Jeep Wrangler Pickup
These are the first spy
photos that finally prove that the first Jeep pickup truck since the 1992
Comanche is indeed happening, after concepts like the 2005 Gladiator, the 2012
J-12 and more recently the 2016 Crew Chief 715 that have never materialized.
The prototype you see
here is wearing the four-door Unlimited body with a fairly sizeable bed hanging
at the rear. Judging though by the placement of the rear wheels inside the
wheel wells, we can safely assume that this is not going to be the final
design, though.
The next-gen Wrangler,
codenamed JL, is expected to enter production in Q4 of 2017. The pickup
version, codenamed JT, will go into production in Q3 or Q4 of 2018, making the
new model a MY2018. Both of them will be built at the Toledo plant.
Expect to see the new
Wrangler generation with a new turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder, a
3.6-litre V6 and a turbo diesel engine. Jeep is currently toying with the idea
of offering also a plug-in hybrid variant but only if it will fit the proper
off-road character of their iconic model.
