Young04
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I haven't read it yet...
Full review @ https://www.motortrend.com/cars/jee...-v-8-concept-first-drive-review-specs-photos/
Conclusion --
Should Jeep Build The Rubicon 392? Can You Say 'No Brainer'?
The only real question here is whether Jeep will pull the trigger on this thing. The business case is a no-brainer. V-8 conversion kits for modern Wranglers start just under $6,000 uninstalled and go up from there, so even if it adds a few grand to the MSRP, customers will be lined up down the block. The bigger issues Jeep will have to face come in the form of the EPA's Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations, which penalize automakers for building too many gas-guzzlers of the type parent company Stellantis, formerly FCA, has many of thanks to its addiction to big, giant, glorious V-8s. (During my drive, the 392 Hemi Wrangler was self-reporting a 9.4-mpg fuel-economy average.) There's also the question of how the physically larger V-8 engine will affect crash testing.
But again, Jeep will sell so many of these things it can afford to pay for any engineering fixes and whatever the CAFE fines will be. The V-8 Wrangler is awesome, and Jeep should build it yesterday.
Full review @ https://www.motortrend.com/cars/jee...-v-8-concept-first-drive-review-specs-photos/
Full review @ https://www.motortrend.com/cars/jee...-v-8-concept-first-drive-review-specs-photos/
Conclusion --
Should Jeep Build The Rubicon 392? Can You Say 'No Brainer'?
The only real question here is whether Jeep will pull the trigger on this thing. The business case is a no-brainer. V-8 conversion kits for modern Wranglers start just under $6,000 uninstalled and go up from there, so even if it adds a few grand to the MSRP, customers will be lined up down the block. The bigger issues Jeep will have to face come in the form of the EPA's Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations, which penalize automakers for building too many gas-guzzlers of the type parent company Stellantis, formerly FCA, has many of thanks to its addiction to big, giant, glorious V-8s. (During my drive, the 392 Hemi Wrangler was self-reporting a 9.4-mpg fuel-economy average.) There's also the question of how the physically larger V-8 engine will affect crash testing.
But again, Jeep will sell so many of these things it can afford to pay for any engineering fixes and whatever the CAFE fines will be. The V-8 Wrangler is awesome, and Jeep should build it yesterday.
Full review @ https://www.motortrend.com/cars/jee...-v-8-concept-first-drive-review-specs-photos/
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