AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a off-road suv is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.
Specifications
Engine
6.4L V8
Horsepower
470 hp
Torque
470 lb-ft
0–60 mph
4.5 sec
Top speed
99 mph
Drivetrain
AWD
Seats
5
Combined MPG
15 mpg (13 city / 17 hwy)
Range
244 miles
MSRP
$99,995
Body style
Off-Road SUV
The verdict
What's good
Muscle-car V8 meets rock crawler
Open-air doors-off freedom
Conquers extreme terrain
Rare, sought-after collectible
What's not
Awful gas mileage
Vague, busy highway steering
Wind roar at cruising speed
Expensive to run daily
The engine
HEMI 392 / Apache
6.4L V8
The big 392-cubic-inch HEMI gives the Wrangler an old-school muscle-car bark and 470 hp, hauling a brick-shaped off-roader to 60 mph in around 4.5 seconds.
This 6.4-liter HEMI traces its lineage to Chrysler's revived HEMI V8 family and is offered as the range-topping engine in the Wrangler, tying modern muscle to over 80 years of Jeep heritage going back to the Willys MB.
The 6.4 HEMI carries the internal nickname 'Apache' within Stellantis's engine lineup.
Putting a V8 in the Wrangler was a deliberate heritage play; Jeep has marketed special 392 editions (Rubicon Final Edition, Willys 392) around the engine's limited, celebratory availability.
Despite its size the engine breathes through a hydroguide setup designed to survive water fording, keeping the off-road mission intact.
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The six sub-scores behind the 81 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value