Jeep don announce say dem go release new Wrangler Scrambler for 2028, and dis one na two-door pickup truck wey go carry V-8 engine and SRT badge. According to Stellantis Investor Day wey happen on May 21, di Scrambler go be part of di company five-year plan.
Di Scrambler go revive name from di 1980s and go get classic boxy Wrangler bodywork plus new retro front end wey dem take inspiration from Wrangler Anvil 715 concept and Kaiser Jeeps from di 1960s. Jeep confirm say di Scrambler go offer SRT-badged model, and e go sit as off-road halo model for di revamped Wrangler lineup.
Jeep don spend years dey tease two-door truck via concepts for Easter Jeep Safari, and now di vision don come true. Di company say feedback from fans about di two-door truck concepts bin dey overwhelmingly positive, so dem decide to put am into production. Di Scrambler go serve as proof say Stellantis dey listen to im fans and go reaffirm Jeep commitment to fun, unique vehicles.
Di Scrambler go likely share platform wit regular Wrangler and Gladiator, but wit key differences. Jeep confirm say di Scrambler go break wit Wrangler tradition by featuring independent front suspension, and dem suggest say e fit even go independent for rear, although some kinks still dey to work out. Moving away from solid front axle go provide more stability and better handling for higher speeds and increased wheel travel for desert dashing.
While di Scrambler get two doors, e fit still pack four seats, wit doors extended a tad to ease ingress and egress. Di V-8 engine wey dey inside Wrangler wey churn out 470 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque go likely appear for Scrambler, but Jeep fit turn up di wick. Di transmission go likely be eight-speed automatic. E fit be say Jeep go launch tamer Scrambler wit smaller engine, but di model wey dem see for Stellantis Investor Day wear SRT badge, and V-8-powered version go likely be focus of Jeep efforts for im halo truck.
Di Wrangler Scrambler go dey for im own segment wen e arrive. Very few regular-cab trucks remain for market, and those wey dey na typically base-spec commercial versions of full-size trucks. Buyers fit cross-shop di Scrambler wit Ford F-150 Raptor R and Ram 1500 TRX, but those V-8-powered trucks dey significantly larger and come exclusively in four-door crew-cab form. If di price too high, di Scrambler fit become obscure footnote for automotive history. But di recipe of retro-styled, two-door truck wit V-8 seem pretty surefire, and Jeep no go get any problem to sell enough Scramblers to justify im position atop di lineup.
Di Wrangler Scrambler go arrive for 2028 and go likely dey on di pricier end of di spectrum. Di regular Wrangler Willys 392 start at $73,885, and di Scrambler go cost even more, possibly even approaching $100,000.
