2018 MOAB Edition JL Wrangler spotted!! [Updated with new image]

[digitalbliss]

Maybe I'm not the first to do this, but I decided to search for MOAB on Jeep.com and it returned a result! Actually, it returned a bunch of links but they all basically go to the MOPAR official site with talk about the 2018 MOAB Nacho Jeep Wrangler

https://www.mopar.com/chrysler/en-us/store/performance.html (scroll down)

Also found a link for a "MOAB" wheel, though not sure when this was added: https://www.mopar.com/en-us/store/accessories/product/82208904/Wheel.html

Found a tire cover, Moab logo on Black Denim, for the special Jeep® Moab Edition. Fits 17 tires": https://www.mopar.com/en-us/store/product-details.html?partId=82213325

That Nacho Jeep is one of the concepts Jeep revealed earlier this year.

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...4speed-sandstorm-nacho-jeepster-j-wagon.5550/

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[wanderer]

So bottom line as nice as the Moab is. The rubicon is still the top of the line. I wonder if you could get a Moab package with a locker on the full time 4x that is an option on the Sahara throw in high rise fenders and metal bumpers and rock rails. And that that. Is a mighty fine package. Yessiree bob. Er .... ah Sergio

 

[digitalbliss]

So bottom line as nice as the Moab is. The rubicon is still the top of the line. I wonder if you could get a Moab package with a locker on the full time 4x that is an option on the Sahara throw in high rise fenders and metal bumpers and rock rails. And that that. Is a mighty fine package. Yessiree bob. Er .... ah Sergio

That would be yessiree Mike now

 

[MojitoJLUR]

So bottom line as nice as the Moab is. The rubicon is still the top of the line. I wonder if you could get a Moab package with a locker on the full time 4x that is an option on the Sahara throw in high rise fenders and metal bumpers and rock rails. And that that. Is a mighty fine package. Yessiree bob. Er .... ah Sergio

Full time AWD is expected to be available on 2019 Rubicons

 

[wanderer]

But with lockers also?

 

[T.Pigott]

All cats are grey

Don't care for cats but always appreciate a good Cure reference.

 

[Saejin]

My guess is as the prices keep going up the Rubicon will become ridiculously expensive, so FCA needs another build that isn’t quite Rubicon but is not Sport S or Sahara either when it comes to off road options available like lockers or axles. It won’t have all the Rubicon goodies but enough to entice buyers who want a Rubicon but don’t want to spend the coin.

 

[ekimgnuj]

So bottom line as nice as the Moab is. The rubicon is still the top of the line. I wonder if you could get a Moab package with a locker on the full time 4x that is an option on the Sahara throw in high rise fenders and metal bumpers and rock rails. And that that. Is a mighty fine package. Yessiree bob. Er .... ah Sergio

Not sure I agree with the "top of the line" assessment, absolutely no offense intended. For off road, you are absolutely correct, but for those of us older folks whose rock crawling days have turned into beach crawling days, I dare argue the Sahara offers some nice creature comforts!

The real question I have is, would I look like a tool if I put the Moab badging on a Sahara simply because it looks, well, really cool?! (just kidding. Kind of. Mostly.)

Ok, let the flaming commence!

 

[digitalbliss]

Not sure I agree with the "top of the line" assessment, absolutely no offense intended. For off road, you are absolutely correct, but for those of us older folks whose rock crawling days have turned into beach crawling days, I dare argue the Sahara offers some nice creature comforts!

The real question I have is, would I look like a tool if I put the Moab badging on a Sahara simply because it looks, well, really cool?! (just kidding. Kind of. Mostly.)

Ok, let the flaming commence!

What can you get in a Sahara that is not available in the Rubicon? (Other than the AWD tranfercase)

 

[WXman]

Looks like BFG KM2 M/T tires mounted... surprised that it's not the new KM3.

Agreed. The KM2 is one of the worst mud terrain tires ever made. Shocking choice for a production vehicle. Noisy as hell and horrendous rain and snow traction. Doesn't matter if it's a special offroad edition or not, they still have to sell these things as safe road worthy vehicles for the masses. So why go with the KM2, especially when it's being phased out of production? And what size will these KM2s be? 285/70? If so those will look tiny on this model. The KM2 has always been known as a tire that runs small to size.

 

[JAY]

If the first photo by J&L'sJLU wasn't enough, we can now confirm that the MOAB JL Wrangler is indeed coming and already being produced! The Toledo Assembly Plant is already rolling out the MOAB JL as we speak. The previous details seen on the silver MOAB JL are consistent with what's seen here. There are no rock rails fitted, but we can now see that it wears the same vented hood as the JL Rubicon.

 

[Pic18]

If the first photo by J&L'sJLU wasn't enough, we can now confirm that the MOAB JL Wrangler is indeed coming and already being produced! Here is another look in red. The previous details seen on the silver MOAB JL are consistent with what's seen here. There are no rock rails fitted, but we can now see that it wears the same vented hood as the JL Rubicon.

This one appears to have the driver side fender delete option for improved clearance!

 

[Man-of-methods]

This one appears to have the driver side fender delete option for improved clearance!

Not to mention the limo tint on the front windshield!

 

[The_Phew]

Wonder if this Edition has unpainted fenders standard, painted optional? Also, I'm very curious about the upholstery/paint color options, and whether it has the Sahara or Rubicon suspension (hoping for former).

 

[Euro JEEP]

So...Were Jeep to make something higher than the Rubicon, what would it have? All of the high end special editions have been Rubicon editions, not a higher model above that...

And will they add an actual new model instead of just a special edition - something in between the Sahara and Rubicon? Or above the Rubicon? Given the brisk sales and msrp of the Rubi's, it would appear there's appetite for a $65k Wrangler...

Well... not quite I think: there was a JK Rubicon Hard Rock as top of the line above the traditional Rubicon.

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