Komt de Jeep Wrangler pickup nu eindelijk?
Bron: www.autoblog.com/2010/09/17/report-jeep-pickup-coming-in-2012/
Al in 2005 verschenen er foto's van het Jeep Gladiator Concept. Een pick-up gebaseerd op de populaire Wrangler. De vijf deurs Unlimited hebben we inmiddels, maar uit het land van de pick-ups is er nog steeds geen Wrangler pick-up op de straat verschenen. Daar schijnt nu verandering in te komen.
Originele tekst Autoblog.com
Adding fuel to the rumormill fire that Jeep is keen to introduce a small pickup based on its ever-popular Wrangler platform is a new report from our reliable friends from PickupTrucks.com that the project has been given the green light. The news comes just after we heard that just such a machine was shown to dealers with a wink-wink, nudge-nudge-style display.
According to PickupTruck.com's sources, the light-duty hauler would debut in 2012 with a design heavily based on the Jeep Gladiator concept from 2005. To get the necessary length, Jeep is said to be utilizing the four-door Wrangler Unlimited chassis with the deletion of the two aft doors and the addition of a short truck bed.
Here's hoping the final design, if it indeed reaches production, retains the external spare wheel and tire. While we're wishing, we'll cast a vote towards a removable hardtop as well. Regardless, this is one of those cases where we feel pretty confident in saying, If you build it, they will come buy.
