The locally assembled Jeep Wrangler has been launched in India and will be available in two variants. The Unlimited is priced at Rs. 53.90 lakh while the Rubicon is priced at Rs. 57.90 lakh. To celebrate 80 years of Jeep globally, a limited number of the Wrangler’s 80th Anniversary ‘Launch Edition’ will also be available at launch.
The locally assembled Jeep Wrangler is powered by a BS VI compliant 2.0 litre four cylinder petrol engine putting out 268 horsepower and 400 Nm of torque. The engine comes mated to an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
The Rubicon comes with the RockTrac® Full Time 4×4 system. It is gets an electronically operated clutch which engages and disengages automatically depending on the amount of traction needed in the situation. A mechanical shifter is provided to shift from 2H to 4L, 4H Auto and Part Time 4L. 4H Part Time and 4L modes use ‘Smart Lock’ to keep 4wd engaged constanly. Power is transmitted to the wheels through Dana 44 heavy duty, solid axles, with TruLok® in the front and rear. The Front Sway Bar in the Rubicon can be electronically disconnected. Flip the toggle switch on the centre stack of the dashboard and the Sway Bar can be disconnected in 4L and 4H, allowing the front suspension to travel up to an additional 30%.
The Rubicon also features ‘Offroad+’. When engaged, Offroad+ automatically adapts to the type of terrain the Rubicon is on and makes adjustments to key systems. These include throttle, Selec- Speed® Control, traction control and transmission shift mode. If enabled in 4H, it tailors the performance for higher-speed driving on sand. When enabled in 4L, it adjusts for low-speed rock crawling. The Rubicon has a crawl ratio of 77:1 with a 4:1 low range ratio. The Rubicon has a ground clearance of 217 mm (as per IS 9435:2004), water wading capability of 760 mm (at 8 km/h) and approach, departure and break-over angles of 36- degrees, 31-degrees and 21-degrees respectively.
The Unlimited variant gstsbody-coloured trapezoidal wheel flares, 18-inch aluminium alloys with granite crystal spokes and all-season tyres. The Unlimited comes with the tried and tested SelecTrac® Full Time 4×4 system.
Both, the Unlimited and Rubicon gets features like leather seats, a soft touch leather-finish dashboard, UConnect infotainment, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, steering mounted controls, cruise control, engine stop/start, dual-zone air-conditioning, automatic headlamps, front LED fog lamps, LED tail lamps, LED DRL, full-framed removable doors, a three-piece modular hard top and a fold-flat front windshield.
The locally-assembled Jeep Wrangler is available in 5 colours – Bright White, Sting Grey, Granite Crystal, Black and Firecracker Red.
Jeep is offering a standard 3 year/ 1,00,000 km warranty on the Wrangler. A suite of more than 120 accessories are being offered from Jeep’s Mopar division.
