All-new 2018 Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon

The eagle-eyed sleuths at jlwranglerforums have once again come up with a treasure trove of information about the upcoming JL Wrangler. This time, they’ve managed to get their hands on what appears to be a list of standard equipment for three trim levels of the new Wrangler – Sport, Sahara, and Rubicon.

It’s important to note that this list is labeled as “preliminary” and is, of course, subject to change. With that in mind, let’s have a look at some of the goodies within.

Starting with the Rubicon, we see that 4.10 gears will be standard equipment, along with ‘Tru-Lok front and rear axles. Those axles are listed as a Dana M210 Wide Axle up front and a Dana M220 Wide Axle in the rear. This is great news, as it points to a great level of off-road prowess right out of the box. The Rubicon gets standard ‘rock protection sill rails’ as standard equipment, likely some sort of rock slider system of slightly lighter duty than the Gold’s Gym grade Mopar equipment shown at SEMA. Only the Rubicon is listed as getting a red ‘Trail-Rated’ badge.

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The Rubicon also lists a ‘performance suspension’ as standard equipment which, despite the obvious lack of any detail, sounds quite appealing. The front stabilizer bar will be of the disconnecting sort on the gnarliest Wrangler, and listed as rubber for the Rubicon are meaty LT285/70R17 black sidewall tires (Sahara models get 18s, Sports get less extreme 17s). Jeep spotters will be able to tell a Rubicon by its body-colored fender flares.

All-new 2018 Jeep® Wrangler Sahara

The Rubicon has more than a couple of standard features that’ll come in handy on the trail, including a built-in inverter and an alternator rated at 220 amps. Assuredly, this extra juice is in preparation for all the 200+ Mopar parts spoken of at SEMA, many of which are power-sapping accessories such as auxiliary lights.

A brace of tough 4×4 systems will be on tap, depending on the trim. Sport and Sahara models are listed as getting a Command-Trac Part Time 4WD system, while the Rubicon is treated to a 4:1 Rock-Trac HD Part Time 4WD system. Life is better in HD, naturally.

Air conditioning looks to be equipped on all models, and a ‘Torx tool kit’ is on board all three trims in case drivers bust up some equipment out on the trail. Front seat airbags will be standard on every JL Wrangler.

Three different Uconnect systems are listed, ranging from a 5-inch display on the Sport to an 8.4-inch jumbotron on the Rubicon. Economies of scale can be thanked for steering wheel mounted audio buttons and cruise control appearing on all Wranglers. Keyless Go is standard across the board, too.

At this rate, the only surprise to be left for the Wrangler’s big reveal in Los Angeles will be the texture of the inside of the glovebox. Be sure to check out our coverage of the L.A. Auto Show, where we expect to see a production version of the new Jeep Wrangler JL.