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With the release of the Wrangler MOAB 392 today, starting in the $80Ks…I’m wondering if this won’t be a more basic 392 with motor and lift only, but then no lockers or anything else Rubicon-like? 🤔 maybe a rear locker I guess but yeah.

Feel like Jeep is trying to diversify their V8 availability now vs only having it on the $100K model? 🤷‍♂️
 

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I think the conversation on a 6.4L vs a 5.7L is a bit different than the conversation on a limited run, sold to a limited market, highly customized Wrangler that nobody asked for. I see your point on the displacement debate, but I don't know who asked for this Wrangler. Same people that asked for the hi-po Ram that Fox is offering I reckon. Though these third party companies connected to the OEM's can build basically whatever they want without the same hang-ups as the OEM's.

I guess it doesn't matter much to me either way - if they sold a Gladiator with a Hemi, it's unlikely I'd buy it at any cost, unless it dipped into the $40K's, and well that is never happening.

You can take the kid out of the trailer home, but you can't take the trailer home out of the kid - I still get giddy spec'ing cloth seat trucks and adding chrome bumpers to the work truck package 🤣
Me too. I love to spec out work trucks.
Like I said before, they can put a v8 in a Wrangler but ignore their truck. When they put a v8 in the Wrangler it becomes a rare expensive vehicle to get the v8. I would pay a few grand more to get a V8 in the Gladiator. Mine feels a bit underpowered. It has plenty of HP but lacks the torque a V8 can deliver.
 

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There will be plenty of E3's financing these at 25%. Take a walk through any barracks parking lot. The first Hellcat Challenger I ever saw was owned by an E4.
E4 Mafia rules.
 

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Me too. I love to spec out work trucks.
Like I said before, they can put a v8 in a Wrangler but ignore their truck. When they put a v8 in the Wrangler it becomes a rare expensive vehicle to get the v8. I would pay a few grand more to get a V8 in the Gladiator. Mine feels a bit underpowered. It has plenty of HP but lacks the torque a V8 can deliver.
They just want to screw the Gladiator guys that all nothing else . AMW can do it so why can't Stellantis ?
 

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There will be plenty of E3's financing these at 25%. Take a walk through any barracks parking lot. The first Hellcat Challenger I ever saw was owned by an E4.
Exactly right. Can't tell you how many Marines I brought in for a talk and teach over this issue in my 30+ years of active service.
 

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They just want to screw the Gladiator guys that all nothing else . AMW can do it so why can't Stellantis ?
Because AMW doesn't need to worry about cooling, tow ratings, safety tests, and so on. Jeep does.

It's why aftermarket builders exist in the first place lol. To do what the factory can't.
 

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I signed up.

https://vehicles.ridefox.com/pages/jeep-commando

"The 2026 Jeep Wrangler Commando 392 adds $69,995 to the cost of a Wrangler 392, which pushes the opening cost well past $100,000."
https://www.motortrend.com/news/202...do-392-fox-factory-vehicles-first-look-review
Makes way more sense. I couldn't understand how they snuck in the 3.0 shocks in as well for this price.

Since this is add-on, I wonder if it's CARB approved. Because if so...wtf...why can't we fricken get JTs (e.g. AMW) approved for CA?
 

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I applied, I'm thinking its just 70k as good press for a small number of veterans.

If its really 70k I'll still have to sell the gladiator to afford it.
 

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Because AMW doesn't need to worry about cooling, tow ratings, safety tests, and so on. Jeep does.

It's why aftermarket builders exist in the first place lol. To do what the factory can't.
Well obviously AMW figured the cooling problem out.
So hip hop hooray for the little guy.
 

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Well obviously AMW figured the cooling problem out.
So hip hop hooray for the little guy.
They did? I doubt it, they just don't need to measure it. I bet it does have cooling concerns that effectively reduce the tow rating. They don't do the testing to find out like Jeep would do.
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