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(from Jeep Press Release) Jeep® Introduces New 2014 Wrangler Dragon Edition

• Jeep® Wrangler Dragon Edition built from the popular concept first seen at the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exposition
• New Wrangler Dragon Edition adorned with Black and Bronze Satin Gloss exterior and interior treatments
• Special-edition model in Jeep showrooms this fall starting at a U.S. Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $36,095
• Jeep Wrangler sales up 12 percent in 2013

September 12, 2013 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Last year, the Jeep® brand introduced a unique Wrangler Dragon Design Concept at the Beijing International Automotive Exposition to wide acclaim across the globe, and particularly throughout the Jeep enthusiast community. On the heels of this positive feedback, Jeep is introducing the new 2014 Wrangler Dragon Edition.

The eye-catching new Jeep Wrangler Dragon will be a limited-production special edition, available in Jeep showrooms in North America this fall.

“When we introduced the Jeep Wrangler Dragon Design Concept last year, we received tremendously positive feedback,” said Mike Manley, President and CEO – Jeep Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. “Our loyal Jeep enthusiasts asked us to build this unique Wrangler, and we are delivering exactly what they’ve asked for. The new 2014 Jeep Wrangler Dragon Edition boasts a stunning, unique, upscale design with styling cues that make it unlike any Wrangler ever seen before.”

The dragon symbolizes strength and power and is an aspirational character normally associated with royalty and good fortune. It was these characteristics that inspired the upscale design of the Jeep Wrangler Dragon Edition. Based on the Jeep Wrangler Sahara, the Dragon Edition has numerous unique exterior and interior styling cues consumers will appreciate. Available only in Black and as a four-door Unlimited model , the Jeep Wrangler Dragon Edition features Bronze Satin Gloss trim inside and out.

The U.S. Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the Jeep Wrangler Dragon Edition is $36,095. Through August, Jeep Wrangler sales are up 12 percent in 2013.

2014 Jeep Wrangler Dragon Edition

The Jeep Wrangler Dragon Edition is painted Black with a black body-color three-piece hard top. From there, the designers incorporated numerous Bronze Satin Gloss details found inside the front grille slats, headlamp surrounds and on the Jeep badging. The unique 18-inch five-spoke alloy wheels are matte black with a Satin Bronze high-gloss outer edge.

The exterior also features gloss-black appliques on the front and rear bumpers, and a Dark Charcoal dragon decal that starts on the hood and runs along the driver’s side of the vehicle. Final exterior touches include a Mopar® fuel-filler door and a black spare tire cover with dragon decal.

The black and bronze theme continues inside with heated black Nappa leather seating surfaces with Satin Bronze Dragon Scale on the outer bolster surfaces, center console arm rest and steering wheel.

Other interior touches include high-gloss black instrument panel bezels and door handles and Satin Bronze accent trim on the steering wheel spokes and passenger-side dashboard grab handle. Finishing the interior modifications are matching bronze bound floor mats and a unique dragon graphic overlay in the gauge cluster.

2014 Jeep Wrangler

The iconic Jeep Wrangler – the most capable and recognized vehicle in the world – kicks off the new model year with new features such as a new Trail Kit featuring two D-rings, a tow strap, gloves and a bag to store the items. Clear park lamps and turn signal indicators replace the amber units, and Sport models can now be equipped with the Uconnect 6.5-inch touchscreen radio with hard drive storage and SiriusXM Radio. Sport models also have an available 32-inch Tire and Wheel Group featuring semi-gloss black 17-inch Rubicon aluminum wheels and BF Goodrich KM LT255/75R17 off-road tires.

Chrysler Group’s 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine – two-time winner of the prestigious Ward’s 10 Best Engines award – delivers 285 horsepower and 260 lb.-ft. of torque and up to 21 miles per gallon. It is engineered to provide a broad torque band with a focus on low-end torque, an essential trait needed for extreme off-roading. Engineers also designed the oil sump to provide oil to the pump even at extreme vehicle angles, and the alternator was placed up high so Wrangler can maintain its water-fording capability.

