Stellantis was busy on the 2023 New York Auto Present. Along with the 2025 Ram 1500 REV electrical pickup, the corporate’s Jeep division unveiled a facelifted 2024 Wrangler. The model’s most iconic automobile receives a revamped front-end design, a freshened inside, and a few newly out there off-road and comfort tech.
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Beginning with the styling, Wrangler’s trademark seven-slot grille will get a contemporary replace with a rounder look and bars that stay black as a substitute of physique colour. The mesh behind the grille can also be extra open. New for top-line Rubicon fashions is a factory-installed Warn winch choice with an 800-lb pulling capability.
The largest change to the inside is the infotainment setup, which now adopts a 12.3-inch touchscreen show working Stellantis’ Uconnect 5 software program suite. The system helps wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in addition to incorporating the Trails Offroad app, which incorporates interactive guides for 62 “Jeep Badge of Honor” trails. An extra 3,000-plus guides are additionally out there by way of a subscription.
Drivetrain choices for the 2024 Wrangler are unchanged. Most fashions will come customary with a 3.6-liter V6 engine that produces 285 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque. A 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder will stay an extra-cost choice that delivers 270 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque. The outlandish Wrangler Rubicon 392 additionally returns with its 6.4-liter V8 that pumps out 470 horsepower and the identical quantity of torque.
These extra involved in saving gas might be happy to see the return of the plug-in hybrid 4xe variant. Its 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder fuel engine groups with an electrical motor to supply a mixed 375 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque. A brand new characteristic for the 4xe is an out there “Energy Field” that features 4 120-volt shops that may present as much as 30 complete amps of output from the battery again. An 8-speed automated is the only real transmission for the four-cylinder and V8. The V6 is offered with both the automated or a 6-speed guide.
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Wrangler’s off-road {hardware} additionally carries over to the 2024 mannequin together with 4 4-wheel drive choices, two part-time and two full-time. With 12.9 inches of floor clearance, it could possibly ford water as much as 34 inches deep. Rubicon fashions go a step additional with a Dana 44 HD strong rear axle, Rock-Trac switch case with a 4:1 low gear ratio, digital entrance sway-bar disconnect, entrance and rear axle lockers, and 17-inch rims shod with 33-inch all-terrain tires. Normal on the Rubicon 392 and new-for-2024 Rubicon X is the “Xtreme 35 Package deal” that beefs up the tires to 35 inches and boosts the low-gear ratio to 2.72:1.
Your complete 2024 Jeep Wranger roster ascends by Sport, Sport S, Willys, Sahara, Excessive Altitude, Rubicon, Rubicon X, and Rubicon 392. Two- and four-door physique types can be found relying on trim choice. Full pricing might be out there nearer to the automobiles’ on-sale date later in 2023.
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CG Says:
Over the past 20 or so years, Jeep has achieved a superb job increasing Wrangler’s viewers from a distinct segment group of off-road lovers to mainstream patrons who use one as a each day driver. Its 2024 design and tech updates seem like they may maintain that momentum going.
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