rickinAZ
Well-Known Member
Not sure why they wouldn't continue production. It's all about the Benjamins.
Sponsored
It makes sense that Jeep would want to milk this for all they can … big margins and gives them a halo vehicle. But, the 392 was put out under Trump-era mileage standards before Biden was elected. If the Obama-era standards were in place now, I don’t think we’d ever have seen a 392 … and the Biden Admin has already been saying they want Obama-era standards back.Jeep did not invest in all the modifications needed to bring us the 392 to limit it to a year or two. Bean counters rule. The 392 will be around for some time to come. How long? I do not know, but I am not worried about waiting for the 2023 model year before I get one.
It makes sense that Jeep would want to milk this for all they can … big margins and gives them a halo vehicle. But, the 392 was put out under Trump-era mileage standards before Biden was elected. If the Obama-era standards were in place now, I don’t think we’d ever have seen a 392 … and the Biden Admin has already been saying they want Obama-era standards back.
In my opinion, a change back to, or exceeding, Obama-era mileage standards has the very real possibility of killing off the 392. Those initial standards back in 2012 were at 5% improvements in fuel economy year over year, 2021-2026. That was dropped to 1.5% under Trump. I don’t see how the 392 continues if 5% or more comes back … unless possibly jeep starts offering all-electric vehicles to greatly offset the 392.
I'm not gambling because I'm not that hard core on a 392. If it goes away, oh well. Technology marches on.Spot on, the Xiden Administration announced they are not only going back to Obama-era standards but making them even more restrictive...If I were a betting man (gambling is not one of my vices) a 2023 392 Wrangler is not a bet I would take.
I'm not gambling because I'm not that hard core on a 392. If it goes away, oh well. Technology marches on.