Sean L
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- First Name
- Sean
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2018
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- Location
- North Carolina
- Vehicle(s)
- 2018 JLU, 2017 Honda Accord, 2014 Yamaha XVS 1300
- Occupation
- Retired Marine, Construction Estimator
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I think it would require an entirely new vehicle to put out 30+ MPG with a gas engine on a wrangler. However these JLs are astoundingly fuel efficient for what they are, as even with my V6 I'm seeing high 20s in my instant fuel economy readout on flat roads. I can see a 4 cylinder edging out just over 30 on the highway but to get your average to be that high it would require a total change in the nature of the Wrangler itself. Jeep already has that in the Cherokee, Compass and Renegade, so the Wrangler can still be a Wrangler.Agree 100% about the mileage. I couldn't wait to see the fuel numbers and when I did the V6 was a no brainer for me. Had the turbo put out 30-32 MPG I would have considered it.
The real deal for this mild hybrid system is the city driving I think. It goes from 18MPG city (v6 auto) to 22 MPG City. Now I know its all very subjective to the city you live in but it does give you an Idea as to how it can perform. If you don't live near a traffic light, then you probably won't care, but for a lot of us living in the city drags the mileage down hard. My Ram 1500 was averaging 19-20 before I moved back home to Winston, and it went down to 15 average since I moved here. I had to deal with a lot more stop lights and stop signs than I used to, so the 2.0 Wrangler would have been a good choice for me given the massive improvement it would have been.
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