Jeep has released
the details of the European Wrangler ahead of its official market launch in the
region this September. The latest generation of the off-road icon will be
offered with two engine options in Europe, including a 2.0-liter turbo
four-cylinder petrol engine and a new 2.2-liter Multijet II turbo four-cylinder
diesel engine.
Customers in the
Middle East, Russia and Africa will be offered the more powerful 3.6-liter V6
option with 280 hp and 347 Nm, with those in the old continent
being limited to four-cylinder engine options only. All powertrains come with
an eight-speed automatic transmission as standard.
The new Jeep
Wrangler will be initially available in Europe with just the 2.2-liter Multijet
II diesel engine. Power is rated at 197 hp and torque at 450 Nm. Jeep claims that a four-door Sahara model is capable of a 0-100 km/h in 9.6 seconds while top speed is 180 km/h. 2.0-liter petrol
models will become available towards the end of the year, offering 268 hp and 400 Nm of torque.
European customers
will be offered three trim levels: Sport, Sahara and Rubicon. All three of them
will be available in both two- and four-door bodystyles, while Sahara models
can be specified with a new Overland pack as an option.
The new Overland
pack adds to Sahara models a set of unique 18-inch aluminum wheels, body color
grille with bright accents and headlight bezels, body-colored spare tire cover
and a leather interior, among other.
Sport and Sahara
models of the new Jeep Wrangler will be fitted with the Command-Trac all-wheel
drive while the more off-road capable Wrangler Rubicon models come with the
Rock-Trac all-wheel drive system. Both systems feature a new full-time
two-speed transfer case. Shifting between 2WD and 4WD can be done at speeds of
up to 72 km/h.
Apart from the
different all-wheel drive system, the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon comes with
heavy-duty Dana 44 axles, Tru-Lok electric front- and rear-axle lockers, added
articulation and a longer suspension travel with the kind help of an electronic
sway-bar disconnect.
There will be three
top options: the Sky One-Touch soft-top which can be retracted with a push of a
button, the Zipperless Premium Sunrider soft top and the modular Freedom Top,
which is a removable, three-panel hard top.
Inside you get
either a 3.5-inch or a 7-inch display for the instrument cluster while
customers will get to choose between a 7.0-inch or a 8.4-inch touchscreen
display for the UConnect infotainment system that comes with Android Auto and
Apple CarPlay as standard.
A smaller 5.0-inch infotainment system will be
offered in Wrangler Sport models in markets outside Europe. Finally, the new
Jeep Wrangler features a wide range of safety systems, including Blind-Spot
monitoring, Rear Cross Path detection and more.
