The Wrangler is in huge jeopardy of being neutered thanks to the evolution of all the the drive by wire changes happening with all cars. If Chrysler has their way in end to end parts bin generification, the current JK generation may well end up being the last legitimate Jeep. Hopefully the engineers and designers at…

@jonnylieberman: Well people who go to the races are there voluntarily part of the action. Most are blithely ignorant (or in denial) about the very real personal safety risks of being there.

Man oh man! Can't wait for the new season to get around stateside. So can't wait to see the madness of that VW with the W12. 0-60 under four seconds? Sheer brilliant madness.

@brandonvalentine: Either way, we're going to have a lot more trucks on the road. The projections for the increases in truck traffic needed to support the growing overall population and the increasing population density in urban areas in the U.S. are staggering. If the government, federal and state level, don't do…

@dank29356: We used to drive cars without seatbelts or crush zones. I think we'll all live a bit longer. At least as long as we stop watching the evening news anyway.

I predict the next safety leap forward will be that instead of airbags, the interior will instantly fill with nougat, leaving you suspended in creamy inexplicable tastiness.

At last! I found the thing that will keep those damn kids off of my lawn. No more hose snipering for me!

Why are we even bothering with a vote?

Sure there's a surplus of the stuff no one's buying, but those people who've been waiting since mid summer for their '08 Wrangler orders are gonna be pissed! Orders have been coming in for those at a rate of like 1,000/week.

Am I the only one who noticed that the driver here is 71? And who says seniors can't drive? Rock on sir, rawk ON!

Trailer Life magazine? Gads that's rich with potential. I lack the creativity to do it justice. Anyone else?

Went to Camp Jeep in California a few years ago and nearly creamed a spotter. We got pictures of the guy running for his life. Serves him right for volunteering. Though I'm sure with that many wheeling novices, I doubt that was the first or last time he had to scramble to save his skin that weekend. Damn fun.

Terrific idea and I'd love to see more after market companies try offering stuff like this. But these prices are obscene, I must agree. Building up a rig yourself has it's merits, but if you want to spend you time driving instead of wrenching, then mostly pre-modded rigs like this are hugely attractive.

Kudos to you Murilee! In my previous life I was a technical writer for networking products and can relate to the efforts to get your target readers to actually RTFM. Well played sir!

@badco: Offer some more diesels too and they can continue the claim with little extra work and no more complicated weird design choices like the hemi hybrid silliness. Bio baby!

Hey look! It's a tranny! And there's Murilee too!

@SwatLax: Hey now, speak for yourself. How about we even it out for those of us gals around here and get a little more beefcake in the posts. Granted, maybe a bunch of auto nerd journalist keyboard jockeys isn't a good source for such things, but it's a start.

Novel idea. Though they are probably gonna be pinched by hooligans so I doubt it's going to be a long lived effort.

Initially I thought this little scoot was quite spiffy, but those headlights are a bit uh. Head on, it reminds me of when you pull back the skin on the back of your dog's head and his eyes get wide and pointy at the corners. Go ahead, try it and see what I mean. Weird.