Heimkehr
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- First Name
- James
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2020
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- Location
- Pennsylvania
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- 2021 JLU 2.0T
My three cents (because I offer value for money):
A refreshed JL will have a few bits of tech added here and there, and the new generation -- call it the JM -- will have even more of the same. It will come in forms both expected -- wireless phone charging and the like -- and in other ways that, being something of a Luddite, I can't precisely speculate on. Yet.
Taking the long(ish) view, I can picture things like a proper receptacle at the rear of the vehicle for refrigerator power, LED lighting for the raised tailgate glass, sliding and/or reclining rear seats (or ones that finally fold truly flat!), etc.
As for exterior aesthetics, the worst I can envision is a softening of a few edges in the bodywork. I'd wager some things will be lightly touched, and others left alone. It'll still look like a Wrangler, full stop. Folks underestimate the importance of The Look at their peril.
Finally, I don't see any revolutionary powertrain changes, but for a forced induction inline 6 cylinder bowing in the next few years.
A refreshed JL will have a few bits of tech added here and there, and the new generation -- call it the JM -- will have even more of the same. It will come in forms both expected -- wireless phone charging and the like -- and in other ways that, being something of a Luddite, I can't precisely speculate on. Yet.
Taking the long(ish) view, I can picture things like a proper receptacle at the rear of the vehicle for refrigerator power, LED lighting for the raised tailgate glass, sliding and/or reclining rear seats (or ones that finally fold truly flat!), etc.
As for exterior aesthetics, the worst I can envision is a softening of a few edges in the bodywork. I'd wager some things will be lightly touched, and others left alone. It'll still look like a Wrangler, full stop. Folks underestimate the importance of The Look at their peril.
Finally, I don't see any revolutionary powertrain changes, but for a forced induction inline 6 cylinder bowing in the next few years.
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