Thinking about this more, I just don't see a market for a 2 seater pickup that can't really tow much! Especially near 6 figures.
Its cool but this is a very niche market for sure. If I I wanted a truck bed something like a Ranger makes a lot more sense.https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a71433055/2028-jeep-wrangler-scrambler-future-cars/
2 Doors, V8, Truck bed. Seems like exactly what a lot of guys around here want Ford to make...
(Even has IFS)
Especially for what the article speculates for the cost of the Jeep. A Ranger Raptor can be had for under 60k MSRP.
Jeep YJ's are making a big comeback, and good examples are getting hard to find here in the salt belt. All those years it was put down, and now the square headlights are back like bell bottoms?
Maybe for the chassis, unpainted of course
And if my unicorn had wings it would be an alicorn!
Do YJ's have real sealed beam headlights? Round or square sealed beams are a million times better than the plastic crap we have now. The plastic crap fogs over invariably gets moisture inside the lens. I had a 85 Merc Cougar with four sealed beams and old school 3-speed automatic transmission. Man I miss that car and super reliable. The following year they went to so called composite (politically correct for cheap plastic!) headlights and 4 speed electronic transmission which had issues.
The OEM square headlights on the YJ are sealed beam (and replacements are readily available). There are lots of aftermarket options to go with LEDs as well.
About a year after owning my Bronco I rented a pickup for a cross county trip. When I went to pick it up they offered me a new Gladiator Willys for no extra charge (normally Jeeps are a significant upgrade). Being a Bronco owner I jumped at the chance to drive a Jeep. 10 minutes on the freeway I was wishing I went with the Ram 1500. The Jeep feels unsettled and squirrelly on the road. The difference between the Jeep and Bronco is night and day. The Bronco tracks straight and true with good steering response. There is a video floating around on YouTube of some old British dude from Top Gear describing the Broncos ride as "Terrible". Of course the haters pile on. This is beyond crazy there is nothing terrible about it. Of course he plugs Land Rover (probably referring to Defender). Every Defender I've seen on the road has like 22" tires riding on the rims.. Okay whatever -- haters will hate.I test drove a Gladiator before getting my Bronco, that forever removed anything with a Jeep badge on it from my future shopping list....
