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People said over and over again about bronco is wrangler competitor. When I see bronco around I am confused. The only vehicle I think of in terms of competition for bronco is Suzuki Jimny
If you've ever driven a Wrangler and had a near death experience with "death wobble" then you will know this 500hp Wrangler is a literal definition of a death trap.
I had a 89 wrangler completely stock height and there were more times that I could count where I got the cold sweats of fear. The wobbles at higher speeds and on 3 or maybe even 2 wheels taking a turn I didn't realize I was taking all that fast... this 392 is insane!
They have gotten better but your point is almost certainly still valid because of the wheelbase issues. I did move from a hard top to a soft top on an older model and that helped a bit. But, 500hp on this chassis - I'll pass.
Right? Unfortunately, most of these will be bought by people that want to look cool, have no idea about the DNA level handling flaws and will try to drive these like a BMW X3.
Well, at least the price will keep it out of the hands of many drivers, making the roads safer for the rest of us. Will be interesting to see the accident statistics on this trim.
Wow, that’s insane! My 2016 Cherokee Trailhawk had about 265 hp and was fast enough for 99% of owners, even though I thought it was a bit underpowered (but that’s just me). But this Jeep with 475 is RIDICULOUS! My Cherokee got 18mpg in the city if I drove like a “Little Old Lady”, which I never did - so I got about 16mpg. With that engine, knowing the type of guys that will be buying this - they will be lucky to average 10mpg. Some will be around 8mpg. I would get about 5mpg (cuz that’s how I roll). With nearly 98% of all manufactures on earth working towards Full Electric and Plug-in Hybrids, this Jeep will be nothing more than a 5000lb paperweight in 6 years. Good luck affording gas for this beast when the refineries start shutting down in 6 years.
The handling in a Jeep is hilarious at best. With that power, madness. I'll take one. FYI I've owned a 1957 CJ with a 283 with the stock transmission. This makes me warm and fuzzy inside.
When I saw the MSRP I thought Mopar was insane. Then I started to research what a Hemi swapped Wrangler cost so even at almost $80k it's an absolute bargain with a warranty.
You drive this thing and run out of gas. Then you go and walk to get gas and come back with your wheels gone and your 392 motor gone as well because anyone can just pop your hood open.
@@richprice01 There are and you can get them from either Amazon or online shops. However they're not as good as a regular hood lock. It does deter some wanna be thieves but again if the thieves wants what is under your hood they can break the locks. My buddy's JK was broken in and the thieves broke his aftermarket hood locks with a crow bar.
Obviously made for off road only. It handles the paved roads well enough to get you from home to your off road destination, but you are only daily driving this bad boy if you can’t afford another vehicle with better road handling manners and better mpg. Trail recon has one of these and puts it through its paces and the wranglers are true off road beasts even stock. This one with the engine and basically raptor like suspension makes it the ultimate off roader in stock form. We love ours.
75k! Are they nuts. For a what a bolt on car this car barely passes basic car crashes. Forget overlap and roll over or side impact. Look it up. Europen and Australia vehicle crash testing have given this vehicle a whopping 0 stars because it failed! However because in America they have loop holes this vehicle is known as being a speciality vehicle and not required to pass all the crash test or reliability features.
It scores the same as the new 4runner in the IIHS crash ratings. That car is its main competition until bronco comes out. 75k is much cheaper than attempting to do a v8 swap yourself and end up with no warranty. Seems like they are selling everyone they make at these prices and lots of dealers are even marking them up over 100k. Lots of people with money to burn so why would Jeep sell for less?
@@gs98999 Jeep Wrangler is not the main competitor for 4runner. Jeep never gets tested for rollover or side impact. It gets a marginal rating for 30 mph head on and rear end. That's it. 4runner scored higher
@@aky19832001 yup, it flips and that’s not good. But the tub stays in tact and driver would be ok. Take a look at that same crash for the 4Runner. The whole driver compartment is crushed in. Legs would be messed up. But Toyota gets a pass because it’s Toyota and has potential to go 500k miles!
I’m glad Stellantis finally put a V8 in the wrangler but I feel the 5.7 should also be available as it’s significantly cheaper and would still greatly increase character and power for the wrangler.
I got bored of my R/T pretty quickly. I still love my 392 till this day. I have a straight pipe and when I let off the gas downhill, it gurgles like a fcuking lion
It annoys me that Stellantis, GM, Ford all limit some of the premium offerings to 4 door models. Prices are high but if I could get want I want I would pay. But since I can't, I buy used and put money into the mods I want. Is it the same? Of course not but I don't want or need 4 doors.
Smiling here while watching, have my 1st Gen 2015 V8 armada. Love V8’s engine, love the sounds but fuel price getting higher every year. Good to here the 392 still live.
I own Rubicon 2020. Two things must be changed or at least an option 🤨 1: the steering gap 2: the interior heat in summer Even with these shenanigans I bought it and prefer it than any car 🤘🏼😁
lol, 475hp and it stops at 99mph max , before it flips over?? or the tires blow up, if Jeep didn't limit it, passed by a toyota prius on the highway .... =( ................ like a muscle builder that can only walk up 25 steps
The diesel Gladiator was a huge disappointment. It tows less than the V6. Jeep says the small grill on the Gladiator doesn't allow for enough cooling for heavy towing. Does a 6.4 liter engine need as much cooling as a turbo diesel to get decent towing? Why not put this hood on the Gladiator?
With those size tires....its a bear to handle without that engine. I've had both the v6 NA and the 4 turbo. Constant steering adjustments is my major complaint with my last two. Still...im considering the 392.
I personally hate it... it would be fun to drive. But I want a jeep that will crawl over anything lots of torque. If i want to go from 0 to 60 in 4 seconds I'd get something that's going faster than 99 mph for top speed.
Bro I got a question. Im kind of new into the jeeps, I bought a 20 Wrangler Rubicon V4 2.0 and the mpg is like 14 in City, I got a 17 mustang GT and does 17 mpg. There is something with my wrangler it is that normal, because in my mind there is no way than my GT save more gas than the wrangler
