Despite the menace of the new Ford Bronco, Jeep is fighting to keep the Wrangler model in enthusiast conversations. Around the same time as the Bronco reveal, Jeep teased their new concept, the Wrangler Rubicon 392. And here, we have the pre-production prototype caught on the street with no camouflage- which certainly seems like no accident by the FCA. One might think they are encouraging “spy photos” be published of the vehicle.
In the FCA’s defense, the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 is very exciting. It’s the four-door version of the popular Wrangler platform sporting a 392ci (hence the name) HEMI V8 that produces 450hp and 450lb.-ft. of torque and rumors suggest an incredible sub-five second 0-60 mph time on the street.
Other buzz about the 4-wheeler say the production model will have an 8-speed automatic transmission that is true to the concepts. It should be a beast on the trails.
At first glance, this may appear to be a standard Rubicon, but there are a few “tells.”
The most obvious difference is the ram-air hood scoop (that matches with the reveal from a few days ago), but there are also beadlock wheels and an unusual-for-a-Jeep-Wrangler pair of dual-tip exhaust pipes that exit on either side of the tow hitch in the rear. So this could be very close to exactly what the production version will look like.
