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by Animats 1430 days ago
Nice, especially since Jeep is discontinuing the 2-door Wrangler, and doesn't make it in electric at all.
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Citation? I follow Jeep news very closely and haven’t heard any rumblings of a 2-door cancellation.

Electric seems inevitable, however.

See http://www.google.com

* "Jeep Ending Wrangler Two-Door Sales In Key Market" [1]

* "Stellantis to Kill the Two-Door Jeep Wrangler in Europe" [2]

* https://www.jeep.com/ Note total absence of 2 door models in pictures.

* Electric available only in 4-door.[3]

[1] https://carbuzz.com/news/jeep-ending-wrangler-two-door-sales...

[2] https://www.autoevolution.com/news/stellantis-to-kill-the-tw...

[3] https://www.jeep.com/bmo.wrangler_4xe.2023.html

Ah, yes, I tend to forget there’s a world outside the U.S.

I think the electric Wrangler will arrive in time to save the 2-door in the U.S.

The problem is that Stellantis is pushing their hybrid system, and that won't fit in the 2-door platform. They've shown an electric 2-door prototype, but are not shipping it.

Jeep had a huge hit with the mommymobile version of the Wrangler. Before the 4-door, the Jeep Wrangler was mostly a basic vehicle. Now they come with rear seat entertainment systems, far higher prices, and huge markups.

Agreed that the 4-door turned Jeep into a money-printing machine, but they have managed to keep the Wrangler as close to its roots as regulatorily-possible. I don’t see them giving up on 2 doors without a fight.

(I may be biased because I own two vehicles, both 2-door Wranglers.)