The 2014 Jeep Wrangler delivers unmatched off-road capability with legendary four-wheel drive and is produced with more than seven decades of 4x4 engineering experience. Wrangler continues to offer a body-on-frame design, front and rear five-link suspension system, live axles, electronic lockers, and is one of the few mid-size SUVs that offer a six-speed manual transmission – in addition to its five-speed automatic transmission.

Jeep Wrangler has always had a unique variety of colors to choose from, and 2014 is no different. New exterior colors include: Amp’d, Anvil, Copperhead, Flame Red, Granite Crystal and Hydro Blue (Freedom edition only). Billet Silver, Bright White, Black and Dune continue for 2014.

Jeep Brand

Built on more than 70 years of legendary heritage, Jeep is the authentic SUV brand with class-leading capability, craftsmanship and versatility for people who seek extraordinary journeys. The Jeep brand delivers an open invitation to live life to the fullest by offering a full line of vehicles that continue to provide owners with a sense of security to handle any journey with confidence.

The Jeep vehicle lineup includes Cherokee, Compass, Grand Cherokee, Patriot, Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited. To meet consumer demand around the world, all Jeep models are sold outside North America – and all are available in right-hand-drive versions and with gasoline and diesel powertrain options. Chrysler Group LLC sells and services vehicles in approximately 120 countries around the world.

Материалы: http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/2014/top-2014-Jeep-Wrangler-Dragon-Edition.html

Jeep Wrangler просто клад для персонажей, чьи руки по локоть в машинном масле, а за ухом огрызок карандаша. Они вам расскажут, что этот автомобиль имеет в своей основе раму, на которую навешаны кузов и два мощных неразрезных моста. Так выглядел бы «Внедорожный канон», если бы его приняли на «Офф-роудном Соборе». Эталон, которому Jeep Wrangler совсем скоро будет отвечать в гордом одиночестве. Собратья по цеху уже подмазали салом пятки, навострили лыжи или, лучше сказать, намылились в сторону выхода.

Gelandewagen, UAZ и Defender. Эта тройка отступников мелкими шагами тихо-тихо выходит из игры, о чем во всеуслышание уже объявлено на лобном месте. Никто, правда, не верит, поскольку таких объявлений слышали много.

Не очень-то правдиво у него получается. Эта старая сволочь на самом деле лыбится до ушей. На его месте я бы делал то же самое. По совести сказать, кем они были, эти рамные с неразрезными мостами российско-немецко-английские проходимцы? Пугалами! От Gelandewagen приличные люди до сих пор шарахаются, как от «КамАЗа» с боевиками. Defender за всю свою историю лишь немного удалился от лошадиной повозки, так и не приблизившись к автомобилю. А наш боевой товарищ UAZ слишком долго терся с ментами, чтобы стать истинным выразителем духа свободного офф-роуда.

Люди в грязи и масле такие нюансы пропускают мимо ушей. Зря. Я тоже преклоняюсь перед конструкцией и техническими решениями, но ставить их во главу угла не стоит. С таким же успехом можно препарировать любого гения - и обнаружить внутри него скелет. Что эти кости вам расскажут о гениальности? Не знаю, кто дизайнер американского «джипа», но, подойдя к Wrangler на расстояние прямой видимости, ты полностью околдован. Целиком. Это при его-то внешности губастика с квадратной башкой. Удивительно. Магия. Садишься за руль, оглядываешь салон - и уже через мгновение виртуально мчишь по пляжу с тремя красотками. Полнейшая жизнерадостность. Воплощенный катарсис. Между тем ты даже с места не сдвинулся. Так и стоишь во дворе московского дома возле грязной стены. Ни Gelandewagen, ни UAZ, ни Defender такой магией не обладают. Всю неделю общения с Wrangler я провел с огромной улыбкой на лице и песней в сердце. Эта песня звучит до сих пор, потому что конструкторы Chrysler постарались, чтобы она не умолкала. Wrangler единственный в мире рамный с неразрезными мостами внедорожник, который научили ездить более-менее по-человечески. Ни англичане, ни русские этого сделать не смогли. Немцы кое-что сумели. Однако за цену господина G можно и гомункулуса взрастить, не то что шасси наладить. Wrangler тоже недешев, но его стоимость гораздо более адекватна, учитывая заокеанскую доставку. Кроме того, немцам не удалось создать главного - ощущения праздника. Вечного отпуска. Бесконечного пляжа. Беспохмельных коктейлей. Ананасов, мокрых бикини и танцев под регги.

