2022 Jeep Wrangler 392 Quick Review // V8 Absurdity
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- The 2022 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 ($116,890 in Canada, ~$85,145 in the US) is the latest and most ridiculous off-roader from Stellantis. It’s powered by a beastly 6.4 L V8 HEMI, with 470 horsepower and an exhaust system to match its large-and-in-charge nature. But if sounds and speed aren’t enough to make you giggle, then perhaps the upgraded 35 inch tires and FOX suspension system are more your thing. Although it does have some pretty tough competition in this segment - namely the Bronco Raptor. Thomas and James spend some time with the new Wrangler Rubicon 392 and dive into what it’s all about. We hope you enjoy the episode. Subscribe!!
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"This is very much an engine, this car." "It comes free with a Jeep". - Built that before. Nailed it.
I bought a 392 wrangler and I won’t lie it was more to “have one” than need one. I considered a G63 too but I don’t have $250k to buy one thanks to markups.
Hey Jeep, what about a 5.7L in the Wrangler? For maybe a $20k discount?
I subscribe to several car channels so I really wasn’t looking for another one but you guys are different and fun!
Thanks guys
A new fan
AEV has been making HEMI Jeeps and Gladiators for years. This is not a new concept. Completely love your channel and reviews.
Putting a V8 into something that doesn’t have one isn’t a new concept either, and not started by AEV.
The Wrangler Eats the Bronco Raptor in a Drag Race . By Bus lengths
Yeah, exactly what doesn’t matter in this type of vehicle. Racing off-roaders on pavement. It’s faster, big whoop!
These intros are perfect
Are they wearing the same shoes?
Poor Cliff 😢
This is what happens when you let a bunch of Dodge engineers go to happy hour at the Natty Light Garden unsupervised. Dodge (Stellantis) should really let it happen more often!
Dodge engineers seem to be only good at putting V8’s in anything and minivans. Outside of that…..
Read it first Dodge Satanists lol
Haha while yes. They need to lock these things are like 50K... Because it got kind of ridiculous
@@lawrenceredden9049 Still holding out hope for a Hellcat or 392 Pacifica
Natural light 🤢
I got to say I don't necessarily like all the cars that these guys review all the time but yet they're always good reviews that are enjoyable anyway
They are in my opinion the best car reviewers. Very detailed, amazing cinematography, fantastic humor and their chemistry is Gold.
many of these cars dont interest me but i still watch every single video
agreed!! In fact I find myself enjoying the reviews even when I think the car shouldn't exist.
Amazing personality’s
Part of why I stopped watching straight pipes was because a lot of the cars they review are super cars and hyper cars. Completely unrealistic to the average car buyer. But sometimes, throttle house at least makes something this absurd entertaining
I love it when automakers decide to design cars like this. Vehicles designed to be exciting and cool, not just tick boxes.
It does tick most of my boxes though
everybody loves it but when you have to spit out this much cash for it, you will think twice and probably give up
It's an objectively overpriced and stupid vehicle, but I completely agree.
This is what passion is about. We'd all be driving a Prius or Bolt EV if logic were the sole choice, but it's not.
Buying that 400hp+ coupe or a two seater is not a practical, logical choice, especially when most of us just tool around in traffic. But, life is to be enjoyed, and I get much more joy out of a V8 rumble and some quick acceleration than I do paying less at the pump.
I'm comparing apples to oranges, but how this car is priced in the Stellantis lineup makes the Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio look like an incredible performance bargain.
It's so incredibly dumb and unnecessary and impractical
I love it
It's probably more practical than my 2 door jeep. It's a convertable that you can remove the doors. Has a respectable amount it can tow. Does 0-60 faster than most sports cars, has enough room to seat 5 with luggage and can go anywhere at anytime. I'd say that's the definition of practical.
@@dirtsailoroff-road5580 oh it's for sure more practical than my two door TJ. But it's so far in excess of what you need it to do that it's impractical
@@mavrick15243 made a full evolution huh? Lol
@@dirtsailoroff-road5580 definitely, the two door four banger is on one end of the bell curve and the 392 is at the other. The V6 four door is up there at the peak of the bell curve lol
@@mavrick15243 That's why I'm seriously considering a 4-door V6 Rubicon to replace my 2008 Grand Cherokee Laredo.
