Jeep’s upcoming Wrangler pickup truck will be
reportedly name the Jeep Scrambler once it hits the market in 2019. JeepScramblerForum, a sister site to
JLWranglerForums, cites inside sources about the name of the new Wrangler
variant, with the Scrambler trademark name to have been renewed by FCA in March
of 2015.
Codenamed internally as JT, the new Jeep Scrambler
will share the 3.0-liter V6 turbodiesel engine with the regular Wrangler JL.
This was sort-of confirmed by the FCA sales code for the particular engine
(EXJ) that revealed the program codes for each vehicle destined to receive it.
The system also didn’t show the 3.6-liter V6 Pentastar or the 2.0-liter
four-cylinder turbo petrol units as part of the JT family but this could be due
to the system being not complete yet.
The upcoming JT pickup will also offer at least 3
roof options – a black three-piece hardtop, a body-colored three-piece hardtop
and a premium black Sunrider soft top, which confirms that the model will also
feature a removable roof.
The site also got hold of some CAD files of the 2019
Scrambler’s frame and axles and compared them with the current four-door JK
Wrangler Unlimited, finding that the upcoming pickup truck’s frame will be
around 18 percent longer than the current four-door Wrangler’s frame.
The axles also appear to be Dana 12-bolt items which
is significantly stronger over the current Wrangler’s Dana 44 items, raising
the truck’s payload capacity and tow rating. Production of the upcoming Jeep
Scrambler is expected to start in late 2018, with the new generation Wrangler
to be unveiled in the next couple of months, possibly at the LA Auto Show, so
stay tuned.
