Everything We Know about the 2018 Jeep Wrangler

According to Khabar Khodro, an all-new Jeep Wrangler is set to debut in 2017 as a 2018 model-year vehicle and there is already plenty of information out there about the new model. 

Redesigning an iconic vehicle like the Wrangler can be tricky business. A balance must be found between nostalgia and future technology so that the new Wrangler can meet performance goals while not alienating its strong fan base.

More than one set of spy photos has already shown us the new Wrangler, codenamed JL, and Jeep’s parent company FCA hasn’t exactly been shy with all of the details, announcing many of them during a five-year business plan.

Jeep has already confirmed this bit of info: the new Wrangler will offer a diesel engine. Specifics haven’t been divulged yet, but it almost certainly will be the same 3.0-liter EcoDiesel found in the Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee, hooked to an eight-speed automatic.

A different eight-speed transmissionwill also likely be paired to the gasoline engine option as well.

One of the greatest downfalls of today’s Wrangler is fuel economy, something that must be changed if Jeep ever hopes to meet stringent government-imposed fuel economy standards. Many of the Wrangler’s design changes will focus on this aspect, and the addition of a diesel is a great start.

Along with the diesel announcement, FCA confirmed that a hybrid Wrangler is coming. By 2022, FCA says that the Wrangler will be sold with a full hybrid setup.

A recent set of spy photos show that Jeep has installed a new six-speed manual into the Wrangler, which is currently undergoing testing.

We expect the manual to be paired with the gasoline-powered V6 engine offering, though it may also be paired with the new turbo four-banger.