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Jeep’s New Employee Playground
Looks like Jeep is treating their employees right. According to an article in the Toledo Blade, Jeep built an obstacle course right outside the Jeep JK Wrangler assembly plant to let employees take the iconic 4×4 for a ride. You can read the full article here. Read more
SPIED: [pics] The Wrap Starts Coming Off of the Next Generation Wrangler
As we are getting closer to the much anticipated release of the next generation 2018 Jeep JL Wrangler, more and more pics are surfacing of the Jeep with less and less of the notorious camo wrap. The latest pics show in full glory the new styled fenders, grill, bumpers... Read more
SPIED: [video]: Jeep Scrambler – See the Truck in Action
While we are all waiting in anticipation for the Next Generation Jeep Wrangler to hit the showroom floor, the much anticipated Jeep Truck (JT), tentatively dubbed the Scrambler, is making its rounds in highway testing. A new video popped up on YouTube a few days ago following this (destined-to-be)... Read more
SPIED: JL Wrangler Unlimited – The Shell Exposed!
The team over at JLWranglerForums.com have done it again. Their continued string of exclusive images and videos only perpetuates the myth that their forum is part of an elaborate and clever marketing campaign devised by the Jeep team itself. Some sources have speculated that the release of the Wrangler,... Read more
Say it Isn’t So – Chinese Automaker Wants the Jeep Brand
In an era of increasing tensions with Chinese manufacturers and moves by companies like Tesla to build automotive plants in China, automotive maker Great Wall Motors has announced it’s intention to buy the Jeep Brand from Fiat Chrysler America (FCA). Jeep has been a part of the Chrysler Brand... Read more
SPIED: Latest Pic of the JL Wrangler – Factory Fresh!
After a week of videos and pics showing the suspension on the next generation Jeep Wrangler, we were treated to this spy pic of the side of the JL Wrangler. Speculation is that the shot was taken inside of the manufacturing facility at Jeep where the prototypes are being... Read more
How to Properly Abandon a Vehicle (on the trail)
Special from Tom Severin, Badlands Offroad Adventure As Trail Leader, you should plan for issues and problems. Some plans are generic since you cannot predict the exact situation. You apply your skills, tools, and techniques to the problem. A first aid kit is a good example. For some issues... Read more
SPIED: [video] 2018 Next Gen JL Wrangler Playing in the Sand
Some enterprising off-roaders caught the new 2018 Next Generation JL Wrangler testing out in the sands at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes in Silver Lake, Michigan. The UTV-ers claim to be part of the JLWranglerForum, the group that has lead on every major rumor regarding upcoming Jeep model since... Read more
2018 Wrangler to Debut at LA Auto Show
Our friends over at Off-Road.com are reporting that attendees to the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show will be among the first to see the 2018 Jeep JL Wrangler. The head of Jeep, Mike Manley, confirmed recently that the next generation Jeep will be displayed at Automobility LA (November 27... Read more
2018 Jeep Wrangler Interior Caught on Camera
Our friends at AutoGuide.com claim that these are spy-shot captured pics of the interior of the new 2018 Jeep JL Wrangler. If so, you can see a lot more modern influences right out of the Chrysler/Jeep line-up. Shown with the human driver blurred out, it still looks like the... Read more