JEEPIDON
Well-Known Member
- First Name
- Charlie
- Joined
- Mar 6, 2018
- Messages
- 490
- Reaction score
- 649
- Location
- Forsyth, Missouri
- Vehicle(s)
- 2018 Wrangler Rubicon JL, 2018 Wrangler Sahara JL, 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T, 2013 Ram Longhorn 2500, 2008 JK Wrangler Sahara
- Occupation
- Retired - Business Consultant
The Offline response is buffered by the drive by wire controls so the diesel torque keeps your tires planted and not spinning. My Ram Cummins does the same thing. In a pickup in the rain with the 850 ftlbs of torque I would literally set there and spin. You can buy acceleration performance modules to adjust your throttle response.I have less than 1,000 miles and I'm not as impressed with the 8-speed as I thought I would be. I'm sure that it's performing fine but I expected quicker and more decisive downshifts when I step on it. Not a big improvement over my JK's 5-speed auto in that one dimension. Besides the diesel, I expected the tranny to be the biggest improvement over the JK. Additionally, I think that FCA has a "safeguard" on the diesel engine/transmission to initially take some of the edge off the torque delivery - at least from a dead stop. I could be wrong, but there is a subtle hesitation that I don't attribute to turbo lag.