4:45 That's 13.2 mpg for anyone wondering
I get 20-22 in my ZR2 Silverado on the highway
@@kristoferfc6525 i get 42 in my fiesta.
@@quick906 good for you bud. They're not even comparable xD but 42 is awesome
@@kristoferfc6525 it's as relevant as your gas mileage
14.3 in mine and I have a fairly heavy foot
Thomas and James-not sure if you’ve ever owned a G Wagon, but I have. Recently parted with a beautiful low mileage 2016 G63. It was a complete and total POS (leaked everything, warning lights on the regular, etc etc), despite an impeccable service history no accidents and 40k miles. Just one man’s anecdote, but I’m not sure we agree on what build-quality means or perhaps you are parroting what others say about how G Wagons are “tanks.” Honestly, they are trash. Window switches are squishy, all the controls feel worse quality than any vehicle I’ve ever owned. Simply cut-rate quality everywhere. Hood flutters at highway speed unless constantly adjusted. Transmission “flaring” during shifts, unless up to operating temps. All normal, well-documented issues. I could go on. The bones of the vehicle are stout-the axles, drive shafts, skid plates, suspension, everything under the truck is solid. Everything else is questionable. I was disappointed with everything about it except the constant “awesome car” Comments at every gas station and parking lot. My last JLUR by contrast, ran over 70 trails including the Rubicon, without so much as a hiccup. I’m getting a 392 now and not questioning the value proposition.
The old g wagons are nothing like the new FL ones though esp to drive.
Your 2016 G-Wagon was old and based on the 1990 model production which had parts upgraded overtime. The newer 2nd generation G-wagon is way better.
@@lawlkings You say that, but where's the evidence? Time will tell. I wouldn't be betting on Benz for lasting quality anymore. They left that business a long time ago. They're more of a tech company now, and the cars are designed to be kept about as long as your phone - which is about how long your average Benz buyer (leaser) does keep them.
Greg get yourself a LexusGX460, 2023 still come with a V8. Spend the remaining money on cutting the plastic and getting a lift and wheels. You, your kids, grandkids and great-grandkinds will enjoy the trails in it ;). Best V8 off roader ever made!
No exaggeration the GX460 is a direct competitor the G-Wagon, since its a body on frame V8 Luxury off-roader.
@@andoletube How about you watch reviews you bozo. The newer models are good
Say what you want however, when the ability for manufactures to do crazy things like this disappears the world will becomes less interesting, free and fun...I wish the free market instead of Governments would let the consumer demand what they want.
same one, same color. it’s an absolute beast. sounds incredible. 0-60 in 4 seconds. ridiculous for a Wrangler. gotta pay to play tho. 27L/100km tho lol (8.7mpg)
You spent 80 grand on a jeep wrangler
@@tangodrizzle yeah and he will never sell it for less. these are going to be very collectable
@@GetOffMyLog yeah youre probably right about that
There's no way that it has enough traction to hit 60 in 4 seconds on typical wrangler tires! Thats crazy
@@roguethrax several different testers have clocked it at 0-60 dead on off road tires. The gearing is probably pretty damn aggressive but this thing is deceptively fast to 60.
Hi guys,
I love your videos and have been a loyal subscriber for some time now. I like your dynamic together and the fun you poke at stupid decisions made by the OEMs. That said, the Jeep Rubicon JL Unlimited 392 with the Extreme Recon package is ridiculous!
I had a perfectly good Jeep Mojave (an underpowered attempt at a Raptor pickup now Bronco Raptor). Loved Jeep's concept but it lacked the power to make it stupid. The Rubicon 392 has the hutzpah but is too heavy to keep from bottoming out if you catch too much air. Why couldn't the engineers be more magical and make a Jeep that could be both a rock crawler with front and rear lockers and swaybar disconnect that could catch more air than a Subaru rental car?
This 392 is stupid, my only justification for buying one is that I don't have a boat (cuz...I do have an airplane). It makes no sense. You cannot justify it to anyone, ever, ever, ever...need I say ever!
