I got the chance to see one of the new 4 door Jeep Wranglers up close and personal the other day… and I can sum it up in one word:

UGLY!

For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, they took their ‘unlimited’ body style (which was a slightly stretched 2 door Wrangler) and stretched it some more, and then stretched it a little more. The end result looks like a cheap Hummer wannabe. Seriously, this car is so ugly, I don’t think I’d drive it if someone gave me one! If you haven’t seen one yet here’s a pic:

I can’t really imagine that a lot of people were going into Jeep dealerships saying “Gee.. I was about to buy a wrangler, but just realized that its only got 2 doors, just like it has for the last 50 years, so I guess I won’t buy one”

I mean seriously, if you were looking for a 4 door SUV or family car, why would you even consider a Wrangler in the first place?? If you want a Jeep, you’ve got lots of 4 door models to pick from: Compass, Liberty, Grand Cherokee, Commander, and the new Patriot.

I think this 4 door Wrangler will be a short lived design, I can’t see it selling lots… I think Jeep would have been better off leaving the Wrangler alone, and giving us a Hybrid version of the Liberty or Commander instead.

And don’t think I’m a Jeep hater.. I drive a “real” Wrangler, but not one of these ugly ass Hummer Wannabes..