I wont hold my breath, Jeep is yet to build and sell anything that people actually want to buy.
Strongly disagree with you. Jeep has been Chrysler's strongest asset for years; this would not have been the case if they would have built vehicles nobody wanted. XJ, ZJ, WJ, KJ, YJ, TJ and now the JK were selling very well. Plus, with Sergio Marchionne, Chrysler has again a real car guy calling the shots, a guy like Lee Iaccoca, or Bob Lutz, not a been counter.
The problem is that jeep is currently selling every wrangler is can produce already....they don't really NEED to offer more interesting options.
Right. And still they made the changes to the interior in 2011 and other refinements, and made now the pick-up kit.
no, the diesel JK. The community has only been begging for centuries now.
Blame more the government and EPA than Chrysler for this. Plus, Jeep was the only 4x4 manufacturer who did bring diesels to the US, in the KJ and the WK.
Jeep isn't building vehicles people want? Dealers are selling JK's faster than Jeep can build them. You should change your statement to "Chrysler isn't building a Jeep I want".
Well said
No, people long for a diesel Wrangler. The sad part is, THEY ALREADY BUILD THEM! yeah, maybe we should rephrase that. AMERICA wants a diesel Wrangler.
And then people and America would complain that their Wrangler has an engine requiring fuel which is nearly 25% more expensive and just returns 15% better fuel consumption. Don't forget: the popularity of diesel vehicles in the rest of the world is mainly due to diesel fuel being considerably cheaper than gas.
Yes, I'm sure there are people in the US who would like a diesel in a Wrangler for various reasons. But I doubt that with the current price gap between gas and diesel, more than 5% would pay a premium for a diesel engine. I like diesels; most of my vehicles in Europe were diesels. I drove my friends diesel Wrangler in Switzerland and the torque from 1,220 rpm on is nice. If however today in the US I would have the choice between the Pentastar gas engine and the diesel, I would pick the Pentastar, with very little hesitation.
Going back to the original topic of this post: 400 kits sold is more than what I would have expected. I hope this will help adding a Wrangler pick-op to the line up in the future.
