- The iconic Jeep Wrangler is getting yet another special edition, this time for the Rubicon trim level.
- Named the Recon Special Edition and spotted by the keen types at JL Wrangler Forums, it adds even more off-road equipment to the already capable Wrangler Rubicon, plus Jeep's eTorque hybrid 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine.
- The Recon package comes to $2755, compared with $5630 that the set of options would cost if selected à la carte.
The Jeep Wrangler is known for two things: for having serious off-road chops and for having more special editions than you could possibly remember. The JK Wranglers had a fair few special editions, and it appears as though the current JL Wrangler will be the same. So far, there have been Black and Tan, Willys, and Freedom Editions. The latest special edition model for 2020 is the Wrangler Rubicon Recon Edition.
As first reported by JL Wrangler Forums, the Recon Edition is yet to be officially released by Jeep; who doesn’t love leaks? For all Jeep Wrangler enthusiasts, which JL Wrangler Forums is full of, this special edition is worth getting excited about since it adds a boatload of optional equipment for $2755.
The package is only available on the top-end Rubicon trim, which comes standard with all-terrain tires, locking front and rear Dana 44 axles, and a low 4:1 transfer case. The changes that come with the Recon Edition start under the hood, where the standard naturally aspirated 3.6-liter V-6 and six-speed manual transmission are replaced by Jeep's torquey turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four mated to the optional eight-speed automatic. The exterior sees a plethora of upgrades: LED headlights and taillights, a red and black hood stripe decal, Moab rock rails, new wheels with a black paint finish, a gloss black grille, body-color fenders, a Recon fender badge, front and rear steel bumpers with bumper loops, and a black hardtop roof. The interior gets red seatbelts and seat bolsters with red stitching.
If you separately purchased all the listed equipment that comes standard in the package, you could expect to pay $495 for body-color fenders, $1195 for the black three-piece hardtop roof, $1045 for the LED light upgrades, $1395 for front and rear steel bumpers, and $1500 for the engine change from the standard 3.6-liter V-6 to the 2.0 turbo four, according to the Jeep Wrangler configurator. This is also the only way to get Jeep's eTorque hybrid engine on a Rubicon model. The total for these stand-alone options would have come to $5630.
So far, the only news we have on the Rubicon Recon Edition is from the post on JL Wrangler Forum, so when we hear more from Jeep, we'll be sure to fill in the little details.
Source: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a30458744/2020-jeep-wrangler-rubicon-recon-edition-leaked/
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