What engine do you plan on getting?

[Closure]

I have not had a Wrangler since 1995. I tell you, I am a little concerned about the bunch I am joining here in 2017. I hear whining about steering wheel stitching pattern and window lines from glass to soft top. Will this group be the new version of “BMW douche” in a few years?

I can see part of the complaints. Wrangler has increased in price over the years especially tiers above the sport. While some are being very nitpicky when I seen someone point out the stitching I kind of agreed. I thought it was overdone trying hard to be trendy plus it's white...why the fuck would you put white stitching on a steering wheel in a vehicle that can get so incredibly dusty or dirty inside. It's going to look disgusting after one off road excursion and never come clean again.

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[bilash31]

Its already there

Thought it. Glad I am not the one to have said it. Hope you don't get too much of a backlash for that

 

[Vegas_Sirk]

Thought it. Glad I am not the one to have said it. Hope you don't get too much of a backlash for that

Hey as past BMW owner and long time member of Bimmerpost.com I can say it with confidence :P

It is what it is. It just that the Wrangler now appeals to more then the old skool hard core Jeep crowd now and thats a good thing as it helps keep the brand alive.

 

[bilash31]

It is what it is. It just that the Wrangler now appeals to more then the old skool hard core Jeep crowd now and thats a good thing as it helps keep the brand alive.

I know. Double edged sword there. Just sad that there are too many people not self confident enough to admit it and be ok with it.

 

[BillyHW]

Hey as past BMW owner and long time member of Bimmerpost.com

We forgive you. God's name is Mercy.

 

[theplankeye]

Hahaha love it. You guys are alright.

 

[Rubiwon]

Remember, with so many people modding their JK it helps lower the price of those mods for everyone.
Also, if everyone who owns a JK went wheeling going off road wouldn’t be fun, it would be a traffic jam with a view. Same will be true for the new JL.

 

[BillyHW]

So when is the Turbo 2.0 coming out again? I'm dying to know how this BSG is going to work so I can decide if I need to get a 2018 or 2019 Pentastar.

 

[Rubi]

Hey as past BMW owner and long time member of Bimmerpost.com I can say it with confidence :P

It is what it is. It just that the Wrangler now appeals to more then the old skool hard core Jeep crowd now and thats a good thing as it helps keep the brand alive.

I can favorably agree with you as a present Porsche owner and a PCA, Porsche Club of America, member.

 

[Billy]

As long as Jeep never insults us with a "Panamera" mutant Wrangler with another row of seats I'm good.

 

[jeppesen.io]

As long as Jeep never insults us with a "Panamera" mutant Wrangler with another row of seats I'm good.

What if it had a 3rd axle to go with those seats?

 

[Rubi]

As long as Jeep never insults us with a "Panamera" mutant Wrangler with another row of seats I'm good.

I was actually disgusted when Jeep introduced the 4 door Wrangler; now it outsells the 2 door. Many people felt the same way when Porsche introduced the Cayenne; severely diluting the sporting marque. As currently as 2013 Cayenne’s outsell all other Porsche models combined.

 

[Rubi]

I was actually disgusted when Jeep introduced the 4 door Wrangler; now it outsells the 2 door. Many people felt the same way when Porsche introduced the Cayenne; severely diluting the sporting marque. As currently as 2013 Cayenne’s outsell all other Porsche models combined.

Sorry to highjack this particular post; let’s get back to the original topic, modifying it slightly, to ask what engine we HOPE to buy in our JL/JLU.

 

[Spank]

I still want the diesel, but I want to test drive the Pentastar with the manual assuming the rumor it's a Tremec is true. I'm still plenty happy with the Pentastar in my JK and the WA850 is a decent (albeit dated) automatic, but as I've stated ad nauseam, I was never fond of the NSG370.

If the stick is as good as I'm hoping and it ain't available for the diesel, I may go for the V6. I miss driving a stick, but I don't miss the stick in the JK.

 

[thenewrick]

I'm probably not going to consider buying a JL unless I can get a manual transmission and turbo engine of some sort. We'll probably have more concrete details on the diesel in 6 months. I suppose it is a possibility that for a mid-cycle refresh in a few years they may only offer the Hurricane and do away with the Pentastar and give the Hurricane a manual option then.

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