I might just be used to my 4 door soft top, which gives better site lines I think. Also my dad has both tops, and the soft is quite a bit better even for the 2 door.
^^^ Yep, the article mentioned the motor sounds a lot deeper and less lumpy, if memory serves me. The article mentioned that rock climbers will not be disappointed with the extra torque.
I have a hard top, and I did not notice the difference in the extra glass. Will look again tonight.
The alternator was moved to a higher area in the engine bay
The article mentioned the interior (parts/dashboard) is of a much higher quality - though that occurred in '11...
The 2-Door Wrangler they tested w/hard top weighs just under 4,000 pounds.
After reading the article, I thought to myself that there will be a lot of surprised motorists who will be shocked that a Wrangler can sprint out of the hole, much quicker than before. The three second improvement in acceleration from 0-60 will in fact surprise a lot of motorists who recall that most Wranglers are slow.... Imagine the surprised motorist's face when you pass them upon acceleration. This will be priceless!!!
Finally some performance repect for the Wrangler, lol!!!
Whats kind of cool is that the 3.6L Wrangler's 0-60 time is only .3 seconds slower than a 2011 Challenger V6's 6.4 second run time which also has the 3.6L.
:whistling: It's a shame that so many new jeep owners are more worried about the highway performance of the new jeep and not the off-road attraction of a "JEEP"--
Course, I guess there are so many DDs required that, we're losing the attraction of the mountain climbing vehicle, thats been on top the list for a LONG TIME !!
:whistling: It's a shame that so many new jeep owners are more worried about the highway performance of the new jeep and not the off-road attraction of a "JEEP"--
Course, I guess there are so many DDs required that, we're losing the attraction of the mountain climbing vehicle, thats been on top the list for a LONG TIME !!
As I see it a good 0-60 time is a great way to show of your torque potential which directly correlates to the trail, not that you'll go 60 on the trail but maybe you'll have to get around that John Deere combine thats cruising at 10mph before the oncoming traffic arrives. This is a practical expectation IMHO. Now if people start expecting awesome quarter mile times, they might be in the wrong vehicle.
Absolutely agree. I'm a torque junky, and with the '12's torque curve coming on at lower rpms and a flatter/longer torque curve to boot, spells safety to me. I just want enuff torque to get me out of a potential safety/traffic issue.
I love my '10 Jeep, but it sure could stand some more TQ/Hp gains. More is more, lol!
:whistling:Heh Heh, I love the idea of the new jeeps, as long as they keep selling jeeps, we're OK-
But you coulda done the same with a previous JK/JKU, unless you JUST wanted a NEW jeep-and there's nothing wrong with that, but
The mold was cast in 2007 and all thats been done, is new tech suspension changes (motor/tranny)-you just had to mod the prototype to rival the "NEW STEED"
As long as they are selling lots of Jeeps, especially Rubicons, the included and optional accouterments will keep getting better. Thus, it is a great thing that anyone and everyone is buying them. It also means that there will be more available on the used market as well. Seems like a win/win situation to me.
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