But...I love it. Might be the best vehicle I have ever owned from the standpoint that it checks all my sensory boxes. Ultimate utility but yet it still goes 0-60 in 4.2 seconds. Whaaaaat?
I smile all the way back to the gas pump (many friends made there lol).
By the way, I loved the statement..."I am pointing it with hopes and dreams". So absolutely true. But all the more dangerous and sinful fun!
I hope you guys are as good friends in real life as you seem to be in your videos. Love your channel. Keep up the good work.
Cheers guys,
Gary
There are two words why I would have this over the bronco raptor. Naturally Aspirated.
And it's way better looking. Still cant get over those ugly fender flares.
The best part about this video is the rant by James about the metric vs imperial vs mixed systems. Humanity, just choose one and stick to it.
British pounds vs American pounds. One is weight and one is currency.
Wow, can’t believe 19 people commenting on this video won a car
We all need to choose metric 😤😤
Just choose the metric
@@pickcameron Apparently, based on the wording, they only won a telegram. 🙂
Took my 392 on several trails in Colorado right after I took delivery in May.... Red Cone, Chinaman's Gulch, Webster, Tin Cup Pass and so on! It is a hoot!
That's a pretty penny to tailgate everyone with hi-beams on.
Finally, someone else says it.
I think the headlights are adjusted too high from the factory. I have been flashed several times in my all stock Rubicon.
As for the manners of their drivers...Bros gonna bro.
They’re just bright. Sorry…..😊
The way the automotive industry is heading with all the electric bs these 392s will never depreciate and will be bringing crazy money at auction in the near future
There's way too many 392's on the road . It will take 50+ years to be collectable. Not near future
@@1986hvwchampion for chargers and challengers yes. Stuff like this and the TRX will be big money sooner than later
@@1986hvwchampion hes talking about wrangler 392s. Jeeps hold their value very well and these go for like 85k so they’ll be a lot rarer
@@1986hvwchampion I think they are quite rare
I see these all the time.
But jeeps hold value for no reason.
Sounds soo good with my earphones on.
I feel like this one could do without the cylinder deactivation
It's the loophole to get the thing into production. EPA: will it have MDS?; Them: ..yes; EPA: ok; Sales guy: you can deactivate MDS.
@@NXT_LVL little do they know that MDS kills Hemi’s lol, especially 5.7’s. That’s where the infamous Hemi Tick comes from in most cases
They did that on the c7 Zo6. So highway driving you could get 30 mpg using the cylinder deactivation. Shuts off half the engine in eco or whatever.
I must say, James? Have you started to lift weights? You look quite buff in opening skit. If yes, good job.! If no, still, effin good job.! Good stuff guys, big fan❤️
I love the 392 wrangler so much I have the regular rubicon and I test drive the 392 with the extreme recon package and I love it. Yes I do actually off road
I like to crawl over the curbs at the mall Parking lot.
@@dirtsailoroff-road5580 real jeep owner, nice that you admit it
I, for one, really like this thing. I don't exactly know why I like it, but I just do. I think if 'guilty pleasure' was ever made into the perfect vehicle, this would be it.
Well if you are buying this and thinking why will i go off-road in my shiny new 117k car,then why will you buy such a compromised car in the first place?
So many comments about the steering... are you sure you guys can drive? You're on a normal road at reasonable speeds after all. I don't have to touch the wheel to keep a Wrangler going straight at highway speeds 🤣
10mpg/no front steering/ shitty interior. But big v8 that sounds awesome?
Yeah count me in😂
This is truly something we didn't know we needed.
…and just who in the Cinnamon-Toast-Fuck do you think you are? 🤨
we didn’t.
This is truly something we didn't need.
That engine sounded so freaking wicked!!! I am not a Jeep fan but I would probably buy this just for that roar!!! I love the sound of naturally aspirated V8s....wonder if I could shove a V8 into my Rav4!!!
I will take one of these over a Bronco Raptor any day. Wrangler is proven off road. Bronco is too new.
You should watch Lite Brite’s comparison between their Bronco and Jeep. You might actually re-think your opinion of the Bronco. When someone calls the Bronco a charming vehicle, it makes me think they would be happiest driving a Subaru Outback.
