Another Scrambler Concept Vehicle (and other Jeeps)

[FLCJ8]

Stellantis Media - Jeep® Brand Hits the Trails at 57th Annual Easter Jeep Safari With Collection of New Concepts

Electrified power and commanding performance will be front and center this year. The Jeep brand and JPP by Mopar design teams have created several one-of-a-kind, rock-crawling, terrain-traversing vehicles that will take four-wheeling to the next level and prove why there’s nothing quite like...

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[bigwalton]

I can't bring myself to hate this with the way they did it... Damn.

 

[bigwalton]

 

[FLCJ8]

I can't bring myself to hate this with the way they did it... Damn.View attachment 108661

Except I would think you would have zero chance of fitting in the concept by the looks of it.

 

[bigwalton]

Except I would think you would have zero chance of fitting in the concept by the looks of it.

There's no way, but I can dream.

 

[sdsupilot]

Looks like someone let their JL spend too much time with a Chevy Avalanche. I like both ends.... but the door area is a bit funky.

 

[bigwalton]

Looks like someone let their JL spend too much time with a Chevy Avalanche. I like both ends.... but the door area is a bit funky.

I actually like it how the line of the door follows the front edge of the fender flare. If it didn't, you'd get into the weird stuff that goes on on a Gladiator between the rear door, edge of the body, start of the bed and the fender. It's always looked awkward to me.

 

[Ron84cj]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I actually don't completely hate it either. Looks like a fun buggy of sorts. Interesting...

 

[Oakley]

So top picture has 392 in front of back tire and second picture has it on hood. You mean to tell me they couldn’t spring for 4 more cubic inches to have the Chevy big block in it! Yep I’m sure I hate it😂😂😂

 

[sdsupilot]

I actually like it how the line of the door follows the front edge of the fender flare. If it didn't, you'd get into the weird stuff that goes on on a Gladiator between the rear door, edge of the body, start of the bed and the fender. It's always looked awkward to me.

True, I have un-fond memories of banging into the door opening on flat fenders and CJ5s. That said this does have a decent flow to it. It could grow on me. The practical side of me just doesn't like the thought of a proprietary door!

 

[bigwalton]

So top picture has 392 in front of back tire and second picture has it on hood. You mean to tell me they couldn’t spring for 4 more cubic inches to have the Chevy big block in it! Yep I’m sure I hate it😂😂😂

Huh? It's running their 392 Hemi, it's based on the 392 JLU. Why would they ever put a Chevy in?

 

[Ron84cj]

Unless I'm remembering something wrong here. I don't think Chevy had a "400" big block since like 1970 or 71 ish? Turbo Fire 400! Lol. All it was was a 396 big block. So there wasn't really a 400 big block Chevy. The actual 400 was a small block. Any modern V8 whether LS, hemi, Toyota or whatever will absolutely spank that crap out of those older slightly larger displacement motors. The modern cylinder head technology is light-years better. It's just crazy what the car manufacturers are cranking out power wise out of a once considered "small" 5.7. Good times 🤟

 

[Randyzzz]

If I was a lot younger and not so busted up, this would have been in my list of things to build. But just like the “Roadtrip” Waggy concept, it ain’t going to happen.

I love it. Imagine how much fun that would be with a 392. It would be like driving a monster truck or a pro street car. I’ll bet you just couldn’t keep your foot out of the go pedal.

This Scrambler concept reminds me of days gone by…I wanted to build a streetable rear engine LS powered long travel Manx too… die hard throttle junkie. I actually had a parts list at one time, including a kit that would allow me to register it as a VW.

Sorta like this:

 

[bigwalton]

If I was a lot younger and not so busted up, this would have been in my list of things to build. But just like the “Roadtrip” Waggy concept, it ain’t going to happen.

I love it. Imagine how much fun that would be with a 392. It would be like driving a monster truck or a pro street car. I’ll bet you just couldn’t keep your foot out of the go pedal.

This Scrambler concept reminds me of days gone by…I wanted to build a streetable rear engine LS powered long travel Manx too… die hard throttle junkie. I actually had a parts list at one time, including a kit that would allow me to register it as a VW.

Sorta like this:

Lot of those running around the Silver Lake Sand Dunes brother. Twin turbos and all the fun bits.

 

[ag4ever]

I like parts of the concept, but not the sail panels. Too bad this will never see production in any remote way. Too bad they don’t make a 2 door gladiator. Too bad they don’t put the 392 in the gladiator. Too bad this is (rumored to be) the last year for the 392 in the JLU. Hopefully the I-6 Hurricane 3.0 will find its way into the JLU.

Hopefully this means Gecko will be an available color for ‘24. Mojito would be even better. A 2 door JT with a 392 in Mojito would go really well with my JLU 4xe in Reign. That would be a nice set! I would have a hard time deciding which one to drive.

 

[barrys]

The old 396 BBC was actually 402 inches

 

[Ron84cj]

The old 396 BBC was actually 402 inches

Yes, when it was bored .030 over

Bore for the 396 was 4.094 and the stroke was 3.76. The cubic inch equation is bore x bore x stroke x .7854 x number of cylinders. So in the case of the 396

4.094 x 4.094 x 3.76 x .7854 x 8 = 395.971

Here's .030 over.
4.124 x 4.124 x 3.76 x .7854 x 8 = 401.796

Yes I realize I'm a nerd.

 

[FLCJ8]

my JLU 4xe in Reign

I wondered if that was you on the 4xe forum.

 

[AdamH]

I wondered if that was you on the 4xe forum.

! Small world. I’m on there but mainly a lurker.

 

[designerRob]

It's an interesting concept vehicle. I wish they wouldn't drag the Scrambler name into it. You'd think as creative as they were with the vehicle that they could be as creative with an original name.