Oil & Gas Could Control Moab Off-Road Trails!
Industry News June 22, 2020
Imagine if a large oil and gas company, not even based in Utah, ended up with control of a large chunk of land in Moab and pursued its development! Due to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, legislation that makes it possible for companies like Prairie Hills Oil and... Read more
The End Of The Roxor? Possibly For Now…
Industry News June 15, 2020
It very well may be the end of the off-road only machine…at least in the United States. To be exact, the Roxor’s resemblance to the Jeep CJ constitutes a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. India’s Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. is no longer permitted to... Read more
Get over $3,000 in parts for $1,595. Jeep debuted the super-fancy 2021 Wrangler High Altitude and Gladiator High Altitude at this year’s Chicago Auto Show. Both models stepped in at the first-class end of the MSRP food chain thanks to a passel of luxury options and exclusive dark trim.... Read more
Warn Industries Releases New M8274 & M8274-S 10,000 lb. Capacity Winches!
New Product News June 9, 2020
Our friends up in Clackamas, Oregon are known for never resting…and continuing to improve their awesome line of products. Today, Warn Industries’ most iconic winch—the M8274—is evolving. It maintains all the things ModernJeepers love about the product: speed, durability, long rope lengths, and its famous upright configuration. But the... Read more
Jeep Gladiator is the Truck of the Year!
Industry News June 1, 2020
FCA execs state that the “Gladiator is 100 percent Jeep and 100 percent truck”! And we agree! Each year Four Wheeler puts a number of vehicles against each other to determine who comes out on top of the best the off-road industry has to offer. Four Wheel put the... Read more
Editor’s Note: Taking a look back 4 years ago at the Trailcat still makes us smile. Last week Jeep rolled out it’s annual concept rigs… these are the cool, Mopar-built, concept Jeeps that we all drool over and use to speculate about future models… only to be disappointed when... Read more
![[vid] Latest Crash Test Shows 4-Door Wrangler Tipping Over](https://i0.wp.com/modernjeeper.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Jeep_Wrangler_IIHS_Rollover.png.jpeg?resize=180%2C180&ssl=1?v=1589208997)
Rollovers. We as avid off-road folks don’t think much when a Jeep rolls over…when it’s doing extreme stuff off road. When the newest 4 door Wrangler hit a barrier at 40 miles an hour during the two random audit tests conducted by the Insurance Institute, tipped onto it’s side,... Read more
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Manufacturers have always been challenged with providing high quality products with controlled costs in order to meet the demand of the automobile purchasers, us. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was founded in 1970, and part of its mission was to make manufacturers adhere to strict standards and... Read more
Where Can We Go & What Can We Do?
Industry News April 20, 2020
A great article in Outside Magazine said it well: “You can still go outside and recreate, Caplan said—but go outside with your dog. Don’t be hanging around with other people. “Again, we’re talking about a month. It’s not like the cruelest confinement ever imposed on a human being,” …”... Read more
FCA Employee Pricing equates to a five percent reduction to the dealer’s invoice price plus a $200 fee. As an example, CarsDirect computed that the Wrangler Unlimited Sahara Edition’s price can go down from $38,645 to $35,296, exclusive of destination charge. As for the Gladiator, the price goes down by... Read more