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But you don't need a mechanical drivetrain for an EV vehicle. Thus the beauty of them. Put a motor in the front and one in the back -- 4-wheel drive. No clumsy driveshift, transfer case or differentials. Both independent drives coordinated by computer systems. It can be done. Immediate...

So how is it a Tesla Model 3 is 184 inches long and a Wrangler is 184. So much for the size theory. My next vehicle will be a full on electric. I'm tired of oil changes, gas pumps, and all the maintenance that goes with the old-school gas powered engines. Time to move forward just like we...

MOst all the major EV manufacturers produce vehicles that go 300+ miles on a single charge. Why does everyone think Jeep can't achieve something even close to these numbers? Geez, I would think they could build a Wrangler EV, even with its terrible aerodynamics, to get 150 miles out of a...

To that I'd say, snap up a two-door while you can. If Jeep drops the two-door it loses all connection to the pure Jeep heritage. I'm not ragging on 4-door owners. The vehicle makes 100% sense to those how have one. I personally see the four-door as just another SUV with a different set of...

I am the same way. I really enjoy my Jeep, but if someone creamed me and totaled it there is no way I could justify dropping the big dollars to replace it when I could get a BMW EV 4 series for the same money. Mine never goes off the road anyway.

Well put. I recently repriced my 2019 2-door Wrangler Sport S with as similar options as possible and I was way north of $55k for a 2023. Hell, if I am going to spend that I’ll buy a 2-year old BWW 4 series coming off a lease.

I agree with you. It seems as if Jeep is trying to price themselves out of the market.

Great answer. So many people make those all encompassing statements and really don’t know what they are talking about. It will be along time before no petrol powered vehicles are offered.

BMW 3 series for me.

I have a solution! Let’s get a bunch more Jeep owners subscribing to CU so we can give positive input about the cool vehicles we all love so much. That’ll screw over their bad ratings!

Ahh, but remember, Consumer Reports does not rate "consumer joy". That, unfortunately, is not part of their rating criteria. If it were, vehicles like Wranglers, Porsche Boxters, Mini Coopers (pick your poison) would all be rated high in that category. They rate on looks, cost, safety...

So, do you disagree with CU and think that Wranglers and Gladiators are plush, quiet with cutting-edge technology and a world class ride? Come on, CU is just writing what they find. They don't get paid off by anyone. They lay out their findings based on their standard criteria. People can...

The last Lamborghini to offer a stick was a 2014 Gallardo. They figured out quite a while ago that their automatic was far superior to a manual even for the most talented drivers. I grew up on stick shift vehicles, the first being a 1964 International Travelall. They were fun as a kid, but as...

Think about this one as well, the Ferrari lineup has been 100% automatic for more than a decade. They figured out a long time ago that their automatic tranny far exceeds the skill of even the best drivers using a manual shift.

Regular gas in South Carolina has fallen to about the $2.80 range and continues to inch down. At times like this I don't mind owning my 2019 2-door Wrangler. When regular gas (and I was using premium) was pushing $4.00+ I was glad I was driving a 2017 Fiat 124 Spider that got right around 28mpg.

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Consumer Reports is simply writing what we all already know. Jeep Gladiators and Wranglers are not "practical" vehicles. They don't have the best reliability records, they don't sport the latest technology and certainly are not the most comfortable SUV/trucks on the road. But, that isn't why...

I grew up in Northeast Ohio (30 years) and lived in the foothills of the Adirondacks for seven years. If you want be a rescue vehicle, get a narrow snow tire that will cut down through the snow to hard pack or pavement. Secondary, keep an 8” candle, a wool blanket, a few bottles of water and a...

So if you are driving along, in your Jeep, of course, and a drunk driver broadsides you, you made that happen and it wasn't "fate"? I like the idea of a bit of uncertainty in my life. It was fate that I met my wife and proposed to her 24 hours after I met her. No other explanation. It wasn't...

I'd gladly buy a full on EV two-door Wrangler in Hella Yella if they made them. Based on what I've seen from the Tesla brand, the torque and overall power is amaving from electric-powered vehicles.