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Test Drive: 2011 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited


if weekend trips to the country for some

if weekend trips to the country for some offroading adventure or your idea of fun

offroading adventure or your idea of fun

offroading adventure or your idea of fun then this might just be the vehicle for

then this might just be the vehicle for

then this might just be the vehicle for you hi I’m Miranda Lightstone with

you hi I’m Miranda Lightstone with

you hi I’m Miranda Lightstone with Watson Roger calm and today we’re taking

Watson Roger calm and today we’re taking

Watson Roger calm and today we’re taking a closer look at jeeps brand new

a closer look at jeeps brand new

a closer look at jeeps brand new Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited Wranglers

Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited Wranglers

Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited Wranglers have always been made to be utilitarian

have always been made to be utilitarian

have always been made to be utilitarian now in this year’s model they actually

now in this year’s model they actually

now in this year’s model they actually upgraded the inside so it’s a bit more

upgraded the inside so it’s a bit more

upgraded the inside so it’s a bit more luxurious and if it more sophisticated

luxurious and if it more sophisticated

luxurious and if it more sophisticated looking some people might think that’s a

looking some people might think that’s a

looking some people might think that’s a bad thing oh they’ve done plushy they’re

bad thing oh they’ve done plushy they’re

bad thing oh they’ve done plushy they’re gonna soft but an actual fact it’s made

gonna soft but an actual fact it’s made

gonna soft but an actual fact it’s made with very tough materials meant to last

with very tough materials meant to last

with very tough materials meant to last so what it looks plushy it’s still very

so what it looks plushy it’s still very

so what it looks plushy it’s still very much a Jeep Wrangler is still very much

much a Jeep Wrangler is still very much

much a Jeep Wrangler is still very much usable for no matter what kind of

usable for no matter what kind of

usable for no matter what kind of off-road adventures you go on the radio

off-road adventures you go on the radio

off-road adventures you go on the radio is still raised the middle console is

is still raised the middle console is

is still raised the middle console is very high so it’s very accessible to the

very high so it’s very accessible to the

very high so it’s very accessible to the driver and the passenger no matter what

driver and the passenger no matter what

driver and the passenger no matter what you’re doing they’ve integrated a new

you’re doing they’ve integrated a new

you’re doing they’ve integrated a new touchscreen system for your

touchscreen system for your

touchscreen system for your entertainment in your nads and there’s

entertainment in your nads and there’s

entertainment in your nads and there’s also a Bluetooth hookup for your phone

also a Bluetooth hookup for your phone

also a Bluetooth hookup for your phone there’s a brand new steering wheel in

there’s a brand new steering wheel in

there’s a brand new steering wheel in the Wrangler this year it has buttons

the Wrangler this year it has buttons

the Wrangler this year it has buttons mounted for your cruise control and for

mounted for your cruise control and for

mounted for your cruise control and for your menu on the desk and in the back

your menu on the desk and in the back

your menu on the desk and in the back here they fit in the volume control and

here they fit in the volume control and

here they fit in the volume control and your media control so you don’t have to

your media control so you don’t have to

your media control so you don’t have to take your hands off the steering wheel

take your hands off the steering wheel

take your hands off the steering wheel when you’re driving that’s great for all

when you’re driving that’s great for all

when you’re driving that’s great for all your offroad tunes and you can really

your offroad tunes and you can really

your offroad tunes and you can really stay focused on what you’re doing

stay focused on what you’re doing

stay focused on what you’re doing and over here you have your extended

and over here you have your extended

and over here you have your extended shift knob now compared to a regular

shift knob now compared to a regular

shift knob now compared to a regular vehicles makes them a bit large and

vehicles makes them a bit large and

vehicles makes them a bit large and cumbersome but really what it does is it

cumbersome but really what it does is it

cumbersome but really what it does is it shortens it distance from your steering

shortens it distance from your steering

shortens it distance from your steering wheel to your shifter now when you’re

wheel to your shifter now when you’re

wheel to your shifter now when you’re handling off-road terrain that’s a bit

handling off-road terrain that’s a bit

handling off-road terrain that’s a bit difficult you don’t want to have to

difficult you don’t want to have to

difficult you don’t want to have to travel a lot and you really want to have

travel a lot and you really want to have

travel a lot and you really want to have as much control of the car as you can so