Если бы не море положительных эмоций от тест-драйва, я бы сразу рассказал вам о некоторых обновлениях, случившихся с Wrangler. Однако же делаю это только сейчас. Со времени нашей последней встречи Jeep стал мягче и мощнее. Мы всегда ворчали, что американский проходимец излишне жесткий на дорожных неровностях. Вытрясает душу и расшатывает пластик в салоне. Похоже, производитель услышал наши упреки, и с новыми настройками пружин и амортизаторов езда стала комфортной. Мощность дизеля увеличилась до 200 л. с. Момент возрос до 460 Нм. Маневры и на асфальте, и на офф-роуде теперь можно выполнять с большей уверенностью и четкостью. Отделка салона и дизайн передней панели стали приятнее для глаз. Более удобным сделали управление блокировками, поместив его слева от руля. Экстерьер дополнили новым брутальным капотом, симпатичным колпаком для запасного колеса и «военным» лючком топливного бака. Все.

НА ПИКНИК? ТЕТРА-ПАК!

С текущими обновлениями разобрались. Есть ли прогноз на будущее? Шасси Wrangler уже достигло максимальной адекватности. Менять в нем что-то кардинально невозможно. Догнать кроссоверы с их легковыми повадками все равно не получится.

Jeep Wrangler Rubicon построен на раме и оснащается усиленными неразрезными мостами Dana 44 с пятирычажной подвеской. Отключаемый передний стабилизатор, блокировки дифференциалов и пониженная передача 4:1 на версии Rubicon входят в стандартное оснащение. Силовой агрегат - 2,8-литровый 1б-клапанный 4-цилиндровый дизель, максимальная мощность которого составляет 200 л. с., а крутящий момент - 460 Нм. Коробка передач - автоматическая пятиступенчатая.

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WEST COAST EDITOR MARK VAUGHN: The Chinese market is the future for everything from cigarettes to cars, and every company that makes anything is gearing up to sell stuff there. For sedan makers, that means cars with big rear seats for powerful executives to be chauffeured around in. The new Mercedes-Benz S-class and Hyundai Equus are two sedans made specifically with China in mind. From Jeep, the Chinese market gets this, the Wrangler Unlimited Dragon Edition.

Jeep sells almost half a million vehicles in the U.S compared to 10 percent of that figure in China. But the number sold in China doubled in the last two years for which statistics are available, 2011-'12. Jeep hopes to open a Cherokee factory in Hunan, China, this year to avoid all those nasty import tariffs (an imported Grand Cherokee stickers for $205,000!). Hunan will have a capacity of 200,000 vehicles a year, a figure that approaches half of Jeep sales in the U.S.

All of which is a roundabout way of explaining why a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited with a dragon all over it wound up in my driveway last week. The Dragon Edition started life as a concept car at the 2012 Beijing motor show. It was well-received there and elsewhere, so production was launched in Toledo in September of 2013.

A word about dragons: European dragons have wings, Asian dragons do not. This one has no wings. It starts on the hood and its scaly body slithers all over the fender and down the doors on the driver's side. A snarling dragon face menaces following traffic from the rear spare tire cover. All Dragon Editions are painted black with “bronze satin” highlights. The car was designed in the United States by a Chinese designer.

I live in a part of greater Los Angeles that has a very high percentage of Chinese residents. For what it's worth, none of them commented on the car. Maybe I should have parked it in front of Hui Tou Xiang Noodles House and had lunch. Darn good dumplings at Hui Tou Xiang. Maybe then people would have noticed the dragon. Who knows? It's kind of subtle. I think it looks cool. If it was up to me, maybe I'd have done without the bronze satin trim, but what do I know about design?

The rest of the vehicle is a Sahara trim level Wrangler Unlimited, which means it'll do just about anything you ask of it when the pavement ends. Last year I got to drive a Wrangler Unlimited off-road in Colorado and was very impressed with how much more refined they'd made it. No more squeaks, creaks or rattles but still just as capable crawling up obstacles. There is nothing out there that can beat a Jeep when it comes to creeping over rocks and up mountains. The new Wrangler now does it all and sounds quieter doing it.

