SEPTEMBER 6 - 12, 2019
Ŷ GENUINE: The rugged Jeep Wrangler Rubicon stands out in a field of prissy premium SUVs.
WRANGLER GOES ITS OWN WAY By DEREK OGDEN There are a host of options offered across the Wrangler line-up including heated leather seats and steering wheel for the Rubicon, and more than 100 Mopar accessories. Key items range from tow bar and roof rack kits to chromed bonnet latches and 17-inch Satin Carbon Wheels. A three-inch suspension lift kit is coming. (NOTE: Rubicon stems from the infamous eponymous trail, a 22-mile route, part road and part hellish 4x4 trail, in the Sierra Nevada of the western United States, which all genuine off-road Jeeps have to endure during testing). STYLING There’s no missing this vehicle, with ‘Jeep’,
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‘Wrangler Unlimited’ and ‘Rubicon’, the last plastered on the bonnet twice, cropping up all over the place, inside and out. While styling has been modernised, there’s no getting away from the traditional upright Wrangler stance. However, the whole box and dice can be deconstructed by removing the standard three-piece hardtop and full metal doors. A Premium Black Sunrider soft-top, also standard, can be added. At the rear there’s a half barn door with a top-hinged window above, the spare wheel being mounted on the door. Visibility behind takes a back seat. INTERIOR The test car instrument panel was the twee-titled ‘Redi-cal’, matching the exterior
paint of Firecracker Red, the latter a $745 option. Black premium fabric seat upholstery was matched with easy-care all-weather rubber floor mats. Leather wrapped steering wheel is standard, while similar treatment of shift knob and hand brake handle is optional, as are heated front seats and steering wheel. INFOTAINMENT An 8.4-inch touchscreen works well, with satellite navigation, a nine-speaker Alpine audio with AM / FM and DAB+ radio, Bluetooth connectivity and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. There’s also a 7-inch driver information screen and steering wheel-mounted controls.
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JEEP’S most capable sports utility vehicle, the Wrangler, has been given a complete overhaul, taking on advanced safety and technological features while maintaining its roots in 75 years of unrivalled off-road heritage. The JL Wrangler Unlimited comes in six variants – including Sport S, Overland petrol and Rubicon petrol and diesel - in two and four-door configuration. The four-door-only Rubicon at $63,950 ($65,045 as tested), costs $10,500 more than the previous model. The only diesel engine in the range adds a further $5000. Jeep says the new Wrangler Rubicon adds more than $14,000 of content, including LED reflector headlights, a premium black Sunrider soft-top and winch-ready steel front bumper.
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