Jeep Wrangler Scrambler teased ... Uh Huh, we'll see

[AmosMoses]

A 2 door gladiator would be very tempting unless it had IFS and or a turbo 4 cylinder. A 2 door gladiator with extended cab would be even better.

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[Jrgunn5150]

These are public, FYI

 

[Jrgunn5150]

Morning one is too big for the server here,

 

[Wheelin98TJ]

These are public, FYI

2025 was a tough year for Stellantis. Nice tax benefit though.

 

[biodiesel]

I just hope a diesel makes its way into a few of these platforms.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

Easily 1/4 of those slides mention electrification.

0 of them reference diesel.

 

[Mad Mac]

The market is already getting crowded
with compact/unibody 4-door city trucks.

My bet is a return to the original Scrambler.
A 2-door Wrangler JLU 117-inch wheelbase
extended cab would have a practical bed
and have a market segment all to itself.

An extended cab with jump seats
like a Tacoma
for a couple of kids or one desperate adult
offering secure gear storage
would be a seller in my opinion.

A 117-inch wheelbase Wrangler platform
would have a much easier time on trails
than the 137-inch Gladiator limousine
with its poor turning radius,
poor break over angle
and rear overhang poor departure angle.

Says I, who has never driven a single trail.
But I live on a ranch, so it works for me.

 

[DirkG]

Wrangler Scrambler? Wrangler Gladiator? So then a Wrangler is a Wrangler Wrangler?

Man I hope they don't make Wrangler into a sub-brand the way Ford did with Bronco. Research showed that Bronco had more brand equity than Ford; while Wrangler holds strong value, Jeep is an iconic name that holds immense brand equity.

Almost none of that blurb is correct lol

Yeah I quoted it as a FWIW because the author said he attended the event. I know you (@Jrgunn5150) have inside exposure (I've read enough of your posts to assume that), so I value what you're saying. You mention the Compass platform, which would mean the Scrambler would be built with the Ram Rampage (which also uses the Compass platform). This departs from online speculation of Scrambler being a Gladiator or Dakota partner.

 

[MSFTMatt]

Is the dog included?

There’s a dog?

 

[Wheelin98TJ]

The market is already getting crowded
with compact/unibody 4-door city trucks.....

Is there another one besides the Maverick?

 

[ChrisNLA]

Is there another one besides the Maverick?

Honda Ridgeline and Hyundai Santa Cruz come to mind.

Well the Ridgeline isn't compact but its a unibody city truck...

 

[Mad Mac]

Is there another one besides the Maverick?

Hyundai Santa Cruz

 

[Wheelin98TJ]

Hyundai Santa Cruz

If that's the only competiton, it seems like there is room for another one if they can pry the sales away from Ford.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

(@Jrgunn5150) have inside exposure (I've read enough of your posts to assume that), so I value what you're saying. You mention the Compass platform, which would mean the Scrambler would be built with the Ram Rampage (which also uses the Compass platform). This departs from online speculation of Scrambler being a Gladiator or Dakota partner.

Like I said though, I don't know names, it's entirely possible the platform I've seen, quoted, and worked on, is destined for something else.

The product I'm thinking of, J4P, is large volume, which is why it's a big deal to us.

Entirely possible they poop out some Wrangler with a bulkhead and half cab for a premium price as well as a halo vehicle.

I will say, a 2 door anything, is not a volume product in todays market. So, one can infer, if a Wrangler based, 2 door "Scrambler", with or without a V8 were to appear, it would be an SRT-esque, TRX class high end vehicle.

 

[Mad Mac]

The Slate Truck, a two-door EV pickup,
coming out later this year
is aimed at the same small truck market.
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