It would appear that an eight-velocity programmed transmission will be among the progressions made to the next-gen Jeep Wrangler as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles looks to enhance the vehicle’s proficiency without trading off its go romping capacity. A recording with the Securities and Exchange Commission not long from now seems to affirm the move to an eight-velocity, as per Automotive News (membership needed).
In the recording, FCA says it plans to utilize the eight-velocity as of now conveyed in the Ram 1500, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and different models in “the greater part of our back wheel-drive vehicles,” aside from substantial obligation pickup trucks and the Viper supercar.
According to the company, the transmission—assembled under permit from ZF—enhances mileage by 9 percent no matter how you look at it contrasted with the five-velocity programmed its supplanting. The current Wrangler utilizes that five rate, and Chrysler is obviously anxious to dispose of it. The automaker supposedly needed to introduce the eight-velocity before the upgrade, however it simply won’t fit in the current-gen Wrangler.
This is only one of the ways Chrysler is taking a glance at to enhance the Wrangler’s effectiveness, however its presumably the minimum disputable as such. The following Wrangler will probably get an aluminum body, however keep its body-on-edge outline, despite the fact that a more auto like unibody was considered. Chrysler is likewise considering dumping the Wrangler’s strong axles to spare weight and enhance mileage.
These are seen as indispensable rough terrain supplies, yet FCA is under weight to meet tightening worldwide outflows gauges, including stricter Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) norms here in the U.S.
There is some desire for fans, notwithstanding, Dana—which makes the axles—is allegedly putting resources into new hardware at its Fort Wayne, Indiana, plant. There’s no affirmed association with the next generation Wrangler.
