Jeep J8 Heavy-Duty
Sorry, You Can’t Get One
Jeep J8 Heavy Duty. Grrrrr….
The Jeep J8 Heavy Duty. Further evidence that great vehicles don’t always make it to the United States.
A diesel powered Jeep makes sense. Not just because diesel vehicles are fantastic and efficient, but the notion that a heavy-duty Jeep would answer the calls and wishes from off-road enthusiasts. This writer included. The 158 hp/295 lb-ft torque 4-cylinder turbodiesel engine gives the J8 a 7700 lb towing capacity through its Command-Trac four wheel drive system. It’s also fitted with a hood-mounted snorkel for fording 30 inches of water, a sandstorm (or LA dust) for up-to 5 hours and all-around ruggedness credentiality.
Don’t call it a Wrangler. This is the Jeep J8. Just too bad you can only get it if you’re in the military or civilian government. Additional image after the jump.
[...] The Jeep you can’t buy in the USA: the lustworthy J8 Heavy Duty. It’s a military-spec Wrangler with 400nm of turbodiesel power, plus a snorkel for fording 30 inches of water (or surviving a five-hour sandstorm). Like this article? Share it! [...]
AEV (the same company that makes the Brute conversion) is now making the J8 available to civilians. http://www.aev-conversions.com/vehicles/j8_milspe...