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When an automaker sells a vehicle as legendary as the Jeep Wrangler , a redesign can pose a huge challenge. Enthusiasts expect improvements without sacrificing off-road capability and character. Environmentalists expect better fuel economy and lower emissions. Company shareholders expect maximum dividends. There are so many ways to mess things …

The Jeep Wrangler as we know it is about to change. Or, at least, that’s what FCA tells us. A new version of the iconic, military inspired all-terrain machine is scheduled to arrive next year. Enthusiasts will call it the JL. The current model, or also known as the JK, …

Humans are a funny bunch sometimes. We’ve been known to make questionable acquisitions in our lives that often go against reason, but that give us pleasure. A good example might be an early twenty-something-year-old who forked out the equivalent of a down payment on a house in order to make …

Ask the owner of a Jeep Wrangler why he or she loves it so much, and you’ll likely get the same answer. “It’s a Jeep thing, you couldn’t understand.” Apparently, driving an unpractical, inefficient brick of an SUV is a thing that more and more people are discovering, because sales …

There are two types of Jeep people out there—okay, three, if you count Cherokee and Renegade drivers: Those that use their vehicles for more than just commuting duty; and the rest that simply can't bring themselves to punishing their $40,000 rides. The folks that fall into the former category are …

Usually when one ends up sideways while driving in snowy conditions it's cause for alarm, rather than celebration, but then again most people aren't experiencing their tail-out scenario within the safe confines of ICAR's race course. Located just northwest of Montreal, the full-service high performance driving facility was hosting Chrysler's …

As the years wear on, the ranks of traditional SUVs continue to thin. We're now at the point where a vehicle like the 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited sits nearly alone when considering how many off-road-ready rigs one can purchase right off the showroom floor, vehicles with no need to stop …