April is nearly right here, which suggests it’s nearly time for the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. The nine-day occasion is Jeep’s equal of the Tremendous Bowl; and annually, the model brings a variety of idea automobiles for fanatics to take a look at. Some are outlandish. Some are nods to Jeep heritage. Others might presage an eventual manufacturing Jeep or a future accent providing. (Final yr’s headliner was the Jeep Magneto idea, a battery-electric Jeep Wrangler.)
Whereas the occasion remains to be a methods off, Jeep has already dropped some official teaser photographs of the Easter Jeep Safari ideas they’ll convey to the 2022 occasion. Here is what we find out about them.
The Jeep Wrangler / Gladiator Mashup
Jeep has mentioned this idea can be a mashup between the Wrangler SUV and the Gladiator pickup. So count on SUV-like dimensions with some type of truck mattress and an open-air look. It additionally seems like it might be packing 35-inch or greater off-road tires. Undecided what Jeep will name it, however Wradiator sounds a bit much less clunky than Glangler.
The Jeep RU31-CON 4XE
This seems to be a stripped-down, navy heritage-inspired Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid. RU31-CON principally spells “Rubicon,” and in addition might reference low-key 31-inch wheels with steelies. It is also a two-door model; the Wrangler 4xe is at the moment four-door solely.
If that is Jeep exploring the marketplace for a extra reasonably priced, Willys-style tackle the 4xe that begins underneath $50,000, we are going to very a lot assist that going into manufacturing.
The Jeep 2-Door Gladiator Overlander?
This idea is an overlanding automobile, as evidenced by the desert backdrop and the large rooftop rack. And it seems to be a two-door Gladiator, judging by the stretched mattress and lack of a C-pillar. We’d wager the Jeep Efficiency Elements overlanding equipment have a greater probability to reach quickly than a two-door Gladiator.
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The Jeep twentieth Anniversary Wrangler Rubicon Idea
This idea pays homage to the twentieth anniversary of Jeep’s top-of-the-line, off-road-ready Wrangler Rubicon trim. There is a “20” subsequent to the Rubicon lettering and a Path Rated badge. The 392 on the bonnet suggests it is packing a Hemi V8 as nicely.
The Jeep Thriller QR Code Gladiator?
That is Jeep’s most cryptic teaser picture. It is undoubtedly a four-door Gladiator. (We did give it a scan with the smartphone to see if any QR codes popped up, to little avail.) Jeep did reference one of many automobiles being sooner; there are eight little squares with dots on them and what seem like H’s within the sample. So we’ll guess it is a Hemi V8-powered Gladiator.
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