Wrangler

When Jeep announced an electric Wrangler, and the 4xe brand, heads turned. The benefits of electric motors off the pavement are easily understood by off-road enthusiasts, but are they apparent when combined with the legendary Jeep Wrangler?

Hatchet Overland is preparing to enter the fray of go-anywhere 4x4 micro-RVs. Its lightweight Jeep Wrangler pop-up adds less than a foot of ride height, sets up in a minute flat, and pops up and out to create a comfy sleeper roof and standing height.

We’ve driven our share of muscular off-road machines. From the Ford Raptor to the uber-lush G Wagen and the Ram TRX, it’s all been fun. So what's next? How does a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon with a 6.4-liter monster under its hood sound?

The days of battery-electric Jeep Wranglers may still be a long way off, but DirtBox Gear electrifies the other half of overlanding. Its Juice Box wires lithium power into the Wrangler tailgate to run a fully electric kitchen and power other gear.

The Land Rover Defender V8 is barely official and Jeep is already throwing the gauntlet down, reminding folks that the Defender V8 isn't the only fast, high-powered 4x4 on the horizon. The Wrangler Rubicon 392 will launch in the coming weeks.

Back in July, Jeep debuted a concept vehicle called the Wrangler Rubicon 392. Engineers at Fiat Chrysler had worked out how to stuff Dodge’s big 6.4-liter Hemi engine into the Wrangler. The concept looked very production-ready.

Jeep’s new 4xe sub-brand of electrified vehicles has added the iconic Wrangler to its growing list of plug-ins. The Wrangler 4xe boasts up to 25 miles (40 km) of all-electric mobility and an estimated 50 MPGe (4.7 l/100km).

When Jeep announced a pickup truck, most assumed it would be a Wrangler with a cargo bed. That isn't far off, but the Gladiator is a lot more than that. Now that we've had our hands on it, we can unequivocally say that this is a very Jeep pickup in every way.

The Jeep Gladiator is part Wrangler, part pickup truck in a package capable of towing 7,650 pounds and hauling 1,600 pounds in its five-foot bed. While still doing Jeep things like fording 30-inch rivers and climbing mountains. The Gladiator debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

Last year's Rezvani Tank was a pretty extreme build - an xtreme utility vehicle (XUV!). But it was not extreme enough to sate Rezvani for long. Now the California shop has dropped Dodge's 6.2-liter Hellcat engine into the bay, cranked things up by more than 200 hp and created the Tank X.

Jeep is on track to produce a plug-in hybrid model of the legendary Wrangler and plans to have it in showrooms in 2020. The company has announced that key components for the PHEV Jeep will be produced at its Toledo Machining Plant in Ohio.

The flagship of the Jeep brand, the Wrangler is one of the most easily-recognized and cultishly followed vehicles in America. When Jeep announces a new-generation of the Wrangler, it’s an event as momentous as Halley's Comet: both rare and much-anticipated.