPLETELY closes the door on the xterra and FJ cruiser. I think everyone always preferred the wrangler for its looks and off-road prowess, but I know several people who went with xterras and FJ cruisers due to the massively better powerplant.

Now the jeep has an even BETTER powerplant and is faster than both. And its cheaper. I feel bad for toyota and nissan.
I think, if they chose them over a jeep, regardless-they should be shot and buried . They don't deserve a jeep IMO :)
 
#130 · (Edited)
6.7 seconds... Impressive. Years of launching different vehicles obviously has its advantages when playing with a new vehicle.

I wonder if the automatic can get close to that time or if you have to slip the clutch to get those kinds of times out of these vehicles.
 
#135 ·
Can't help but notice that all of the 2012 reviews now coming out, make a big deal over the 0-60 time as a metric of how much of an improvement the Pentastar is over past Jeep power plants.

Also, QueueCumbers 0-60 times appear quite accurate compared with the professional reviewers times. And, his assertion is certainly vindicated by the pros, that 0-60 time is relevant.

Maybe we'll see some grudging recognition that he was right??

....Probably not, except from me. You da' man, Queue. :thumb:
 
#133 ·
:D Heh Heh, that was in '06 and thats when I had my trailer built-




The "Sunrise Yellow" of the Xterra, was very close to the "Detonator Yellow" of the jeep, so the trailer still matches, unless ya get some bad lighting !!

:dance::rofl: JIMBO
 
#134 ·
That "acoustic engine cover" traps in a lot of heat. I'm sure they tested it desert conditions... Thankfully the ECM isn't underneath it.
 
#138 ·
QueueCumber said:
Thanks! I am feeling pretty weak after seeing that 6.7 0-60 time made by Motor Trend... :facepalm:

I'm guessing that it is a combination of things; one, my lack of experience launching vehicles; two, they used the lighter sport, which also uses different tires (different radius, unsprung-weight, traction); three, they used manual and I used automatic. However, they would have the Sport's gear ratio on their test vehicle.

I wonder if I can take some time off of my numbers by using the manumatic... :banghead:

NM, I knew I was losing a modicum of power and control by going with automatic; it is still the best choice for how I will be using the vehicle. I definitely didn't buy it to get top times at the drag strip. :)
What did I miss? :hide:
 
#139 ·
Motor Trend got a 6.7 second 0-60 MPH time on the 2012 Sport manual.

No need for me to post that file anymore... LOL!
 
#142 ·
I finally had a chance to test drive a 2012 Sport today, compared to my 2011.
There is much improved performance, not sluggish at all! before you know it you will be going 60+mph..... highly unlikely I will trade up just for that, but it did feel very nice driving it. fun to drive...
Cannot confirm gas mileage improvement, but I am sure it has increased.

take a look at the video
Auto/with 3.73 gears

2011 08 31 15 06 18 484 - YouTube
 
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