4x4 Magazine Australia

The Godfather

THE TOYOTA LandCruiser, the Nissan Patrol and the Land Rover company all owe their existence in one way or another to the original World War II Jeep. And the Wrangler Rubicon is the latest and ultimate embodiment of the go-anywhere spirit of that very same, original Jeep.

These days the Wrangler is the only current Jeep model to retain the basic design principles of a separate chassis and live axles at both ends that defined the original WWII Jeep.

The latest – 2019 – iteration of this iconic 4x4 is called the Wrangler JL and it replaces the JK that first appeared in 2006, bringing a new 2.2-litre diesel which is only available in the Rubicon; all the other models have the now

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