All Jeep lovers rejoiced last year when FCA announced that they would be adding a production model pickup truck to it's line up. The going theory/rumor was that it would be based on the Wrangler platform. Lending further credence to this rumor was the statement from Jeep stating that the new truck would be developed alongside the Wrangler in the Toledo, Ohio factory.
There are two reasons why I truly believe the new truck will not be based on the Wrangler.
- Jeep already sells the JK-8 kit, which is a package offered to the Wrangler that adds on a short bed. This is offered at any Jeep dealership already.
- Jeep has already stated earlier this month that the new truck, already in development, won't be a spin off of an existing vehicle from Jeep and will in fact have it's own distinguishable identity.
Of course this is all my own personal opinion and speculation since Jeep and FCA have released no details about the new truck. There are however a couple things that Jeep has said that may add a little more to this discussion. Last week when Jeep release the photo's and information about the Jeep Safari Concepts one thing that was stated was the fact that every concept, while not slated for production, could in fact be created using the existing Mopar Off Road catalog. If you take a look at the Crew Chief 715 and the Renegade Comanche, both have a bed that is different from the JK-8 kit.
The Jeep Crew Chief 715 concept
The Jeep Renegade Comanche concept
A Wrangler with the JK-8 kit installed
You'll notice that while there are some similarities, the differences are quite unmistakable. The reason I bring this up is simple, if all of the concepts can be built and the bed is different than the JK-8 kit then maybe this is a glimpse into what we can expect from the new Jeep truck. Who know's. What do you think? Let me know in the comment's down below.
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