Yahoo Autos Check out All 7 of This Year's Easter Jeep Safari Concepts, Including an Amazing Cherokee Restomod
It’s springtime, and for Jeep fans, that can only mean two things: The 57th Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, is right around the corner, and Jeep has a bunch of rad concept 4x4s to show off at said event. Jeep has been building show trucks for EJS for years, and the 2023 crop of seven custom rigs might be Jeep’s best showing yet.
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Jeep Wrangler Magneto 3.0 Concept
This is the third all-electric Wrangler-based concept Jeep has built for EJS, and it’s a ripper: The EV concept makes up to 650 hp and 900 lb-ft of torque. All that power flows to the axles through a six-speed manual transmission — an unusual choice for an EV, especially one with enough torque that, assumedly, it could easily get up and go from a stop in sixth gear.
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Magneto 3.0's hot-rod proportions come from a bunch of subtle bodywork changes: The door opening kicks back an additional six inches versus stock, the windshield has been laid back, and the front fenders were stretched rearward. The silent rock-crawler sits on 40-inch tires mounted to 20-inch beadlock wheels.
Jeep Scrambler 392 Concept
Similar to the Magneto concept, but strikingly different as well, the Scrambler 392 is a modern take on the CJ-8 Scrambler, a short-bed pickup built from the Wrangler’s grandaddy. This version packs a 6.4-liter Hemi V8 and bodywork that began as a four-door Wrangler Rubicon.
AccuAir air suspension adjusts the ride height from 1.5 inches over stock to 5.5 inches, and the rear offers an open-air pickup bed with the tailgate from a Jeep Gladiator. Like Magneto, the Scrambler 392 rides on 40-inch tires wrapped around 20-inch rims.
1978 Jeep Cherokee 4xe Concept
This is always my favorite part of Jeep’s annual EJS concept showcase: When the company takes a vintage Jeep body and drapes it over a modern Wrangler chassis to create something amazing. This year, Jeep found a 1978 Cherokee (which at the time was a two-door version of the Wagoneer) and stretched and tweaked the bodywork to fit on top of a 2022 Wrangler Rubicon 4xe frame. Yep, this full-size Jeep is a plug-in hybrid, with a 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder backed by battery power for an additional boost.
I mean, look at this thing. From the orange and red stripes to the slotted five-spoke wheels, it’s delightfully vintage and modern at the same time. You gotta see the interior, too:
Jeep has an advantage when it comes to building restomods like this: A brand-new JL-generation Wrangler is constructed in basically the same way as this ‘70s SJ, with a ladder frame and solid axles front and rear. Throwing a historic body on a modern chassis has become a tradition for EJS, and I for one adore it.
Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe Concept
