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. have too much in com- ' mon with Cher, the ■' B B C Board o f Gover nors and a glass of Sunny Delight sitting in the sun, but these are all edifices that remain curiously untouched by the passage of time. Versions o f the Wran
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gler have been doing the business fo r over 60
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T first glance, the Jeep Wrangler does not seem to,
b y A n d y E n r ig h t a b .h .p : p e r p o u n d basis,
..nothing on sa le to d a y ; can beat it.
, Th e recipe still works
too. Th e U K is now Chrysler Jeep’s largest
export market and Wranglers make up a significant slice o f that pie. The Grizzly will no doubt augment this
years now, and the latest Position, as i t offers a Grizzly special edition is number o f extras for a stm pretty much on top nominal outlay over the
o f the rock pile i f you need a rugged roustabout. Th is is the car that
off-road enthusiasts still refer to as the real Jeep. Th e car that has a
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legion o f enthusiasts the world over. Th e car that had these enthusiasts angry a t the fact that one Wrangler iteration, the Y J , sported square headlamps rather than round ones, prompting the “ Real Jeeps don’ t have square headlamps” T-shirt slogan. A nd make no mistake, this is as real as 4x4s get.
Th e Wrangler walked away with 4x4 Ma ga
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zine’s 2002 Car o f Th e Year award and was also judged class winner in the hardcore category. Hardcore
attributes are all well and good, but do they translate
r.,,
standard £15,725 Wran gler 4.0 Sport. Mo st noticeable are
the 16 in. Icon alloy wheels with macho 225/70R16 all-terrain tyres. There is a spare tyre
cover f itted a t the back, plus there is paw print badging. Safety equipment
encompasses twin front airbags, height adjustable seat-belts ’ and a high level rear brake light. Locking wheel nuts and a Smart K e y immobiliser. In the past, Wran
glers were great - as long as you kept them o f f road. On the
rThe lTK is j tarmac, the ride and refinement
^G n r v s le r l were basic. v -C , ; ' : ' r e
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Jeep’s Quadra Coil suspension
they served up .Tppn’s Q u a
f l b i g g e s t S system, origi- fes*-'
well into a market where ly improved ride and customers want their
4x4s to increasingly resemble estate cars on stilts with all the con comitant refinements? Th a t is the problem
the Wrangler faces in the U K and i t needs to
^expor,t|g| for the luxury rat* n f fp r s finer
nally designed kee, offers huge-
tauter handling. Off the tarmac, there
are equal benefits in terms o f suspension travel and wheel articu lation. In the metal, the
Wrangler actually looks
appeal to more than just rather small and neat, a hardcore o f nostal- gists, instead making
serious about riding the I f y ° u actually;
s e n s e to th e g ro ^ n g fra - : raughstuff, though the tem ity o f leisiu’e-loving 4.0-htre engine in the twenty and thirty-some-;
things who are looking fo r inexpensive fun with out the connotations of a nouveau label. F o r a price tag o f just
£16,295, the Jeep Wran gler Grizzly offers a 174 b.h.p. six-cylinder engine boasting a capac i ty o f no less than 4.0- litres, easily capable of- powering the car through 60 m.p.h. in 8.8. seconds and on to a
Indeed, such is the Wrangler’s extraordi-
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a b it o f a handful i f you are a b it gung ho with the loud pedal. According to the US
Highway T ra f f ic Safety Administration, Wran glers are not classified as cars, so i t is futile trying to criticise them as i f : they were. Best to use one as a second car. . Th e Wrangler Grizzly
offers blinding value and a rugged personality
rather noisy top speed o f without moving the 108 m.p.h.
. . • - : game on significantly. . I ts many prospective customers would not
nary value for money have wanted i t a n y , that when calculated on other way.'
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rated engine generates a full 20 b.h.p. more than its twin turbo-charged pre decessor.
A : s : : Th e use of various weight-saving
components (like an innovative dry- sump lubrication system and va r iab le; ■
inlet timing system) all point to the fa c t ' that this is a far more modern engine , than the twin-turbo unit used b y the old 3200GT. Th at power translates into some
quite stunning performance, 60 m.p.h. disappearing in 4.7 seconds with 177
in the Mondeo-dominated medium range sector, the Wolfsburg marque has stepped in and made some timely changes. For once, these are real world
improvements that will benefit all new Passat owners, rather than simply those with the deepest wallets. Notably, the addition o f a much higher-tech engine for the entry-level 2.0- litre petrol variant featured here. Previously, this car laboured
Passat on more equal J
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away with a rather old eight- va lve 115 b.h.p. unit which developed a rather weedy 127 lbs f t o f torque. Th e Passat is, however, now
able to compete on much more equal terms. Th e 130 b.h.p. 20-valve
petrol engine now supplied to entry-level buyers is a world removed from its predecessor, ■ with both power and torque f ig ures up b y some 15 %. Y e t at the same time, both fuel consumption and carbon
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dioxide emissions figures are ' also improved. Th e torque figure is up to
1441bsft, so there is almost turbo diesel-like mid-range pulling power, while rest to 60 and maximum speed figures are up from 124 m.p.h. and 11.2 seconds to 130 m.p.h. and 9.9 seconds. The CO2 emissions have fallen from 206 to ;
‘ 194g/km, reducing the car’s tax liability from 23 to'20%‘: " 1 ’ ' Equipment now includes a
curtain airbag system, the . addition o f a third rear head restraint, brake assist and a ' third rear point seat-belt.
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m.p.h. clicking onto the speedometer where the conditions will allow. • •,
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too, with big 330 mm discs and Brembo callipers a t the front that give genuinely^ breathtaking powers o f retardation: Well-heeled buyers can opt to pay
£3,000 extra for the Cambiocorsa semi automatic paddle-shift gearchange bor rowed from Ferrari, which interfaces with the same six-speed gearbox the manual model uses. I f you opt for the manual car, you
will be treated to a gearshift which, in this instance, is traditionally heavy and
obstreperous. Although some claim that hindsight is 20/20, history often warps our perspective. What we once warmed to as exam
ples of Italian charm and character can now seem little other than slipshod engineering. We put up with catastrophic
electrics, dreadful driving positions,. awkward styling and hopeless packag ing in order to experience the magic. How would history have judged a car
with the quality of a Mercedes with all the magic retained? A car like the Maserati Coupe? You can keep the bad old days i f I can keep the keys to the Maserati.
These enhancements go a l it
tle way to offsetting slightly higher prices which start at £14,850 for the 2.0-litre petrol models featured here in entry- level S saloon trim. There is a £950 premium i f
you want the estate version and there is the option of ordering the same engine in plusher SE
trim (from £16,325) or Sport guise (from £16,980).n .i.,< This is a car to put'oh your . . ' driveway with smug satisfac
tion. A t entry-level, you can at
least now do so without having to compromise on performance.
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