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M m m w 1986-94JEEPWRANGLERLEGEND BIGGER

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able with either engineand a three-speed subd c ptional with thesix. The Cherokk's com-mand-Trac shih-on-the-

1 4.0w 1 16 1 6.25 1 11.65 1 35.6 1$583.331 47.6 1 f l y ~ v e S ~ ' e m w a s h -rowed for Wranda.1 I I I I I--horaua-w- - a ~ m ~ r a ~ . ~ d o l s ~VP- dong with u l l c w d cI ~ . I D * ~ ~ * x * - - . ~ = - ~ v I B . o w ~ ~ ~ --- locking hubs. " I

md amrhm k emi-elliptical leaf-spring~ 0 1 1 f I m l t a n d n a r . w i t h l e a v c s t h r tw e n a fkll five inches longer than the U-7 'lben w p r also Panhard rods andaaliroU bars at born ends. ?hese changerrndted m a pund cleanocc that wasllipbtly high than before, but a m u ofgmQ &at was much lowcr.W magler's designers had complael c r s a t o t h e i m Q M W s p a r t s b i n , a n d

lprs tbe W m g l a a new/old look they~ * m l d p l c a s c ~ t i ~ b u y e r s dlmrtM am. t hd mtmgular head-..-. L ...-...-> .-..-> ...L...

griUe whose. bars v e e d inward halfway up.Thc old flopdow n tailgate was nplaad bya side-hinged gate; there was a mmpletea r r a y o f d i ~ n t s s p r c a d a c r o s r t h edasbboud, upholsny and padding iastadofpninttdmetalinside, andmuovable half-doon a ecurity.There was also a substan-tial roll cage,ust in case.

Diebard CI believers refemd to thewra ng la a s Le lap. because during theWmgler 's devdopaent the company hadjoinedtnreSwith R d t o raisecapital.The wrangkr's o l ig id powerplantsw e n U arryovers: a 74-hp 2.5-liter TBIfwr, and an 8&hp caburetcd4 3 - l i u inlinesix, with a Pcugeot fivespeed manual avail-

- ppnyiately, thc newvehicle was fitted withGoodyearWrangler aU-& h.ItuuneinbasicSandSEvcrsiom,withaL M Q l u x e r y m o d c l s t t h e t o p ~ f t h e l i .The high-zmt package included the six-c y b d u engine, a stout hardmp, doas.win-dows,dm m e grilled umpeta.'Rim hasn't been a lot of mechanicalevolution chrring the seven-yeat run. Ard

~UU a styling wndpoh1, both AMC andChrysIffbelieved thnt if it ain't broke, don'tfi t In other wonk the tnditioual ownaliked thun basic. (Orwas it &e basic ownerwho likcd thwn aditioual?) Besides, in thelate '808. Chryslu didn't e m t l y have a lo tof spare cash to spend on ow-vohunc prod-ucts Wre the Wrangler. The company con-a d n th e high-profit lap (aerotk

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Still, in1%8 it intmhrcd tbe S a h er- choppy highway ride; rigid seats with no wrappad slming wheel and extrasins s mt of soR-top Lamb d m up in lateral support; doors that flap in the bnghtwork It can be anedup forsat-grrco and iao. The bright flashy, striped bnczc; a soft top that's very afficult w urday nighta oughened up for BqjaIslander showed up thenext year. The biggest manage; w m ir conditioning, a steering with nearly 40 opions a optionchange came in 1991 when th e Renegade wheel mounted for people with real short groups on the 1994 l i s t 4 thepkage replaadLandoa he top of the ine. arms; a cargo area made for people with Wrangb aAamarka s awxmrus.In the final analysis. tempering

Criticisms of the Wrangler are many: can't all bc idiots or masochists. Chrysler do amazing things off-mad or in muddy.low gas mileage fo r its size and power (if sull sells almost asmany as n canmake. snowy or icy highway conditions, thingsyou get 20 mpg, you're tiptoeing): general- 'Ilu: Wrangler offas things th e CJ never that the Japanese upstms can't do. For allly poor build quality and a lot of rough could.l b e refuaclional tems such asTtac- those loyal owners, che Wrangler ntluns iheedges; noisy engnes; lnstrumcnts that arc don-Lnk. ABS, off-road tires and a lockable pure, in-your-face animal magnetism of tharhard lo read, gears that arr hard to shift; a sfwa~eabinet; eosmdically. them's a leather- 50-year-oldwar hero.

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