But driving it on city streets you are reminded how much more refined most modern crossover utility vehicles have become. If the new Wrangler is a giant leap over previous Wranglers in refinement, then just about any modern CUV is a couple giant leaps of refinement over this. You have to want a Jeep Wrangler specifically. Most buyers will go for car-based crossovers.

Do you want a Dragon Edition? You may not but that may not matter so much anymore. There's a good chance some of the two billion or so Chinese buyers may want one. And that's the point.

The 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Dragon Edition is equipped with a 3.6-liter V6.

2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Dragon Edition

ASSOCIATE WEST COAST EDITOR BLAKE Z. RONG: I've always thought of the Jeep Wrangler as the Mazda MX-5 Miata of off-roaders: small, cheap, ubiquitous, and fundamentally good at what it does. Unchanged for generations, it's purchased by the sort of people willing to sacrifice such ephemeral concepts as comfort, serenity, and practicality for their devotion to motorized excitement. Kind of like Miata drivers, really.

The driving position is odd: you sit upright, for the most part, and the pedals are mounted deep within the footwell. The steering wheel doesn't telescope. You're huddled over the wheel like you're cradling it in your arms, you hopeless romantic. In back is a Tetris-like sliver of visibility blocked by the wheel cover, the third brake light, and a rear door hinge ripped from a cold storage locker. Running boards are positioned at a height that's only useful for tripping you as you exit. Be careful with the doors, lest they flop out and ding the car next to you.

The Wrangler produces good power from its 3.6-liter Pentastar V6; driving above 75 is difficult not because of a lack of power but from the wind noise, which whooshes like a brick sailing through the air right before it goes through a window. The ride is reminiscent of an '80s mini-truck. Mushy steering and brakes are similarly optimized for off-road supremacy, but they're not terribly offensive.

Some reviews make the Wrangler sound as if it's the worst possible daily driver out there -- as if the Wrangler will punch you in the face if you so much as consider taking it to a mall. I didn't mind. Driving the Wrangler Unlimited around town was loud, bumpy, and dim, but it wasn't exactly the end of the world. We suppose that the people who rock one of these every day dream of the day they'll finally conquer Moab or join the Easter Safari -- one of those moments when the stars align and the moon turns blue and the sacrifices they make will all pay off.

In the Dragon Edition, they'll make a sacrifice of good taste.

Oh, the Dragon Edition! The Dragon Edition takes a Hallowed American Tradition and asks the set designer for the first two “Rush Hour” movies to help pander to the burgeoning Asian market. For an additional $4,500 you can sit in chairs embossed with faux dragon scales, stare at dragons through the gauges, and step out of a vehicle with Twin Dragons resembling the neck tattoos of Yakuza gangsters as they primp and preen across the hood, left fender and rear wheel cover. It's like “Portlandia” by way of Asia: put a dragon on it!

This thing looks ridiculous. The fact that Jeep offers this as a real package, available to consumers who purchase it with legal tender, must baffle car shoppers on both sides of the ocean. (Even the ad copy reads like a fortune cookie.)

True story: as I drove up the 405 Freeway, I pulled alongside a silver Wrangler with darkened wheels. Four-door, hardtop, same spec as my Dragon Edition. “Cool Jeep,” I thought. Then I looked over at the conspicuous badging on the front fender – “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” Edition.

Maybe it's a Jeep thing. Maybe I don't understand.

As-Tested Price: $42,640

Drivetrain: 3.6-liter V6; 4WD, five-speed automatic

Output: 285 hp @ 6,400 rpm, 260 lb-ft @ 4,800 rpm

Curb Weight: 4,340 lb

Fuel Economy (EPA City/Highway/Combined): 16/20/18 mpg

AW Observed Fuel Economy: 17.8 mpg

Options: Dragon Package 24D ($4,500); leather bucket seats ($1,300); five-speed automatic transmission with Hill Descent Control ($1,295); UConnect ($1,570); seat-mounted side airbags ($495); remote start ($495); air conditioning ($195)

$22,395

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Mark Vaughn - West Coast Editor Mark Vaughn covers all car things west of the Mississippi from his Autoweek lair high above the LA metropolis.

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