The bronco and bronco raptor totally different think joker , Go back to your channel lol
Yet, when they do serious offroading, they take the V8 Step Child and not the Raptor. Hrmmmm.
I gotta disagree, guys who buy these absolutely want to take them “off a cliff”, at least the guys in the states…….they’ll take their shiny new truck out there even if they’ve never went off-road. Watch that guy here that has that yellow recovery truck who’s always pulling some guys new toy from getting it stuck because the guy in the showroom told him what it could do! 😳🤷🏽♂️
Good point there are people like that.
I LS Swapped a 2000 Grand Cherokee on 39's. I would Purchase the 392 Wrangler and Smile Everyday and wheel the livin piss out of it. To hell with caution. LOL
This is a vehicle I don't want to buy nor can I afford one but I love listening to Jimmy and Tommy talk about it! They are very entertaining!
That's an incredible amount of money to drive laps around the mall and take up 2 spots at Starbucks 🤯
That's definitely more of a Bronco pass-time...
V8's stuffed into vehicles that shouldn't have them are the best way to live life. Source: my 1997 V8 swapped 4x4 ranger
@9:31 yes....we, as jeep owners in the USA take our brand new vehicles out to the trail and rock crawl. A jeep is not Golf R, a CT5V, or a Camaro 1LE....it's not even a Raptor. It's a solid axle vehicle that is made to go over the trails, and that V8 makes it fun to drive on the road too, which is something we all have always wanted. No disrespect, but you guys are city boys, and to be fair some of us are too, but we treat our jeeps like jeeps. Paint is a focus when designing most of the cars you review, it's an afterthought on the wranglers.
I wonder what the percentage of wheelers vs posers there are though. In my area at least, I'd say 90% are buying jeeps for looks only.
I bought my JLR to get dirty and potentially smashed. I'm not going to intentionally smash it, but I'm probably going to laugh the first time I crush a body panel and say "well, glad that's out of the way!".
There are also about 800 jeeps per square mile in my area, so 10% getting dirty is still a lot
Yeaaaah in my area 90% of the jeeps have never even seen gravel. While I believe and I know for a fact there are a community of you that take your new jeeps off-road. Y’all really are the minority.
I see a bunch of jeeps with trail recovery gear strapped all over them. All of it is unused and not a single scratch in the paint.
The guys who do use their jeeps, they’re at least 7+ years old.
For every one of you that take your jeeps to the trail, there’s 10 more jeeps with $30k of mods on them sitting in a corporate parking deck 24/7.
We do not need it but we definitely deserve a Gladiator 392.
Yes. Yes i am taking my $117k jeep off road. And no, im not taking my low profile tyre G Wagon mall/dune/gravel crawler. THATS the point. Ill have the jeep. Ta.
It’s like one is super anti V8 jeep and pro Bronco and the other one is trying to change his mind the whole video lol
I would take it offroad as soon I bought it. It what jeeps are for. Sure they drive like crap on the road what wrangler doesn't. I mean really what do you think the g in g wagon stands for? Grocery I always thought.
Ok WOW guys. Look where a Rubicon can go before you talk up the Bronco
Are these guys really complaining about steering with a solid axle and 35 x 10s????
We sure this dude wasn’t run over by a wrangler in his past life? He couldn’t be more wrong about the 392…and just seems to just be jealous or butt hurt that it’s better than a Bronco.
they could of put the 5.7 and made it a lot cheaper. or just scrap the V6 altogether and only offer V8s. as it should of been from the start
Would be cool to see them put this in a 1500 Ram in a sport style package, kind of a slight homage back to when the Ram SRT10 and Ford lightning were cool badass fast trucks. These new fast offroaders are cool, but most people don't go off road. Bring fast street trucks back.
It’s not fast off-roading. I don’t plan to off-road fast in my 392. But it’s like having a fast muscle car and an rock crawling Jeep Wrangler all in one. Just about as fun to drive on road to the grocery store as it is out on the trails.
