🚗 Automotive 13h ago · Byron Hurd

So That’s Why Jeep Didn’t Put a V8 in the Two-Door Wrangler

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When Jeep ditched the CJ model in favor of “Wrangler” back in the late ’80s, it was the end of an era for more than just a nameplate. With its pivot, Jeep also ditched the long-wheelbase CJ-7’s AMC-sourced V8, leaving the 4.0-liter inline-six as the range-topping engine in the Wrangler. Consequently, Jeep has never sold a factory two-door Wrangler with more than six cylinders.



It was long rumored that the Hemi wouldn’t fit in the last-generation (JK) Wrangler, b

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