Kyanche
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So today I picked up an ocean blue 2020 Rubicon Unlimited, and it's fantastic! Since we've been discussing things and comparing notes around here, I thought I'd finally add mine, now that I've spent a few hours in it. I'm coming from a 2015 Sahara Unlimited.
First off, it's a 3.6L with automatic, leather, most other things.
The red dash looks great, about as good as I hoped. The regular non-katzkin leather is actually surprisingly soft - it feels a lot nicer than the leather in my JK did. I was surprised to learn the top of the dashboard is still hard (it looks soft in the pictures)! The new shifter is a welcome change, although it doesn't feel as nice shifting to park as I had hoped. (Silly stuff).
The rearview mirror is ENORMOUS. Wow, I didn't expect that, lol.
Steering is decent! It actually has less play than my JK did, if that's to be believed. It required a nudge here and there (but I was driving sometimes bumpy streets at up to 60mph with a TON of traffic) - thankfully, it doesn't appear to wander. Thank goodness. I was really, really worried about that. My one gripe: The return to center is really weak - and that caught me by surprise the first time I made a tight turn.
Overall paint quality looks pretty darn good. Interestingly, mine came with a layer of plastic over the rear fenders. According to the salesperson it's a protection thing.
Here's one that surprised me - especially after hearing about how quiet they are? When I first started on the road the first thing I did was check if the windows were closed. I went with the body color hardtop, and it's about as loud as my JK was on the road. The 3.6 isn't quiet, but it sounds great. Acceleration is really good, considerably faster than my JK was.
Another figure: I'm 6'1. So far the headroom and legroom is great, although like my JK, the steering wheel doesn't go as high as I'd expect? Like.. I wonder how someone with really big legs fits.
Also this might be because it's brand new, but it feels a little difficult to come to a smooth stop. Turning off ESS helped a little with that? I might just need to get used to the way it decelerates.
Generally speaking though, yeah? I'm pretty thrilled! The build quality feels fantastic.
First off, it's a 3.6L with automatic, leather, most other things.
The red dash looks great, about as good as I hoped. The regular non-katzkin leather is actually surprisingly soft - it feels a lot nicer than the leather in my JK did. I was surprised to learn the top of the dashboard is still hard (it looks soft in the pictures)! The new shifter is a welcome change, although it doesn't feel as nice shifting to park as I had hoped. (Silly stuff).
The rearview mirror is ENORMOUS. Wow, I didn't expect that, lol.
Steering is decent! It actually has less play than my JK did, if that's to be believed. It required a nudge here and there (but I was driving sometimes bumpy streets at up to 60mph with a TON of traffic) - thankfully, it doesn't appear to wander. Thank goodness. I was really, really worried about that. My one gripe: The return to center is really weak - and that caught me by surprise the first time I made a tight turn.
Overall paint quality looks pretty darn good. Interestingly, mine came with a layer of plastic over the rear fenders. According to the salesperson it's a protection thing.
Here's one that surprised me - especially after hearing about how quiet they are? When I first started on the road the first thing I did was check if the windows were closed. I went with the body color hardtop, and it's about as loud as my JK was on the road. The 3.6 isn't quiet, but it sounds great. Acceleration is really good, considerably faster than my JK was.
Another figure: I'm 6'1. So far the headroom and legroom is great, although like my JK, the steering wheel doesn't go as high as I'd expect? Like.. I wonder how someone with really big legs fits.
Also this might be because it's brand new, but it feels a little difficult to come to a smooth stop. Turning off ESS helped a little with that? I might just need to get used to the way it decelerates.
Generally speaking though, yeah? I'm pretty thrilled! The build quality feels fantastic.
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