Acceleration Test: Wrangler 392 Xtreme Recon Package Hits 4.0s 0-60 / 12.9s Quarter Mile [Car and Driver Review] + Sound Clips

[Sean L]

35s. Tazer and PC. I had 37s w a 2 inch lift on a jlu 2 jeeps ago... the steering was crap even with stabilizers and i swore i would never do that to a daily driver again. "Stock" is a bad word in my house even my daughter wont drive stock. "There's no personality if its stock" and i tend to agree with her.

Fair enough. I've thrown a few mods on my Jeep but I don't think I'd even consider modding the Accord, lol!

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[Jjirish]

Fair enough. I've thrown a few mods on my Jeep but I don't think I'd even consider modding the Accord, lol!

Awww come on.... you know you want too..

 

[Rodeoflyer]

I want to know how fast it is and mileage estimates on 37'' mud terrains and beadlocks.

i'm sure it's still hella fast for a jeep on 37's, but not 4 sec 0-60 fast.. prob 5.5 and who cares about 5.5 fast lol. Not like I'll be doing any stoplight to stoplight blasts. That's like late 80's corvette fast.. meh.

What's more important at that point is crawl ratio/capability offroad. No doubt I want one!

 

[thegame81]

I'm racing my friends Raptor lol

 

[FloridaLarry]

Faster than a Cobra in the 90s.... damn

See and raise... faster than a 2021 Mustang GT (which is 1 second faster than 90's cobra).

 

[Kurlon]

I'd assume the big deal is the location of that peak torque. 4xe at 3k and 392 at 4300.

I haven't seen a dyno sheet for the 4xe, but using some random site I found on google, the 392s got a lot more area under the torque curve. (These are computer generated dyno charts based on the factory ratings). Note, x axis's have different limits.

Here's a horrible direct comparison. 4XE is tan and white, 392 is blue and dark grey:

The two are pretty close till about 4k RPM at which point the 4XE flattens out while the 392 just keeps on building power with about 500 RPM more overrev compared to the hybrid. With an 8 speed gearbox keeping both in the meat of their power should be easy, meaning the 392 is dominate once rolling. Still, not a bad showing for less than a third the displacement and half the cylinder count?

 

[Rodeoflyer]

Typical diesel or trying to get the most MPG out of something.. ZERO top end.

but hey! I never accelerate past 3k rpm anyway hahaha

It sounds like, like, like my car might explode in a really mousy voice

I think we've prepped most of gen Y, Z and whatever they call this next one for electric vehicles.

 

[JLUW75]

4XE matches the Hemi for torque at 470ft/lbs, but is 375hp vs 470hp.

It certainly didn't feel that Torquey when I drove it. With 470ft-lbs, the wheels would be breaking loose, especially those mud tires. I couldn't even chirp the tires. I think Jeep is overestimating the total combined torque. The battery does move the vehicle in the first few feet but give it more throttle input and the engine comes on and moves the vehicle. Just my seat of the pants feeling.

 

[Rodeoflyer]

That's the thing.. you CANT perform that 0-60 w/o street tires or drag radials unless you're in 4hi/4A. I don't understand.. I wish I could.

 

[Kurlon]

I'll have mine to play with tonight, the one I test drove before was very obviously working hard to make sure you never did break traction. I didn't throw it into 4A with all the nannies turned off, but it clearly hauled harder than my 2019 2.0T.

 

[Baconator]

See and raise... faster than a 2021 Mustang GT (which is 1 second faster than 90's cobra).

See and raise myself and you: Faster than a 2017 Aston Martin Vantage DB8

cool site: https://www.zeroto60times.com/4-second-cars-0-60-mph-times/

 

[FloridaLarry]

Anyway, how is this even possible? I had a 2015 Challenger SRT, yes with the same 392ci they put in the Wrangler, and that car was 4.7 secs. Yeah, its geared to 180mph, not 110 like the Jeep and only 2wD, but the Challenger's tires were wider and grippier. Something's amiss.

 

[2nd 392]

Trust me... every third day when i fill up i am soooo tempted to stick my babee into eco mode.... but she just wont let me. She likes to run free and fast!

Eco mode ? Please satisfy my curiosity and explain so I don’t have to dig through the manual to find out about something I will never ever use. P.S. eco mode on my GC is the MDS on-off button that we unfortunately don’t have!

 

[Rodeoflyer]

It's 0-60 a bullshit anyways..

anything can be impressive 0-60.. an electric scooter lol

 

[FloridaLarry]

It's 0-60 a bullshit anyways..

anything can be impressive 0-60.. an electric scooter lol

Well...the heavier the object, the more impressive. 5000 lbs is impressive.

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