This year, the Jeep brand owned by Chrysler, the 70-year anniversary. In our hands visited Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, heir to the Willys MB, hero of the second world
Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 3. 8 ,4AT 1,640,000 rubles. The main difference between the Wrangler model of 2011 from the previous version, the 2007 version, is the interior. JK's outside hasn't changed much, but inside ... Having a case with such a conservative car, change is sometimes called expressive. In principle, everything remained in its place: two-dane multimedia system in the middle of a torpedo, and "hooks" of window lifts on the "floor below", and the rift buttons on the transmission control levers ... But if it had been a bit hairy, now it's nice-round-round. With regard to the material for the upholstery of the seats, my colleagues and I have come up with a dispute-whether it is a substitute skin or real leather. The company's representatives have assured that the material is natural. Like the Wrangler himself. He's rude, but he's honest. A real SUV that calls for the comfort and controllability of the asphalt and the amazing outside of the hard surfaceEven without specific training, only with the standard off-road package, which implies picking up Rubicon. Of course, it can be "planted", but in the hands of an experienced Jeeper it is capable of real miracles. Interiors in the interior (top-new, bottom-old) are now called cardinal. The tentage is completely new, albeit with the old arrangement. The steering wheel has been made three-spirals, with a plump rim and system control (buttons of "music"-from the rear side). The torpedo is now more pronounced and round-looking far richer. Where the transmission controls are better than before. The principle of action remained the same, and the driver left the direct one sad-it is no longer a car, it is. A dinosaur, a representative of the endangered species. Real SUVs are dying out. Not naturally-the huge army of fans does not allow. They are simply prohibited: allegedly dangerous to mankind. So ... hurry to see. Although we wouldn't like to write an article under the title "The Last Rubicon". They look stylish, but they are not easy to read: in the dark-because of the bright turquoise candlesticks, the bottom-from the glare on flat glassy glass in this interior it even looks good even the decoration of the metal parts. And it does not annoy the Jeyepa logos of the United States Army as the leading automaker in the 1940s, commissioned a light reconnaissance vehicle to replace the army version of Ford T. Ford Motor Company, which responded only to the small companies of Willsys-Overland and Bantam. The latter became the first to present the prototype in 49 days. The second was Willys Quad and the third was the Ford Model GP. Each firm released a prototype series of 70 cars. The first round was followed by the second one, when 1,500 vehicles were already in. The best of the trinity was the more powerful than the competition, the engines were recognized by Willys Quad. In accordance with the statute, it was renamed MA, later-in MB. Littler M meant Military, that is, the military. No one knows exactly where the name Jeep came from. Some say that this is a "heritage" of the GP, but there is also a version that it has been fixed behind the car because of the popularity of cartoons and cartoons about Papaé, where there was a character named Eugene Jeep, which was fable and freely mixed in time and space. The feats of the jeeps on the fronts of the second world know everything. No one wanted to stop the factory after the war. On the contrary, the army added a civilian. It was simple-CJ, from the Civilian Jeep. At the same time, Willys Company registered and trademark of Jeep. Later, the series YJ, TJ and the last one appeared JK. What's a Rubicon?This is the name of the river north of Rimini, which was to be overcome by Julius Caesar, a provincial warlord who had gone to the Roman Republic. He doubted the strength of the Rubicon, but he dared to force the river. Caesar has become emperor, and the expression "to pass the gun" is now to cut off the way to retreat. However, Wrangler had received a Rubicon prefix for another reason. One of the most popular and popular jiaper competitions in the United States is the Rubicon Trail, the 22-mile rise over the cliffs in the Sierra Nevada. Jeep-based SUVs are the main participants of the competition. And part of the "path" is used to test the novelty of the brand. In my opinion. -The best car is the inscription on the handrail before the front (and often the only one due to the lack of space and destination of the car) by the passenger. You hold on and you physically feel the touch of the legend. The one who came up with this writing is the head, as the two porkian "pique jackets" used to say. And, of course, this writing is typical pizonism, according to another character of the same literary work. The current Wrangler is similar to Willys, except for the concept of an uncompromising SUV and a shape of the body. He's got four wheels on the back, too. If you look at the actual Wrangler in detail, it's a completely different car. However, the design has not been revolutionary in seven decades, but has been updated more or less