as much control of the car as you can so

as much control of the car as you can so it’s really good further down here you

it’s really good further down here you

it’s really good further down here you have an even smaller shift knob this is

have an even smaller shift knob this is

have an even smaller shift knob this is for your two h4 h4 L 2 5 4 X 4 low and

for your two h4 h4 L 2 5 4 X 4 low and

for your two h4 h4 L 2 5 4 X 4 low and again this is for very difficult office

again this is for very difficult office

again this is for very difficult office rank puts you in a lower gear ratio on

rank puts you in a lower gear ratio on

rank puts you in a lower gear ratio on this side I have my sway bar and axle

this side I have my sway bar and axle

this side I have my sway bar and axle loss controls again and what this does

loss controls again and what this does

loss controls again and what this does is stiffened up the ride makes it a lot

is stiffened up the ride makes it a lot

is stiffened up the ride makes it a lot more controllable and really difficult

more controllable and really difficult

more controllable and really difficult terrain so large folders really steep

terrain so large folders really steep

terrain so large folders really steep inclines these are the kind of things

inclines these are the kind of things

inclines these are the kind of things that you need in the car like this

that you need in the car like this

that you need in the car like this because this is where you’re going to

because this is where you’re going to

because this is where you’re going to take your Wrangler now of course because

take your Wrangler now of course because

take your Wrangler now of course because this is a FIFA Wrangler everything is

this is a FIFA Wrangler everything is

this is a FIFA Wrangler everything is removable

removable

removable all these roof panels come off the doors

all these roof panels come off the doors

all these roof panels come off the doors come off the windscreen floats forward

come off the windscreen floats forward

come off the windscreen floats forward everything comes off that’s the beauty

everything comes off that’s the beauty

everything comes off that’s the beauty of a car like this unfortunately because

of a car like this unfortunately because

of a car like this unfortunately because the doors are removable they’re very

the doors are removable they’re very

the doors are removable they’re very light so they’re pretty flimsy so when

light so they’re pretty flimsy so when

light so they’re pretty flimsy so when you open or close the doors they kind of

you open or close the doors they kind of

you open or close the doors they kind of fall back on your legs they don’t stay

fall back on your legs they don’t stay

fall back on your legs they don’t stay open they’re very difficult to close you

open they’re very difficult to close you

open they’re very difficult to close you have to slam them it’s a bit annoying

have to slam them it’s a bit annoying

have to slam them it’s a bit annoying until you realize that there

until you realize that there

until you realize that there like because they have to be removed on

like because they have to be removed on

like because they have to be removed on the back you also have a full spare so

the back you also have a full spare so

the back you also have a full spare so it’s a 32 inch tire and right now this

it’s a 32 inch tire and right now this

it’s a 32 inch tire and right now this car is riding on mud terrain tires means

car is riding on mud terrain tires means

car is riding on mud terrain tires means it can really go anywhere so there’s

it can really go anywhere so there’s

it can really go anywhere so there’s huge fat heavy tires and that’s just

huge fat heavy tires and that’s just

huge fat heavy tires and that’s just riding on the back too

riding on the back too

riding on the back too that’s the jeep wrangler rubicon in the

that’s the jeep wrangler rubicon in the

that’s the jeep wrangler rubicon in the city isn’t exactly comfortable

city isn’t exactly comfortable

city isn’t exactly comfortable suspension is pretty rough you get

suspension is pretty rough you get

suspension is pretty rough you get bounced around a lot and it’s very loud

bounced around a lot and it’s very loud

bounced around a lot and it’s very loud in this model they said that they

in this model they said that they

in this model they said that they enhance sound dampening so we don’t hear

enhance sound dampening so we don’t hear

enhance sound dampening so we don’t hear the engine as much I don’t really hear

the engine as much I don’t really hear

the engine as much I don’t really hear that it’s still very loud even though it

that it’s still very loud even though it

that it’s still very loud even though it has a Bluetooth phone connection I don’t

