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Jeep gets a diesel, one step forward. Jeep gives it an 18 gallon tank, two steps back....

Jeep comes out with a Willys edition for the JL, one step forward. Jeep gives it "an aggressive looking shiny grill and a sticker"...and nothing else , two steps back....

TFL interviews Jeep about the new lineup, one step forward. Roman screws up nearly every fact about the new lineup, two steps back....
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Jeep gets a diesel, one step forward. Jeep gives it an 18 gallon tank, two steps back....

Jeep comes out with a Willys edition for the JL, one step forward. Jeep gives it "an aggressive looking shiny grill and a sticker"...and nothing else , two steps back....

TFL interviews Jeep about the new lineup, one step forward. Roman screws up nearly every fact about the new lineup, two steps back....
Hey, be fair! It looks like the Willys also gets its own wheels . . . so it's got that going for it, which is nice. :giggle:
 

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Hey, be fair! It looks like the Willys also gets its own wheels . . . so it's got that going for it, which is nice. :giggle:
Hahaha! NO! It's the rubicon wheels with plasti-dip.

Edit: "aggressive looking" rubicon wheels with plasti-dip

Edit (2): And what are the qualifications to be Jeep brand manager anyway? That guy knows jack shit. Literally anyone on this forum is more qualified than that Ivy League dipshit.
 

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Sooo.... auto only with the diesel?
Correct...been an unfortunate fact for quite a while because FCA refuses to beef up any existing 6MT options to manage the torque, nor will they run another drivetrain through crash testing for what they see as a limited market. I’m sure people will be dropping in their favorite 6MTs before long.
 

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Probably not. They probably downsized the fuel tank to make room for a def tank. The diesel should get better fuel economy than the gas counterparts so an 18 gallon tank may be able to reach 450 or 500 miles.
DEF is behind the rear axle so they should have been able to fit a 20+ gallon diesel tank. Either way, the DEF->aux fuel conversions are coming.
 

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Did they say anything about the manufacturer of the diesel engine? I have heard nothing good about the Fiat diesel that is rumored to be the powerplant for this.
 

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Doc... Duh.
Did they say anything about the manufacturer of the diesel engine? I have heard nothing good about the Fiat diesel that is rumored to be the powerplant for this.
No rumor. This is the fiat engine.
 

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DEF is behind the rear axle so they should have been able to fit a 20+ gallon diesel tank. Either way, the DEF->aux fuel conversions are coming.
Where did you see that it was behind the rear axle?
 

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The Rubicon diesel still gets 4.10 gearing. (per announcement)
That's news- everything previously stated that all diesels (JLU, JT, Rubicons ) would have 3.73 gears.
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