Don't see the point when you have the 3.6? In what universe is the 3.6 the optimum motor for low rpm torque and horsepower? The 3.6L should be buried and never return.
Oh dear, I did something extreme and broke something. Yawn, boring, move on! From the looks of it, ANY and ALL brands would have bent and or broke in that situation. FACT, you do extreme rock crawling you WILL break shit.
The JL is "better" than previous gens in many aspects yes. However I will never miss the 3.6L, which is a decent engine in a small car, but abysmal in a Wrangler. Peak torque is barely higher than the superbly crappy 3.5L, yes it has more HP but I'm not crawling trails at 6000 rpm. Frankly I...
Having owned many, including an MB when I was too young to drive it on the road, here's my thoughts; It is just a uncomfortable, under powered and stellar off road as the original.
V8's are going the way of the Dodo, since that I6 is replacing the V8 I wouldn't hold my breathe waiting for it to make it's way in the Wrangler as the main engine. My guess would be the I6 will be your HALO vehicle engine and the majority of Wranglers will see turbo 4 hybrids to meet the EPA...
Yep, for 90%+ of the soccer moms that buy a Wrangler, the Bronco would be a better choice. I see no harm in saying that, and really wish they would buy it instead of the Wrangler. Maybe then I wouldn't see so many mall crawlers.