Actually I believe the Eygption army got a fleet of those! There is a company here in the states that will convert a jeep over yo that with the diesel, I believe it's AEV conversions the guy used to be on of jeeps engineers. They put hemis in them and whatever else you got deep enough pockets for! There pretty cool! LUTT
This 4 door version is called a Brute built by AEV. 
To translate those three things into terms of mileage, you want a vehicle with good mileage to get more frontal area, rolling resistance and less Cw.... Quite contradicting..
To translate those three things into terms of mileage, you want a vehicle with good mileage to get more frontal area, rolling resistance and less Cw.... Quite contradicting..
The EPA regulations here in the states makes about as much sense as taking a bucket of sand to the beach. I have quite a few Aussie friends on my Jeep forums. They have all the cool small diesel trucks and SUV's. They all have the diesel option in their Wranglers. It ticks me off to no end that they are built in Toledo, Ohio of Willys Parkway and none of us can get one. Hopefully things are changing. The Grand Cherokee can be bought here with a diesel. GM has the diesel Cruze on the market now. They announced to us here at the plant in Wentzville, MO that the new Colorado/Canyon will have the diesel option offered to us in the states next year. Went to the Wrangler plant a couple of years back. A lot of history at that facility. It was camouflaged from the air back in WWII in case of an air strike like Pearl Harbor. Took a few pics while there.It was very frustrating when I traveled to Costa Rica last year, there were so many diesel 4x4 little trucks with manual transmissions. And mini vans to boot, like a twelve passenger diesel cab over 4x4 Toyota van with a six speed. The worst part was that they weren't all Toyotas and Hyundais etc, lots of fords and Chevys too. How come there's no diesel ranger with four doors and a long bed here?
Yes. Your not allowed to take photos inside. They offer tours at all the GM assembly plants also. Sure Ford does the same. The best way to explain the modern assembly process is "organized chaos". Fork trucks delivering parts to the line. Trucks backing into bays in perfect order to deliver large parts on feeder lines (seats for instance) and meet to the correct vehicle every time. "Marriage" is where the finished body out of trim dept. meet the finished frame assembly out of chassis. The right body meets up every time. I love the environment and love the look on peoples faces to see it all come together on the tours. I was installing a factory DVD screen on an Escalade while living in TX. We had a new ergo-seat that slid in the side of the body that was a life saver on your knees and back. It did look cool. I let a bright eyed young man around 4 or 5 ride in the chair with me so he could see me plug the screen in and secure it while his dad watched. Made their day. It's an amazing to see the start to finish process. This is marriage at the JK plant. This photo was taken from local media that had permission.
I wouldn't be surprised to see the new 8 speed transmission coupled to the diesel. We should hopefully find out something "official" soon with the Detroit Auto Show happening this month! Keep your fingers crossed.
The EPA regulations here in the states makes about as much sense as taking a bucket of sand to the beach. I have quite a few Aussie friends on my Jeep forums. They have all the cool small diesel trucks and SUV's. They all have the diesel option in their Wranglers. It ticks me off to no end that they are built in Toledo, Ohio of Willys Parkway and none of us can get one. Hopefully things are changing. The Grand Cherokee can be bought here with a diesel. GM has the diesel Cruze on the market now. They announced to us here at the plant in Wentzville, MO that the new Colorado/Canyon will have the diesel option offered to us in the states next year. Went to the Wrangler plant a couple of years back. A lot of history at that facility. It was camouflaged from the air back in WWII in case of an air strike like Pearl Harbor. Took a few pics while there.
It was very frustrating when I traveled to Costa Rica last year, there were so many diesel 4x4 little trucks with manual transmissions. And mini vans to boot, like a twelve passenger diesel cab over 4x4 Toyota van with a six speed. The worst part was that they weren't all Toyotas and Hyundais etc, lots of fords and Chevys too. How come there's no diesel ranger with four doors and a long bed here?
Other Than MPG's, the main advantage is the low end torque the diesel makes. Gives us off-roader's a huge advantage over the V-6 gasser. My current JK has the 3.8L V-6 that produces only 202HP and 237lb-ft of torque. My MPG average is less than 14 running a lift and 35in tires w 4:10 gear ratio. The 2.8 I4 diesel (export only) produces 160HP and 295lb-ft of torque at a much lower RPM. I think 20 MPG would be a safe bet running my same set up w the diesel.
Don't think we need to go all the way back to the 80's and carburetors to remember diesels being a better choice. I had an 02 7.3L PS diesel. Great engine that was. My 06 LLY in my Medium Duty 4500 was a problem free machine also. Sure. The EPA regulations since 07 have gotten ridiculous. The DEF fluid requirement was the largest turning point in the wrong direction IMO. I don't agree w the new EPA standards at all. Glad that the manufactures can find ways to still boast the large torque numbers and meet all the stupid requirements that are forced on em.
