@@adamschoenfeld3284 Very much so, it's much better for trips and I can pull a trailer and still take it off road. You're not going to do tight technical trails, but its great for Arizona forest service roads.
@@adamschoenfeld3284 I got a 2018 and it's much better. The 2019+ have the eight speed transmission. I get close to 17 mpg on the freeway cruising about 70. My Jeep was about the same with 35 inch tires. I get about 13 mpg in town
That was a great review, the best I have seen. I have had my 2019 PW for 14 months now. Have owned various 4x4s including a 2012 Trail Teams FJ, some Grand Cherokees, etc. I will agree that the steering could be more precise, though I have read that a lot of the issue comes from the Duratracs. With regard to the suspension stiffness, its suspension is actually a lot softer than the regular 2500s. Its towing capacity is "only" 10,000 lbs not the 16,000 or more of standard 2500s, because of softer springs. To me, in Wyoming, USA, on deteriorated mountain and forest roads, the biggest things are the locking axles, yes, but also the long arm front suspension and locker disconnect combination. When you disconnect the swaybar up front and keep it under the silly 18 mph limit for disco'd bars (there is a kit to bypass that by the way) the offroad ride softens considerably, and when you hit small gullies going diagonally across the trail, the hood doesnt even move. The Power Wagon disconnected has 26 inches of front axle articulation. That means the front tire can be 26 inches off the ground before a rear tire lifts. The Rubicon JlU gets about 10 inches less when disconnected. I have navigated ruts in my Power Wagon I wouold not attempt in my 2004 Grand Cherokee Limited. I hope if you ever get th3e chance to try the PW again in the dunes, you remember to disco the swaybar. Again, many thanks for an excellent, intelligent, and entertaining review. (By the way it is fantastic in snow and icy road conditions too)
Instead of just pushing the traction control button, press and hold it for a few seconds. That shuts off the eps also if you switch it to 4 low it automatically shuts down the traction control and stability control.
Well done, shame we didn't get rock crawling video. Two things, the cab has not been updated to the 1500. It has less leg room front and rear and doesn't have the flat floor of the 1500, they only stuck in the new interior upgrades. Second, starting with DeMuro and ending with Clarkson is bad form. I know it's easy to go there, but be yourself.
Thanks for watching - noted on the interior, it's definitely the old cabin with the interior upgrade. Re: Clarkson/De Muro - think of those as knowing homages to those who'll spot it. And I've worked with the Grand Tour so I feel entitled to a little more poetic licence than most!
