The most exciting version of the latest generation Jeep Wrangler lineup, the V8-powered Rubicon 392, will soon bite the dust. The automaker has announced that the aptly named Final Edition is the swansong of the series.
Production is capped at 3,700 copies, of which 3,300 will end up in the United States, 300 in Canada, and 100 in the rest of the world. Pricing starts at $99,995 before the $1,895 destination charge, which makes it $7,855 pricier than the regular model.
It comes with black Nappa leather, Tupelo accents, and Mayan gold stitching in the cockpit. The company also mentioned the performance seats with 12-way power adjustment, a special shifter medallion, and a few Mopar accessories offered at no extra cost, albeit not the air compressor, which is an optional extra.
It features special decals on the outside, rocks a half-inch (13 mm) lift kit, and heavy-duty rock sliders. It also gets a Mopar triple loop grille guard, an 8,000 lbs (3,629 kg) winch, and rides on 17-inch bronze alloys wrapped in 35-inch BFGoodrich all-terrain tires.
Photo: Instagram | Vossen
Speaking of the alloys, numerous wheelmakers have quite a few sets on their shelves for the Jeep Wrangler lineup. Vossen is on the list, and one proposal is called the HFX-1. You may remember this particular set from the Ford Bronco Raptor we wrote about a couple of weeks ago, and in this case, they've been fitted to a Wrangler Rubicon 392.
Available in multiple finishes, the HFX-1 wheels come in 17, 18, 20, 22, and 24 inches, priced from $500 per alloy in the smallest offering and $900 for the largest. You're looking at a six-lug design, joined by an eight-lug and the usual five-lug sets. The wheels are not exactly rare, as they can be seen on multiple high-riders besides this Jeep and the aforementioned Ford.
Models such as the Ram TRX, Toyota Tacoma, Sequoia, Ford F-150, Chevrolet Silverado, Audi Q8, Mercedes GLE, Land Rover Defender, Lexus GX, Audi A7, Tesla Model S, and others rock these alloys, which can be ordered with different concavity levels, including deep, super deep, and ultra-deep, and combined with a few accessories from Vossen's portfolio.
Both the Final Edition and the regular variant of the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 use the same engine in the same configuration. It is a V8 with a 6.4-liter displacement, which kicks out an identical 470 hp (476 ps/350 kW) in both flavors and is rated at 470 pound-feet (637 Nm) of torque. The top-of-the-line model comes with a four-wheel drive system, a full-time active transfer case, an eight-speed transmission, etc. It is a 13-second car down the quarter mile and needs a respectable (for a performance-oriented ride) 4.5 seconds to 60 mph (97 kph).
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