Article Comments: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara Full Test

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Article comments for Full Test: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara - You see, unlike previous Wranglers which at 75 mph provided all the solitude of a parachute jump, the 2007 Wrangler has a tight canvas top and much less wind howl. (more)

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#14 of 83 Re: Is it me or does the 07 unlimited look like an H3 [toronado455] by xthecat Sep 12, 2006 (3:30 pm)
Replying to: toronado455 (Sep 12, 2006 2:13 pm) The old platform was seen as to primitive to make the Wrangler brand viable, if they continued with it, there would be no Wrangler. Unfortunately, they didn't go far enough with the new engine for the 2007 (gas mileage), and this will have to be addressed very soon, before the brand tanks. Replies to this message: toronado455 (Sep 12, 2006 4:04 pm) texasjeep (Sep 12, 2006 9:58 pm) toronado455 (Sep 13, 2006 12:03 pm) and 1 more... jplyman (Sep 14, 2006 7:44 am)
#15 of 83 Re: Is it me or does the 07 unlimited look like an H3 [xthecat] by toronado455 Sep 12, 2006 (4:04 pm)
Replying to: xthecat (Sep 12, 2006 3:30 pm) But if the Wrangler Unlimited was having a major redesign in 2007, why create the 2006 Wrangler Unlimited at all? How could they possibly justify the cost of developing and producing a vehicle for only one model year? Replies to this message: texasjeep (Sep 12, 2006 9:58 pm) toronado455 (Sep 13, 2006 12:03 pm) texasjeep (Sep 13, 2006 6:52 pm)
#16 of 83 Re: Is it me or does the 07 unlimited look like an H3 [toronado455] by texasjeep Sep 12, 2006 (9:58 pm)
Replying to: toronado455 (Sep 12, 2006 4:04 pm) Wrangler unlimited came out in 2004. Replies to this message: toronado455 (Sep 13, 2006 12:03 pm) texasjeep (Sep 13, 2006 6:52 pm)
#17 of 83 Re: Is it me or does the 07 unlimited look like an H3 [texasjeep] by toronado455 Sep 13, 2006 (12:03 pm)
Replying to: texasjeep (Sep 12, 2006 9:58 pm) Wrangler unlimited came out in 2004. Oh, you're right. I'm just now (summer 2006) finally seeing them (very few) on the road for the first time. Are they going to continue to build the 2-door Unlimited along side the new 4-door? Replies to this message: texasjeep (Sep 13, 2006 6:52 pm)
#18 of 83 Re: Is it me or does the 07 unlimited look like an H3 [toronado455] by texasjeep Sep 13, 2006 (6:52 pm)
Replying to: toronado455 (Sep 13, 2006 12:03 pm) Jeep will not be building the 2 door unlimited anymore. I wish they would still make the 2 door unlimited. I want a 2 door unlimited diesel rubicon.
#19 of 83 Re: Put some umph in it nexy year [heidis] by jerrymcshane1 Sep 14, 2006 (6:22 am)
Replying to: heidis (Sep 08, 2006 1:46 pm) You're right heidis, a V-8 is a must if they want to sell the hell out of these newly designed Jeeps. A small block V-8 makes ALL the sense in the world. Maybe that's why it isn't offered. Some of these designers are living in a cave for they're NOT paying attention to what the world demands today. Power is "in" in case thay haven't noticed.
#20 of 83 Re: Is it me or does the 07 unlimited look like an H3 [xthecat] by jplyman Sep 14, 2006 (7:44 am)
Replying to: xthecat (Sep 12, 2006 3:30 pm) To me that is why I bought an '06 Jeep - because its simple and solid - this platform has been around longer than a lot of us - and it help define a segment of the market. Living in the Atlanta area jeeps are very popular SUV - used ones hold there value extermely well and I think overall they are very popular. Look at the incentive DCX didn't give on the wranglers - that says a lot - I think the old platform is awesome. Not a whole lot to go wrong and a ton of aftermarket parts to fix it if it did go wrong -
#21 of 83 Good Reveiw of the 2007 in Wall Street Journal by jplyman Sep 15, 2006 (5:45 am)
Todays edition of the WSJ has a review of the 2007 Wrangler that was very positive - they mentioned that the engine was a plus.... Replies to this message: toronado455 (Sep 15, 2006 10:21 am)
#22 of 83 Re: Good Reveiw of the 2007 in Wall Street Journal [jplyman] by toronado455 Sep 15, 2006 (10:21 am)
Replying to: jplyman (Sep 15, 2006 5:45 am) I've never driven a 4.0 inline 6 so I can't really comment on the old engine, but I have the minivan that the 3.8 V6 is from. Mine is the 3.3 variant and it is not a very powerful engine in my 4000+ lb Grand Caravan. Its low end is weak and it doesn't like to rev either. And I've heard that the 3.8 version isn't much better. I noticed that the torque peak on the 4.0 is in a lower RPM band than the V6 so that may mean that the 4.0 engine feels more powerful even though the max output numbers are similar between the two engines. But they really do need to put a good V8 in the Wrangler.
#23 of 83 Won't be ordering an '07 by guy21 Sep 16, 2006 (3:21 am)
If I have read the data on the Jeep.com website correctly, there is little chance we will be considering a new Wrangler. The problem is with the hard door option. We live in northern Wis. and this has been a necessity. For the 2007's, specifying this option invokes a mandatory selection of the side air bags at $490.00 plus the side windows are some form of plastic material. How do you scrape ice off those? Hopefully this will be straightened out later in the year or for 2008.