Since its first entry to the four-wheelers market, Jeep has successfully maintained a good reputation as a safe and strong car builder. Wrangler, among the other 14 Jeep models, is one of Jeep's most successful models.
In 1986 Jeep introduced the Wrangler model as a developed retrospective upgraded version of the 1970 Jeep Cherokee. Mainly, the key-points were there, a 4x4 with a compact roof and apparent anti-roll bars. However, Jeep always intended for the Wrangler to be the hip car to represent the company’s will of honoring the long-standing heritage.
How The Coolest Off-Roader Came To Life
As a car making company, Jeep had one main strategy in mind: To build off-road cars that do not fail often. They have not been able to get things right since their start in the 1940s until late in the 1970s.
The Wrangler was originally planned to come as a safer car on-road rather than off-road. American Motors Corporation, designers of the early Wrangler models, had rigged the car with stronger suspension and leaf springs. In comparison to its competitors at the time, such as Toyota Land cruiser, Range Rover, and Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler hardly had a place among those giants. However, its compactness is what made it become the cool boys’ car in the early 2000s..
Speaking of the Jeep Wrangler’s coolness, it is interesting to see that it was featured in some big-hit films such as Back To The Future I and II (1985, 1986), Jurassic Park (1993), and Twister (1996). The US army added it as well to its list of vehicles.
What To Expect In The Jeep Wrangler 2022's Interior
Visitors to the official company website will notice how Jeep are showboating their latest flagship. It is worthy of bragging, however, as the new model promises to have several faults that were found in the previous versions fixed.
Opening the driver’s door, it has been a few years since Jeep focused mainly on producing 4-door vehicles rather than 2-door options. These are now limited to certain models. The total passenger count is 5 with 2 at the front and 3 in the back.
The car’s interior is mostly made from soft leather, which can be seen on the front dash, the arm rest, and the door panels. The inside of the car is fitted to be easily washed and cleaned.
Since the Wrangler is known as an off-roader, Jeep had a treat for winter adventurers. Engineers at Jeep went nuts on heating, practically adding heaters to almost the entire car. The seats are typically heated, the inside of the windshield is heated, even the steering wheel is heated, but what is fascinating, the door mirrors have heating systems in them as well. Jeep would explain this by stating that the steering wheel and the door mirrors are heated to make for an absolute trouble-free winter hike, removing fog and other weather effects that makes it difficult to see.
Electronic Gadgets Inside The Wrangler
The infotainment system begins with a Uconnect® 8.2 touch-screen with voice commands. Also, a supported 50-foot radius Wi-Fi, and a massive 552 Watts 9-speaker Alpine surround sound system.
The 2022 Jeep Wrangler has two cameras onboard, one at the front for exploring objects lower than vision level, and one at the back. It also has an active blind-spot monitoring system and a park assistance system. There is also hands-free connectivity, with supported buttons on the lower dashboard to answer and end/reject calls.
Safety Rating For The 2022 Wrangler
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) rated the 2022 Jeep Wrangler as Good, the breakdown is as follows:
- Good in terms of crash worthiness. This includes the frontal view, side safety, roof safety, and in-car restraints.
- Marginal in terms level of illumination caused by the headlights.
- Poor regarding crash avoiding and maneuvering capabilities.
- Good in the aspect of child seats and safety.
Nevertheless, the Wrangler has an active collision detection system that can predict head bumps and engage the brakes if the driver showed no response. Plus, an improved steel chassis that provides good withstanding for accidents. However, the heavyweight makes it not exactly the winner of the world’s most agile car.
How The 2022 Jeep Wrangler Looks On The Outside
Perhaps because it uses a seldomly-altered design, some might think that the Wrangler is not an advanced-looking car. However, the Retro-Look concept is proving to be successful for Jeep and other carmakers as well, similarly being applied to Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon as well and achieving considerable success.
Jeep wanted the Wrangler to be the barrier of its timeless front, and so they have. This front has been almost the same since the company’s early beginnings, the only difference being the bumper and headlights light bulbs. Aside from that, the new Wrangler comes as usual in 2-door and 4-door options.
Not much difference has been done to the new Jeep Wrangler on the outside, it feels similar to its 2021 predecessor. However, Jeep separated the hard-top model from the removable roof version. Rubicon 392 is the name of the hard-top Wrangler, and 4XE is the latter’s name.
The Jeep Wrangler 2022 In Performance
Scorching for success as the powerful off-roader that it is, the 2022 Wrangler has a standard 3.6L 285 horsepower V6 engine that does 20 miles to the gallon on average across all its 4XE vehicles. An exception here is the Wrangler Sport RHD model, which comes with a 2.0L I-4 engine combined with either a 6-speed manual or 8-speed automatic transmission, electro-hydraulic steering system, electronic sway bar suspension, and a 4-disc braking system attached to 35-inch wheels.
The Rubicon 392 model was developed to be a more powerful Wrangler. In this version, the engine is a mighty 6.4L V8 HEMI engine that produces a jaw-dropping 470 horsepower. To give an intriguing glimpse of that beast, Jeep has a sample of the forceful engine added on the Rubicon’s specs page
Jeep has added a hybrid co-performing system in the 2022 Wrangler. It incorporates a 17-kWh Lithium battery that can take control of the car for 21 miles and recharge when empty in 6 hours.
Should anyone fancy going camping or so, Jeep installed a rear-placed towing lever and had it strengthened with steel, enabling RV owners and towers to drag behind up to 2000 lb. comfortably. Furthermore, there are two blue towing anchors at the front that can be hooked and used to pull items in reverse.
Price Of The 2022 Jeep Wrangler
The company announced on its official website that the new Wrangler will have different prices for different models, starting from $33,225. There is also a possibility to build your own Wrangler, this should appeal to those who prefer to take matters into their own hands.