Today's Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4X4 is a far cry from that original 1941 buckboard, but it'll still go way off road to conquer whatever mud, muck and man-made hazards stand between driver and destination.
Most of us don't need to climb a steep wall of boulders or ford a stream or muscle through a foot of mud. We need to get to work, pick up the kids or head to the mall.
For that, there are many more comfortable, quiet and refined sport-utility trucks that would fit the bill for the test Jeep's $39,640 sticker price. But there is only one Jeep and if that is what you hanker for, the four-door Rubicon will carry your rucksack, tent and a family of four on a rugged outdoor adventure.
Unlike many SUVs, you can take the Rubicon off-road because it has 10.1 inches of ground clearance, tunable shocks to give it better feel on rocks but a firmer ride on the road, plus a serious four-wheel-drive system that requires you to shift a stubborn lever adjacent to the usual five-speed automatic transmission. The automatic is extra here, costing $1,125 and including a hill descent control that helps the Jeep crawl down a steep incline safely.
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