[Wrangler JL News]

Once again we turn to Allpar for an insight or two into the development of the JL wrangler. Bob Sheaves is a former Jeep engineer with some unique insights into where FCA is constrained and capable.

Bob says he doesn't expect Jeep to offer the JL in 4 door pickup format, 2 reasons. First a 'crew cab' JL would require a longer chassis. A longer chassis would require changes to the assembly line as well as changes to logistics (car carrier spacing). Second, keeping the JL pickup within the current 4 doors footprint protects the cash cow RAM 1500.

Dimensionally the JL pickup should be about the same size as Fords now defunct Ranger, just slightly wider.

He expects Jeep will produce nearly 40,000 pickup JLs annually, offered up with the Pentastar V6 and the Ecodiesel V6. 1,000 lb payload/6,000 lb tow rating.

How much of a premium do you think Jeep will ask?

 

[Wrangler JL News]

*Correction the JL will not use the VM Motori Ecodiesel V6, but either a Fiat sourced 4 cylinder or an updated version of the current VM Motori 2.8L 4 cylinder Diesel.

Apologies.

 

[Sic]

The pickup mule MIGHT have been spotted... Allpar says MAYBE FCA is using this body to disgusie whats underneath... that or its some truck for mexico

http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/2015/10/fiat-toro-in-michigan-30222

 

[HighRider]

It's probably just the Toro. Allpar did say that it "would be easier to disguise a Wrangler pickup as an AEV conversion or as a past concept".

 

[gladiator]

The pickup mule MIGHT have been spotted... Allpar says MAYBE FCA is using this body to disgusie whats underneath... that or its some truck for mexico

News | Fiat Toro in Michigan?

If true that's quite the disguise for them to create as that's A LOT to do in order to cover things off and to even throw people off as to what it might be.

 

[jeepers]

Hard to say what that looks like at all. It's something, but there really isn't much at all to go off of to say something for sure. That's how you actually do camouflage.

 

[gladiator]

That's true. Could be some new commercial van from FCA for all we know lol