Lol these guys complaining about 17.8L/100km. My 2020 v6 Ram does 20L/100km 😂
the fact that a jeep is anywhere near the price to a g wagon is crazy
80k vs 130k not that close in the US
@@papa_pt i mean fair enough
Jeep = American G-Wagon, at least that's how I sold it to my better half ... lol
@@papa_pt on top of that you can get a 392 for msrp. All G wagons are heavily marked up!
@@ThatGermanFella Well technically, Willis Jeep was first and then the Land Rover Defender was made by a Brit that saw a Willis Jeep and thought he could make a better version of it (turned out he was right), and I am fairly sure the Mercedes G Wagon was third of the three to be developed, but I'm not sure if the Willis Jeep was the inspiration, or the Defender, so really the G Wagon is better described as the "German Jeep" rather than the other way around.
"Have you ever heard that in a Jeep?"
Grand Cherokee SRT - "Am I a fucking joke or.....😒 "
I'll bet the Jeep isn't as wide as the Bronco Raptor so that alone will get it places the Bronco Raptor can't get too. But really what percentage of people actually take them off-road?
Just watch Lite Brite. They will show you numerous routes the Bronco shouldn't do vs Jeeps. Lol
“Show me the trail where this can go where the Bronco Raptor can’t…” Bronco Raptor is an entire foot wider, that rules a lot of trails out (or causes damage in a Bronco where the Jeep won’t).
That’s true but when they say that they mean due to capabilities, not the constraints of the environment.
My next door neighbor recently got one of these. Huge essential upgrade is a steering stabilizer. Helps with the non existent steering from stock.
I daily drive a Gladiator. The criticism of the steering being horrible is over the top. If your not racing it, it is perfectly fine. Take sweeps at 60 mph all the time, no issues.
Boo hoo?
I wanna know where are they finding a G-wagon for only 30k more than the jeep ($77k)
I CAN NOT believe James didn't make an Astroglide joke with the "Hydro Glide" I have to unsub now.
$100,000 jeep wrangler? Does $100,000 not mean much money anymore, or am I crazy?
$100,000 should get you a little house, maybe a super car, an airplane, maybe a year long vacation.
Yep every single company is running away with asking prices. before 2020 Hellcats used to top out at 65K... now theyre over 120
Yeah this thing is just dumb. Why would anyone spend 70k on this? So many great options at that price point.
when you turned off the active exhaust at around 6:00 it’s only in quiet mode when you are below 4k rpm when you floor it, it will open the valves back up. the valves really do make a huge difference especially on the highway.
Portland, JAMAICA in the Building !!!!!!!
The wrangler is John Cena, and the Bronco is Brock Lesnar
Steering can be easily addressed with a falcon or fox adjustable damper. It's loose because you want it loose for off-road. There's a medium and hard setting on the falcon
The Bronco raptor couldn't go down half the trails I go down. It's too damn wide! Not to mention Broncos are breaking tie rods like they are going out of style.
You are talking about bronco raptor or bronco coz both have different tie rods and suspension plus the 392 isn't any less wide compared to raptor and they break axles everytine so stop making excuses
@@hotrod7603 the bronco is much wider than a wrangler. All of them, maybe with the exception of the sport. It is what it is. The 392 isn't any wider than a 2 door Wrangler with the v6. Same width.
I am not a Jeep person but I like the 392 Rubicon version .
so when's the track test?
Only Thomas would say "you know whats ONLY $30,000 grand more than this Jeep... A G-Wagon". As if they're in the same price range lol.
I have owned a few trucks, and I think they're terrible to daily. When forced to daily one, I find that I leave the house much less because they have so few redeeming qualities as a road vehicle.
I'm sure this vehicle is fun for a short while, but not for long. I'm sure it's a great status symbol for folks that buy vehicles for that. It's probably fun off road too. It's not something I would spend any significant amount of money on, for many reasons, but the big ones are it's price and how it's bound to decline in value significantly eventually.
also jeeps are like a unimog
trophy trucks simply don't compare, bogs can bog down a braptor but not this can't it?