has a Bluetooth phone connection I don’t

has a Bluetooth phone connection I don’t really see how that would work either

really see how that would work either

really see how that would work either because you don’t enough having to

because you don’t enough having to

because you don’t enough having to scream it whenever you were talking to

scream it whenever you were talking to

scream it whenever you were talking to this particular Rubicon is equipped of

this particular Rubicon is equipped of

this particular Rubicon is equipped of the 3.8 liter v6 the purses are just

the 3.8 liter v6 the purses are just

the 3.8 liter v6 the purses are just over 200 horsepower about 237 pounds of

over 200 horsepower about 237 pounds of

over 200 horsepower about 237 pounds of torque now again this car isn’t really

torque now again this car isn’t really

torque now again this car isn’t really made for the city the gas mileage is not

made for the city the gas mileage is not

made for the city the gas mileage is not the best basically if you want to save

the best basically if you want to save

the best basically if you want to save gas and you don’t to be at the pumps all

gas and you don’t to be at the pumps all

gas and you don’t to be at the pumps all the time you need to pay attention to a

the time you need to pay attention to a

the time you need to pay attention to a little T cosine that comes up on your

little T cosine that comes up on your

little T cosine that comes up on your dash a little green line is near

dash a little green line is near

dash a little green line is near tachometers keep your revs in that level

tachometers keep your revs in that level

tachometers keep your revs in that level you should be heading to the gas pumps a

you should be heading to the gas pumps a

you should be heading to the gas pumps a little bit less

ah throughout so for all of you off-road

ah throughout so for all of you off-road nuts the following numbers are really

nuts the following numbers are really

nuts the following numbers are really going to get you going the approach

going to get you going the approach

going to get you going the approach angle is 44.3% the breakover angle is

angle is 44.3% the breakover angle is

angle is 44.3% the breakover angle is 25.4%

25.4%

25.4% and the departure angle is 40.4% now

and the departure angle is 40.4% now

and the departure angle is 40.4% now that means that the Wrangler can handle

that means that the Wrangler can handle

that means that the Wrangler can handle inclines that are quite steep depending

inclines that are quite steep depending

inclines that are quite steep depending on its mud or sand or rocks doesn’t

on its mud or sand or rocks doesn’t

on its mud or sand or rocks doesn’t matter but it means that the break over

matter but it means that the break over

matter but it means that the break over the drop whatever you can actually go at

the drop whatever you can actually go at

the drop whatever you can actually go at quite steep incline it’s just great

quite steep incline it’s just great

quite steep incline it’s just great that’s when you’re off-roading the

that’s when you’re off-roading the

that’s when you’re off-roading the undercarriage of your car is very

undercarriage of your car is very

undercarriage of your car is very important if you’re dealing with jagged

important if you’re dealing with jagged

important if you’re dealing with jagged rocks or high bits and pieces you don’t

rocks or high bits and pieces you don’t

rocks or high bits and pieces you don’t want to rip anything on the bottom so

want to rip anything on the bottom so

want to rip anything on the bottom so this Rubicon is equipped this three skid

this Rubicon is equipped this three skid

this Rubicon is equipped this three skid plates what they do is they protect the

plates what they do is they protect the

plates what they do is they protect the fuel tank the oil pan and the transfer

fuel tank the oil pan and the transfer

fuel tank the oil pan and the transfer case that means that no matter what

case that means that no matter what

case that means that no matter what you’re doing or where you’re going you

you’re doing or where you’re going you

you’re doing or where you’re going you know you have protection and really

know you have protection and really

know you have protection and really that’s what the Wrangler is all about

keeps us clearly made it perfect now

keeps us clearly made it perfect now that purpose isn’t city driving but if

that purpose isn’t city driving but if

that purpose isn’t city driving but if you own a cottage with a dirt road

you own a cottage with a dirt road

you own a cottage with a dirt road accessible that I’d highly recommend

accessible that I’d highly recommend

accessible that I’d highly recommend checking out the new wrangler rubicon

checking out the new wrangler rubicon

checking out the new wrangler rubicon unlimited

unlimited

unlimited [Music]

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