Theories on the Next Jeep Wrangler

Posted on July 3, 2015 by baysideadmin

Jeep is currently hard at work not only getting Wranglers out the factory door to the buyers, but also on getting ready to give the Wrangler a new design. While nothing has been shown to hint at what to expect from this, that hasn’t stopped anyone from trying to piece together ideas from what we already know. One such writer for Four Wheeler did just that and has some evidence to back up his thoughts.

One of the bigger Jeep events is the Moab Easter Safari. As it is with the rest, this year’s had Jeep bring along a number of concept Jeeps to show off to their fans. This year’s models were of all shapes and sizes. While there was nothing there to hint at what a Wrangler update would be, Fred Williams has a theory.

“Take it with a grain of salt. Jeep will build the next Wrangler with four eventual body styles, not just two: a lightweight two-door, a four-door Unlimited, a pickup truck, and a Wagoneer.”

Where is this idea coming from? It’s based on thinking of what the future holds due to new emission and mileage standards. Jeep is going to have a rougher road ahead than most to keep up with the regulations. “However, the 2013 Moab saw a super-lightweight concept known as Stich with a fabric body and slim trim lightened parts. This is a hint to a future lightweight Jeep two-door in order to meet stringent standards based on footprint.”

Check out the rest of the article to see his full thoughts. It is hard not to agree that Jeep will have to jump through numerous hoops to get the new Wrangler around harder regulations. What do you want to see in the next Wrangler?

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Where is the New Wrangler Going to be Produced?

Posted on May 23, 2015 by baysideadmin

The Wall Street Journal maps out the long road it has been to keep the Wrangler production at the Toledo plant. Sergio Marchionne has been keeping the people at the Toledo Assembly Plant on edge with his comments about what to expect from the 2017 Jeep Wrangler. He said that the new Jeep will be making use of aluminum to have better fuel efficiency but the new Wrangler will not have an all-aluminum body.

This is a change from his comments back in October that the new Wrangler would be having an aluminum body. Using that material would mean the Jeep would have to be built elsewhere, taking the Wrangler away from the Toledo plant for the first time in many years.

“We’ve run the numbers and we’ve simulated the mileage,” Mr. Marchionne is quoted as saying. “But because of the difference in costs, not just in materials but the actual assembly process, I think we can do almost as well without aluminum.”

This may be the sign that Marchionne is keeping the Wrangler still in Toledo, something he said he wanted to do. The plant and local city officials have been working hard to convince the company to keep the Wrangler there as well. They’ve bought up additional land for the auto maker to use if any additional building for the plant needed to happen.

While Marchionne hasn’t said for sure one way or the other, it is clear that Toledo will be fighting until the end to hold onto that Wrangler production.

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Jeep Beach Sets New Jeep Record

Posted on April 27, 2015 by baysideadmin

Not content to let Ram have all the glory, Jeep also wanted to break a record. A little while ago, Ram put out the word for Ram truck drivers to sign up and amass on the Academy of Country Music Awards to break the Guinness World Record for ‘Largest Parade of Pickup Trucks.’ With 451 total trucks, it was a mission success.

Cut to the 12^th annual Jeep Beach event. The event is a major Jeep get-together for fun events and charity down in Florida. To mark this year, they wanted to take a crack at breaking a record. Said record was 1,106 Jeeps at the 2011 Bantam Jeep Festival. The Jeep Beach managed to do it, smashing that previous record with their own 1,846 Jeeps!

What was the most popular of the Jeeps? According to one of the volunteers, it was the Wrangler. “Wranglers dominated but we definitely had representation from nearly every Jeep ever made.”

Will the Bantam Jeep Festival take this hit to their record lying down? It’s all fun and games and I hope to see them fire back. If it keeps happening, one day we’ll have to stretch Jeeps across the whole of the US. It could happen.

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