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and is aimed at adventure combined with some luxury. And indeed speed as there’s a 3.0-litre twin-turbo engine making over 500bhp. Get there in a hurry and in comfort. The Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe Departure goes the other way and tries to remove barriers between you and the great outdoors. Wonderful on a sunny day in Utah, less wonderful on the M25 or on an Oregon trail with a mountain lion competing with a bear to get in and get your food first. The Departure name seems to refer not so much to a lounge but to the approach and departure angles which should be pretty damn good. And last but not least, the Gladiator Rubicon Sideburn seems to simply take a mash-up of models, films and hairstyles for its inspiration or at
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least its name. There’s a 3.6-litre V6 engine plus a lift kit so this should be more serious off-road than its name suggests. There’s a trick load bed, lots of auxiliary lighting and
loads more goodies crammed in. Are you not entertained? We’ll be bringing you more about these extremely cool concept vehicles over the coming months. For
now, just check out that landscape, think about the Jeeps you could be going about in if only you didn’t live in Britain and try not to shed a tear. The Moab the merrier.
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