新一代吉普牧马人更多细节近日被陆续披露。新车合成图让我们大致了解了其外观，这款车还将推出皮卡衍生车型（预计将恢复Scrambler这一名称），另外该车将至少提供两种汽油引擎，一种柴油引擎，还有混动版本。最近，关于新车性能的传言又浮出水面，新款牧马人功率将进一步提升。通过牧马人论坛透露的美国高速公路安全管理局（NHTSA)文件显示，该车搭载的2.0升直列四缸涡轮引擎功率可达274千瓦/368马力，而3.6升V6引擎功率为212千瓦/285马力，现在，搭载PentastarV6引擎的车型成为入门级车型，其功率没有变化。不过，不要过分认为这些功率数据的准确性。据《道路》杂志透露，熟悉2018款牧马人的人士透露，2.0升涡轮增压引擎的功率数值“铁定是错误的”。而文件还显示，吉普将首先发布新一代牧马人的四门车型，双门版将晚几个月，很可能是在明年2月发布，而Scrambler皮卡则更晚。四门版牧马人预计将在今年的洛杉矶车展亮相。新车除了搭载升级后的引擎外，还将与新款公羊1500共享铝制平台，同时将配备三片可拆卸车顶。车辆内装也将进行全面更新，增加更多现代化配置。
2018 Jeep Wrangler's 2.0L Turbo Engine Rumored To Produce 368 HP
Plenty of details have trickled out about the upcoming new Jeep Wrangler. Already we have a general idea as to how it might look thanks to detailed renderings, we know that it will be available as a pickup (most likely reviving the Scrambler nameplate), and we know that at least two gas engine options, a diesel, and maybe a hybrid will be available. Now, new rumors about performance are out, suggesting the Wrangler could produce an outrageous amount of power.
Thanks to a leaked document from the NHTSA via JLWranglerForums, rumor has it that the 2018 Wrangler will pump out an impressive 368 horsepower (274 kilowatts) via a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four engine, and 285 hp (212 kW) via a 3.6-liter V6. The updated Pentastar V6 will now be the base engine, and will carry over unchanged.
But don't be so certain these power figures are accurate. According to Road & Track, a source familiar with the 2018 Wrangler said that the proposed horsepower number for the turbocharged engine is "dead wrong." The document also shows that the new Wrangler will be launched as a four-door model initially, with the two-door arriving later in the next few months, likely sometime in February 2018, and the Scrambler pickup sometime after that. The four-door Wrangler is expected to make its debut later in the year at the 2017 LA Auto Show.
Alongside the new and updated engine options, the Wrangler will feature an aluminum intensive platform, shared with the new Ram 1500, and will come with signature features like a three-piece removable roof. The cabin is also expected get a significant overhaul, with a number of new modern features.