The JL Jeep Wrangler has been on sale since the 2018 mannequin 12 months, so for its seventh 12 months of manufacturing, Jeep determined to change some issues up. Primarily, the one means you’ll be capable of get a Pentastar V6 within the Wrangler is when you pair it with a six-speed handbook transmission, and energy locks and home windows are actually normal for the primary time ever. Purists look away.
Jeep is dropping the automated possibility for its 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 for 2025. If you would like the eight-speed auto, you’re going to must both go for the two.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, the plug-in hybrid 4xe or the 6.4-liter Hemi V8 within the 392 Remaining Version. The opposite huge information is, after all, the addition of energy locks and widows throughout the whole lineup. To me, that’s much more stunning than the handbook availability. You simply know there’s some historical CJ Jeep purist on the market yelling obscure slurs and speaking about how actual Jeeps don’t even have home windows or no matter.
There are just a few different little odds and ends which can be new for 2025., like a brand new paint shade to reinforce your stolen valor referred to as “41.” It’s a sport of army olive drab-inspired shade. Jeep can also be including Lively Cabin Air flow that’ll enable prospects to pre-cool their Wranglers by means of a cellular app earlier than getting in. It’s a goddamn luxurious automobile now.
Apart from that, the Wrangler lineup is staying just about the identical for subsequent 12 months. The 4 drivetrains stay the identical. The 2.0-liter turbocharged 4 (paired completely with an eight-speed auto) places out 270 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque. The Pentastar V6 remains to be at 285 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque – although you possibly can solely get it with the handbook. The massive ol’ Hemi V8 remains to be pumping out a large 470 horsepower and lb-ft of torque. That’s greater than sufficient to kill you in a Wranger (in a great way). Lastly, the 4xe stays largely unchanged. It nonetheless employs the two.0-liter turbo engines, two electrical motors and eight-speed computerized transmission. That’s good for 375 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque. Jeep says it’ll get 21 miles of all-electric vary out of the 17 kWh battery when you bear in mind to plug it in.
The mannequin lineup additionally stays the identical for 2025. There are a complete of 18 completely different Wrangler fashions you possibly can select from between two-door, four-door and 4xe variants. If there isn’t a Wrangler for you, then maybe you’re the drawback. As all the time, there are an limitless array of off-road permutations you possibly can choose in your Wrangler.
It is smart that this 12 months didn’t see too many outlandish updates for the Wrangler. It simply noticed a fairly sizable midcycle refresh for the 2024 mannequin 12 months. It gave patrons stuff like energy seats, a a lot larger 12.3-inch middle display screen, wi-fi cellphone connectivity, a revised entrance facia and a few new off-road packages.
Would it not have been good to see Jeep add a little bit bit extra to the Wrangler lineup for 2025? Certain, I suppose. This automobile is beginning to get fairly outdated, but it surely doesn’t appear to be prospects actually thoughts. These items nonetheless promote rather well.
I get why Jeep didn’t change an excessive amount of else, although. Stellantis goes to be busy warding off a January 6-style assault over the addition of ordinary energy locks and home windows.
