2029 Wrangler
- Thread starter suicideking
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Do these writers even know a damn thing about Jeep? "Traditional four-door layout..." - REALLY?
Both of them need to lose the fucking screen.
As a concept, I like the Hurricane 3.0L, and I say that as someone who daily drives a WK2 with the Hemi V8. Inline-sixes are very linear and smooth in their power delivery, and the twin turbo has low-end torque. I'm pretty familiar with the 3.0L N/A and turbo inline-sixes from BMW, and when you punch it on a HO Hurricane it kinda reminds me of that.
With all that said, I can see the Hurricane being a maintenance nightmare, just like my BMWs. The 3.5 eco boosts are maintenance hogs too as they get older. I love the people who claim the I-6 is "less maintenance" than a V8 due to less moving parts. They clearly have not looked under the hood of a Hurricane powered vehicle to see the spaghetti of hoses and wiring compared to the 5.7L V8.
IFS would be a huge risk for them. Though the Bronco has it and is selling well and seems to be their primary competition right now. I spoke with a friend that is looking for a Bronco for his wife. He said there isn't much stock and they don't want to deal much on pricing. They still only have the 2025 models available, no 2026 yet. So that is odd. Reminds me a covid tactics when they were charging more that MSRP.
Yeah, I know everyone is going to champion what they have. On a simple level, people are going to like the Hurricane 3.0 simply because it's faster. I agree that it might become a maintenance nightmare as it ages. It's still first gen in the Ram. So lets wait 4+ years when many are hitting the 100K mile mark and see how that goes.
I assume they will figure it out. Maybe gen2 of the hurricane will workout a lot of the problems.
Then again, my wife's 2019 Ford Expedition had the cam phasers fail at around 50K miles. Then the trans failed at 55K. If it was up to me, I would've traded it in. My wife is cheap and only thinks about the fact that it's almost paid off, so doesn't want to trade it in.
I've been running around in a newer bronco badlands sasquatch. It's more than enough for the offroading that your average person will do. I've been very impressed with it. A jeep with a lift and a few tasteful mods is going to walk over the bronco, but as a stock unit for the average driver, I love it.
-35's
-lockers front and rear
-Trail turn (brakes the inside wheel, send power to outer)
-Swaybar disconnect
-Running boards are hooked onto rock sliders and are removeable
-2.7 ecoboost... its quick
-Ride is very nice
-cameras mounted looking down at the wheels. I love it, you don't strain your neck looking out the window.
IMO as much as the purist hates the IFS, it was a smart decision for ford to do.
Agreed. IFS is going to give it better handling on the road which is what around 99% would want. Same with Jeep.
I had a 2018 F150 with the 2.7 V6 and I had no complaints. I had it 4 years and it never had a check engine light or a single problem. Now my '23 Ram 1500 has been to the dealer 4 times in the 2 years I've had it, 3 check engine lights for different things. Told my wife I'm going to trade it in if I get another check engine light soon. I'd consider the Ford Bronco as the replacement.
I'd do it honestly. I really really like it. it doesn't flex out too bad either, handles road bumps really nicely. Out west here in MT and AB, the rocky trails can be a little hard to take with solid axle. With this, pop it in baja mode and cruise along
I like the rams better than fords for the 1/2 ton pickups, they just handle nicer. They have got to up the build quality and electronics though. I can't say I've been super pleased with the quality of the new rams. '23 warlock, has infotainment issues, burnt a battery out, couple other little issues. '26 sst, it squeaks and rattles, tailgate feels like plastic. It's quick though and very light on steering.
I was gonna post that lol. I don't freak on the the looks, but hey, 37" tires not a big ass screen. Some of the stuff looks a bit gimmicky tho.
