2020 Jeep Scrambler is the collection of your dreams based on Wrangler

After having teased us with concept cars for years, Jeep will finally return to the pickup segment with a robust model based on the fourth generation Wrangler. The truck, tentatively called Scrambler, will make its public debut in November at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the company confirmed. While additional details remain hidden, a number of leaks, indiscretions and spy shots give us a more than decent idea of ​​what to expect.

The Scrambler will not be the type of pickup sold by offering unmatched payload or towing capacity. Jeep has developed it as a more lifestyle-oriented truck and aimed at buyers who want a pickup truck to carry their toys outdoors. Its natural habitat will be a dirt trail miles away from the nearest paved road, not a construction site. To this end, it will be exclusively offered with a four-door cabin and Jeep will not offer a level of clean and unadorned finish as many of its competitors.

In front, the Scrambler will borrow stylistic replicas from the fourth-generation Wrangler, such as round headlights and the Jeep-crowned seven-slot grille. Exciting Website JL Wrangler's forums have released a rendering (shown above) that illustrates what the truck might look like. Spy plans of camouflaged test mules confirm that Jeep will offer removable roof panels, a feature that will make the Scrambler unique on the market. The sheet will mask the evolution of the scale frame that underpins Wrangler and the solid off-road axles that will help the truck ride the most challenging trails on the planet.

The original Scrambler was as refined as a 1970s John Deere tractor inside. The weather changes; Jeep could not afford to launch such a base model in 2018. The Scrambler will be available with a touch screen Uconnect multimedia information system compatible with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. It will provide all the comforts of home, such as air conditioning and heated seats, and a dealer-presented slide confirms the availability of electronic driving aids such as adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitoring and technology. front collision detection.

Engine options will include a 3.6-liter, 285-horsepower V6 and a 2.0-liter, 270-horsepower, light-hybrid four-cylinder engine. Jeep will add a 3.0-liter V6 turbodiesel to the lineup later in production. Both six-cylinder engines will be available with a six-speed manual transmission, but all four will be exclusively with an eight-speed automatic transmission – assuming the specification sheet mirrors that of the Wrangler.

After its unveiling in Los Angeles, the 2020 Jeep Scrambler will begin arriving in the showrooms early in 2019. The price will only be released a few weeks before its date of sale, but we expect that it will not be available until the end of the year. it starts at about $ 35,000. In comparison, the four-door Wrangler on which it is based has a base price of $ 31,445. It will have no real rivals, at least none of those who focus on off-road capacity, but its buyers will inevitably compare it to the Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon duo, the Toyota Tacoma and the still-born brand. once Ford Ranger.

What's in a name?

Introduced in 1981, the CJ-8 was essentially a long wheelbase variant of the CJ-7 (Wrangler's predecessor) with a cargo area. Many examples came with the Scrambler package, an additional cost option that added special graphics and wheels, as well as the pasted name. We can not imagine Jeep resurrecting the CJ-8's nameplate, but not unreasonable to bet that the Scrambler name will be back.