No it's been used in minivans and cars. The 3.8L has been changed slightly over the year but was first used back in the late 80's early 90's.

Too bad about the 4.0L since it was a great engine.

5.7L Hemi or 6.1L Hemi would be cool.

I would love a diesel, and more so a Cummins like the Rescue prototype.

They say the diesel they are using will be available in select international markets. I sure hope Canada is included on that list.

If they did use the diesel it will be the VM 2.8L CRD (Italian). The Rescue was based one a 2500 Ram pickup chassis and was a lot larger. The Cummins motor would be too heavy/big for use in the JK.

Well the Sunrider is the name of the soft-top, and the hard top is called "freedom-top" for some reason or another... One of the interior pictures of the 2Dr in the link above shows the bracketry folded down in the back with the soft top all wrapped up... all under the hard top, of course, which is a feature I'm glad they kept. I'm glad to also see that they are offering more than one hard-top color, as seen on the Sahara above.

The only picture of the soft top I've seen is a spy photo that was released a few months ago... the 4dr was all in camo except for the top, which was a soft top. They were close-ups in a parking lot, I believe.

Yes that is the Red Rock Crystal color. I like it.

Hey, you mentioned the boxy rear end. Have you noticed how that changes when the top is removed?

I am supprised at all the "new Wrangler looks like a..." comments in the various forums. I can't see that it is derivative of anything but CJs, YJs, TJs etc. Saying that a Jeep looks like a Hummer is like saying "The Beatles kind of sound like Oasis". Regardless of which you prefer, the latter is by definition a derivitive of the former; ergo, Hummers look like Jeeps, and Oasis sounds like the Beatles.

I agree. Especially with regards to the H3. It looks like a caricature of a Jeep. Take a look at the rear fender flares and grille for example.

Thank you bmcollier. That is about the best analogy I have heard. Everyone (including the press) seems to forget that Jeeps were around for quite a while before anyone ever heard of Hummer, and that all of those Jeeps have had looked pretty similar. I have a poster on my wall that shows the evolution of the Wrangler all the way from WWII to the present. The JK would fit in perfectly right after the TJ.

I check jeep.com each day hoping that Equip and Price shows up for the wranglers. I can't wait!

You and me both.

I'm anxious to see what the price differences are between the Saharas and Rubicons, both 2 and 4 door models (all 4WD).

I would also like to see pics/prices of the X models of both 2/4 door to compare to the Rubicon and Sahara.

Wished the Jeep website had a 4 door 360 degree gallery like the 2 door Wrangler. I bet a 4 door white Sahara would look pretty smooth.

Sahara will be cheaper than the Rubicon (because Rubicon is the only one available with electronic lockers and disconnecting sway bar).

The Wrangler Unlimited is supposed to be released in late Summer. The Wrangler will follow shortly in the early Fall.

Thanks Rubicon.

Now I play the waiting game.