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- 2022 JLUR XR 392
Nice Jeep Headbarcode. I didn't drive a hundred Jeeps with these engines in them, but I have owned three of them. I owned a 2019 JLR with a 2.0Te-torque, a 2020 JT Mojave with a 3.6, and now a 2021 JLUR with a 2.0T. I agree with what you say about the 2.0T being a better engine. It has more torque at a lower RPM than the 3.6. I live in the Rocky Mountains, so it seems like every road is either going uphill, or downhill, and all are at high elevation. The 3.6 has to downshift to a lower gear and rev to a higher RPM to climb any grade than the 2.0T does. The 2.0T will climb steep grades on high elevation mountain passes while motoring along at a comfortable 2400 RPM all day long. I actually prefer my current 2.0T to either prior JL or JT engine I've owned. It has the better power of the 2.0T, without the extra complexity of the e-torque.I test drove well over 100 different Jeeps, for the sole purpose of direct back to back comparisons of the 2.0 and 3.6 engines. Every 3.6 didn't wake up and accelerate as fast as a 2.0, until it was revved higher than I'd like on a daily driver. I'm also a low rev fan, such as yourself. The 2.0 has a very noticeable low and mid range torque advantage over the 3.6 engine. Horsepower ratings require high rev driving to tap into. Low and mid range torque is where all of our time is spent. Not one single 3.6 caught my attention, yet every 2.0 made for a fun ride. And I'm not talking about racing around like "that guy" on the road, just normal sane driving at lower rpms. The 2.0's torque that starts kicking in off idle made the Jeep feel lighter and more nimble than it really is.
Here's my 19 JLUR with the 2.0 lifted about 4" over stock and on 38's. A regear wasn't even on my mind.
It took a recent switch to 40's to get me thinking about a set of 4.88's.
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