People, insane people, have been v8 swapping the wrangler for a long time. Its about time jeep introduced the hemi
What about the projected reliability of the G Wagen and the depreciation. Seems like this Jeep would retain its value much better and probably even appreciate. Don't know how good the reliability is though on this Jeep either. Not sure I'd pick the Mercedes over the Jeep
Hot take but this is better than a bronco in every way
There's just no reason for this to exist and I love it lol
Very good point saying how expensive it is and what it's supposed to do. You don't want to do jeep shit in $120,000.
I did hear him say the steering is better than the Bronco? Was that a joke?
Man I love Thomas’s laugh and iconic smile and hair holy biscuits. 10:00 his laugh here is my favorite yet awesome job guys but save money and just get something better or just lease it go to Tennessee for Jeep invasion then sell it after lol 😂
This jeep sounds so damn good, I love how dumb it is and for that it’s worth the price.
2:59 the rubicon trail 🤦♂️
U guys always nail the intros and outros on this channel lol
The Best of both worlds meaning, the Jeep's capability of off-roading combined with all the horses of the muscle car models Chrysler makes! The 6.4 hemi is the same engine that comes in a scat pack with a performance package
I met a guy down a narly trail in a new Lincoln Navigator. Was mind boggling how he got there. He was happy as punch and so was his wife at what it could do.
I'm still waiting for them to start the review... And I'm James
Chrysler Management - " we want to put a Hemi in a..."
SRT guys - " WE'RE IN!"
Paying over 100k for a Jeep seems like a stretch.
Right before these were launched (a few years ago in the US, and I'm not much of a Jeep enthusiast overall), there was a shop that was doing Hemi and Hellcat engine swaps for Jeeps as Mopar wouldn't do it. Even as Jeep themselves swung to the EV market, I'm still glad they put something like this out for the old school crowd that will wheel the hell out of this til the last dinosaur and prehistoric plant has been consumed via combustion.
Hell yeah i seen @cletus McFarlane go to their shop and do a review . It was awesome
I watched this video then went and got lunch. One of the first cars I saw was a 392 Rubicon in this exact spec
CAN WE GET RAM TRX vs RAM SRT10 PLEASE!!!??!!
How dare you! The Wranglerati will make note of this
*"We haven't had a V8 Wrangler in over 30 years"*
There's never been a V8 Wrangler. 1981's 124HP V8 option was in a CJ. Five full years before the first Wrangler, the YJ, came to market in 1986.
#FactsMatter
having had an cj5 cam 4 barrel and headers 3 speed. Thought it was fast! I own a 2023 392 and it is very strong big ride difference . The 392 rides firm and heavy in the road, but step on and hold on this the last year of the 392 mine is triple black xr pkg tow and camera for sale Ruffins@conwaychrysler.com
viper wrangler would be cool
These guys are so lit such a job to have 🔥🔥🔥
why don't they offer the 6.4 392 in the Ram 1500?? GM offers two V8 options in its 1500 series pick up trucks with the 5.3 and the premium fuel guzzling 6.2 in Silverado and Sierea 1500s... so why not Ram offer the the 5.7 and the 6.4 instead of just the 5.7??
Tarmac testing an off roader and having strong opinions on it 🤔 You've gotta be Gen Z 🤦🏾♀️
I know it's to late and y'all won't read it 🧐 but I was looking at 392 reviews and 4xe reviews, and this review guys 🧐 By far the stupidest review I've seen, maybe ever seen 🤔 And I like you guys, but sometimes y'all search for negativity in American Cars, and it's judgemental, at the least uninformed, if it came from older guys it would comes off as artificial 😐
That V8 I mean come on that’s stupid but I love it. Also when James put his seat back I don’t know why but I absolutely lost it 😂
“Woah where you going?”
A standard 5.7 with a manual could have made more sense I reckon ....
This thing is not gona be as dynamically sound by any means let alone preposterous g wagon petrol....
Haven't seen many diesels ... Could be a tad bit heavy that 3.6 petrol but low end torque will make up for it ... experienced that in Cherokee ....
I never went down the wrangler path of off roading, but my friends did. One of the biggest complaints about the engine was lack of power when rock crawling. Some dropped a hemi (5.7) or just added a Ripp supercharger. This would definitely be a fan favorite with them, but that price though. Tough at 77k usd
77,000 is a bargain for someone. Not me. I will take a 2.0 turbo.