regularly. And the average buyer of this model, despite all its conservatism and commitment to the brand, does not want to move on the Willys MB. He wants to ride in a modern car, not retreating to the legendary army SUV in the terrain, and even better-than it is, resembling external, but much more comfortable, safe and environmentally friendly. In general, I think it is about the same person that takes, for example, Jaguar E-Type or AC Cobra, and orders nachate the old body of modern aggregates. Or buys a replica with a composite body style and a modern chassis so that it doesn't maim rarities. I understand this approach, I respect the classy. And I'll have 1,640,000 roubles. as well as a large garage where other real Cars are standing, I would love to add the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon JK to them. It's this year, with the sign on the handrail. At least because he's about to become a classic. A Willys MB, by the way, is still available for sale. In the US, it's just a little more complicated. But if you need it, it's not a problem. In my opinion. Our Jeep Wrangler Rubicon is like Dundee by the name of Crocodile in New York City: any city's hurdles overcome with ease. He was all over the shoulder-and the pit-holes in the road works with a strip of asphalt, and a high curb. But the car was created, of course, not for those citizens, but for the lifeless, where even walking is hard. And there's enough in the Russian depth. Would it be possible to afford the average small-town car for 1,640,000 roubles? I do not. Then in Russia, in Russia, the Wrangler Rubicon is more about the cost of adventurers, it is just an exotic toy, not a utilitarian SUV, it must be by birth. Although in the United States, despite its high availability, it occupies roughly the same position. This is a fun-car only with a great potential for the Off-Road competition. It's fun to go to Jeep Wrangler, especially without a roof. The tenths of the top can be folded in five minutes and be raised again about the same time. Without burnout, the process is much longer. This is perhaps the only significant drawback of this car, but you must admit it is one thing to buy a expensive convertible with an electric roof, and it is quite another to spend a small amount on an inconvenient transformation car. Not any well-to-do person would choose to be so profligacy. And that means that the owner of the Wrangler Rubicon, under Ray-Ban, in an expensive garden view, the evening of the weekday, he changes his clothes to the old jeans and a T-shirt. He is still a young soul, despite his age. Just like the aging of the Jeep Wrangler. In my opinion. -This car, even in 2011, is a living legend. His uncharted charm is in a ruly utilitarian object. Contemporary Rubicon is the true grandson of Willys: from the grille of the radiator (of course, about seven tires) to the backplane. Before this living host of tradition, you want to take off your hat. But behind the wheel of euphoria, the rabid rhythm of modern motorways is not for him. Surplus capacity, but manageability, exchange rate stability, handlebars, and easing of movement, is a clear deficit. Yeah, it's a great ride, but his off-road glory could be a bad joke. Belief in permissiveness often results in a long search for a tractor. Besides, this "mahikanin" is very attractive to vandals and thieves. Anyone can pick up one of the zipper's zipper, or just enough to take it. Of course, you can break into the optional plastic roof, but it won't save from free access to subspace. " If we leave the stench at the disappearing class and the departing era of the real SUV, and try to estimate the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon objectively, it will be fully flawed. But the trick is that even if you want to approach him like other cars, normal, normal, fails. If a person has any blood in his blood, Wrangler will be placed in a separate category. It's like a "Sub Zero" box on Top Gear, where you put cars for which there's no room on the Wall of Crutchiness. A single cell. Cool. Interiors in the interior (top-new, bottom-old) are now called cardinal. The tentage is completely new, albeit with the old arrangement. The steering wheel has been made three-spirals, with a plump rim and system control (buttons of "music"-from the rear side). The torpedo is now more pronounced and round-looking far richer. Where the transmission controls are better than before. The principle of action remained the same, and the driver left a direct faze in such an interior, even a presentation of the details "for metal". And does not annoy the JepepButtons of the differential lock controls placed on the left under the wheel. They used to live on the lower floor of the central console. Here is the button to disable the front stabilizer, the Doors of the Wrangler Rubicon are removable, and there are no buttons on them. But there's a lock on the central lock. It's logical! In the doorway-"Fiška": before removing the hinge door, the electriccordons of the electricep and the Bluetooth hinge can be styled with style, but it is not easy to read: in the darkness-because of the bright turquoise lights, the bottom-from the glare on the flat-glass Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 3. 8 ,4AT 1,640,000 rubles.