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2023 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 20th Anniversary Edition First Drive: On the trail to six figures
MOAB, Utah – The special-edition 4×4 universe expanded yet again this year with the launch of the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 20th Anniversary Editions. A lot has changed since we last saw a commemorative Rubicon, and consequently the new effort bears only a passing physical resemblance to the 10th anniversary model of 2013. Bigger tires, longer wheelbases and exploding MSRPs have seen to that. But are we better off for it? I wrote up the details of the Anniversary Editions back when they were announced, but the gist is this: You take a standard Rubicon 4xe or 392 (No V6 or inline-four), add a unique grille treatment, various badges and decals,…
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Driving the Most Capable New Jeep Ever: 2023 Wrangler Rubicon 20th AEV Edition
As winter becomes spring, the Jeep community gathers in Moab, Utah, each year for Easter Jeep Safari. As a journalist, I usually end up in Moab before the crowds, to enjoy the latest that Jeep has to offer. Sure, the Jeep concepts each year are the big draw, but this year I also got a special treat, in the way of a drive of a full-production Jeep like no other. 2023 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 20th 4xe, 4xe AEV, and 392; (photo/Bryon Dorr) I was lucky enough to drive nearly every version of the 2023 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 20th anniversary on Moab’s famous sandstone, including on obstacles like Wipeout Hill, back…
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2023 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 20th Anniversary Edition 4xe and 392
Photograph: Jeep It’s been 20 yrs considering that Jeep slapped a “Rubicon” sticker on the Wrangler’s hood and generally launched the whole strategy of the manufacturing unit-constructed off-street special. The initially Rubicon, primarily based on the TJ-era Wrangler, appears to be practically quaint nowadays, its tiny 31-inch tires a whole 6 inches shorter than the manufacturing facility-suit rubber you can get on a best-spec Wrangler, Bronco or F-150 below in 2023. To celebrate 20 decades of Rubicon, now Jeep unveiled the Rubicon 20th Anniversary Edition, which will come with stickers, steel bumpers, and an additional-toothy grille. Picture: Jeep Obtainable on either the plug-in-hybrid Rubicon 4xe or the V8-powered Rubicon 392,…
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How To Make the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 Better
When Jeep unveiled the 470-hp, V-8-powered Wrangler 392 and the subsequent Xtreme Recon (XR) package with 35-inch tires, 4.56 gearing, and upgraded shocks, it was easy to think that “peak Jeep” had been achieved. Sure, there are many ways to make the “ultimate” Jeep Wrangler that involves bigger tires, upgraded axles, and major suspension changes, and there is a place for a Jeep with all these mods. But what about those fans of the Rubicon 392 package, who want more without straying too far from the factory vehicle? Can you build a better Wrangler 392 and keep your warranty? Fortunately, the answer is “yes,” thanks to American Expedition Vehicles, or…
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