Citing several dealers, Automotive News is reporting
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles used a dealer meeting to announce the Wrangler-based
pickup should be in showrooms by April 2019.
The model could arrive even sooner
as production is slated to begin in the fourth quarter of this year. Jeep
hasn’t said much about the truck but spy photos have shown it will be a
four-door model with a relatively short rear bed. The truck will also come with
a unique roof and some minor styling tweaks.
Since the Scrambler will be based on the Wrangler,
we can expect engine options to carryover. This means petrol choices should
include a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder with 270 hp and 399 Nm of torque as well as 3.6-liter V6 developing 285 hp and 352 Nm of torque. There should also be a 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V6 with
260 hp and 598 Nm of torque.
The Scrambler will become Jeep’s first pickup since
the Comanche went out of production in 1992. However, the truck has more in
common with the CJ-8 Scrambler which was phased out in 1986. FCA has high hopes
for the Scrambler but it will enter a resilient midsize truck market which has
seen new entries such as the Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon and Ford Ranger.
Cr : Carscoops
