SPACIOUS … SORT OF

Wrangler offers more interior space than Jimny, but it’s still a shorty and best suited to two people.

time to completely remove the top, openair motoring is what traditional fourwheel driving is all about. You can even fold the windscreen flat to the bonnet for a full flow-through cabin; there’s nothing else like it in this day and age. It must be noted that only the Sport S specification in both two- and four-door comes standard with a soft-top, and only the two Rubicon models have the softtop offered as an option. A hardtop is standard on Rubicon and is all that is offered on Overland variants.

PRACTICALITIES

WITH ITS extra size, capacity, refinement and comfort, the Wrangler is a lot more practical than the Jimny; but you would expect that at twice the price. Towing capacity for the shorty Jeep is 1497kg braked, while payload is a modest 551kg. As mentioned, the tyres are a sensible and practical size and a +1 upsize to all-terrain rubber will vastly improve your tyre choices and the vehicle’s off-road ability.

The Jeep Wrangler is the most accessorised four-wheel drive in the world, so you can get everything you need, and plenty that you don’t need, to modify your Wrangler to your desires. Wheels, tyres, snorkels, half doors, suspensions, complete axle assemblies, custom roofs, lights, engine conversions … the sky is the limit! Careful research into what you need to get the Jeep where you want to go will see you equip it to do anything.