It’s that time again. Easter Jeep Safari returns for 2024. Four new concepts join Jeep owners for off-roading in Moab. Jeep has brought radical new concepts every year to the event. This year is no exception. Jeep Vacationeer Concept was the highlight of the Jeep off-roaders, which also included a Jeep Low Down Concept a Willys Dispatcher Concept and a Gladiator Rubicon High Top Concept.
These new Jeep concepts aren’t as cool as last year’s, which included an incredible 1978 Jeep Cherokee with a modern hybrid powertrain and a 650-horsepower electric Wrangler called “Magneto.” However, they’re still pretty cool.
Jeep Vacationeer Concept
Jeep Vacationeer is, as you can guess from its name, based on Wagoneer. This was then turned into a retro off-road camping vehicle. The paint job, which is mint green with a thin wood panel, has a retro look without being too overdone. Also included in the package is a climate-controlled RedTail Overland Skyloft, made of carbon fiber and powered by solar energy. But it’s also a proper off-roader, with 701 Method bead grip racing wheels, 35-inch BFGoodrich mud-terrain tires, bumper-mounted lights, and roof-mounted lights.
The interior was designed by fashion designer Kiel James Patrick. He used Tupelo leather with red and yellow plaid inserts, which have Jeeps on them. For more storage, the Vacationeer has no rear seats. What it doesn’t lack is power, thanks to the high-output version of Jeep’s Hurricane 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six making 510 horsepower.
Jeep Willys Dispatcher concept
It wouldn’t be a Jeep event without getting the Willys name in there somewhere. This time, it’s the Willys Dispatcher Concept, which is said to invoke the “nostalgia of the early post-war civilian Jeep,” according to Jeep. However, it blends that nostalgia with modern tech, as it’s based on the Wrangler 4xe hybrid.
The Willys Dispatcher might look retro cute, with its green paint and white steel wheels, but it’s a serious off-roader underneath. These great-looking wheels are fitted with 36-inch Super Traxion rubber, and it also features a Warn winch in a classic look, Dana 50 avantech front and back axles, and a built-in air compressor.
Jeep Gladiator Rubicon High Top Concept
Designed to show off Jeep Performance Parts (JPP), the Gladiator Rubicon High Top is the most kitted-out Gladiator I’ve ever seen. AccuAir adjustable air-suspension, Dana60 axles with matching 5.38 to 1 gearing on the front and rear, and massive 40-inch BFGoodrich all-terrain T/A K3 tires mounted on KMC Grenade Crawl Beadlock wheels, make this Jeep the most capable offroader Jeep will bring to the Easter event.
Also included are a Warn front bumper, Rock Slide Engineering’s rock rail power steps and the DECKED trunk storage system. A two-tone Ginger Snap paint scheme gives it a snazzy look.
Jeep Low Down Concept
Jeep announced today that the Wrangler-392 will soon be heading to the sky’s junkyard, but only after the brand created a monstrous Easter concept. The Low Down Concept pays homage to the Wrangler Low40 concept from the 43rd Easter Safari that took place 15 years ago.
In the old Lower 40 concept, 40-inch tires were mounted on a Wrangler fitted with stock suspension to maintain a low center of gravity. Jeep took it a step further and installed 42-inch BFGoodrich Krawler mud terrain tires wrapped around beadlock rims on a Wrangler 392, with stock suspension. To fit the massive tires, carbon fiber high-clearance fender flares were fitted, allowing the tire necessary clearance without raising the Wrangler’s ride height. Dana 60 axles replace the stock 392’s Dana 44 axles but no changes were made to the 392-cubic inch V8, which still makes 475 horsepower.
The 58th Easter Jeep Safari is running from March 23-31, so keep an eye out for more updates on what Jeep’s new off-roader concepts are doing in Moab.
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The Drive first published Jeep Vacationeer Concept, Four New Offroaders for Easter Safari 2024.
