Stuffing a massive V8 into a vehicle that probably shouldn’t have one is as American as baseball or hot dogs, and few modern cars are as intrinsically American as Jeep’s Wrangler. The Hemi-powered Wrangler is an American classic. Jeep’s days are numbered, which is a sad thing for Jeep fans and the brand. It’ll make its last stand with this: the new $101,890 (!) 2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Final Edition.
I’ll give you a moment to clean your afternoon beverage off your keyboard. Good? Good. Yes, the Wrangler 392 Final Edition that will close out the hot-rod Jeep’s tenure costs just shy of $102,000. The Final Edition, in its defense, is as loaded as you can get with a Jeep. It comes with a half inch lift over the standard 392 suspension and heavy-duty rock slides, as well as an 83 piece tool kit and an 8,000-lb Warn winch.
Final Edition’s appearance is different from regular 392 due to the black Nappa seats with Mayan gold accents and Tupelo, as well as a special rear-swing-gate plaque and unique decals.
Final Edition Wranglers have the same Dana-44 axles as all other Wrangler models. They also feature a two-speed transmission, Tru-Lok electronically locked diffs and an electronic front-sway-bar disconnection. Standard on all 2024 models are 35-inch BFGoodrich tires with beadlock capability and wheels.
The engine is what makes this car so special. The 6.4-liter V8 engine produces 470 horsepower, 470 lb.-ft. of torque, and is paired with an eight-speed auto. The car can reach 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds.
The Jeep Wrangler 392 was always an absurd vehicle—a simple, inelegant off-road machine packing a muscle car engine and sports car performance. The Wrangler’s chassis was never meant to handle a V8’s brute force, and that made the 392 a delightfully ridiculous thing. The Final Edition takes that absurdity to a new level, with its Porsche 911-rivaling price tag, but we’re also not likely to ever see anything like it again. Stellantis even dropped the Hemi engine from the new Charger. After the 392 is gone, the Grand Cherokee L will be the only Jeep to still offer such a mill.
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The Drive first published The V8 Jeep Wrangler’s 392 Farewell Edition at $102,000.
