Jeep has created a modern take on the classic CJ and Wrangler Laredo.
The trim hasn’t been used on the truck line since the 1990s, but returns on a vehicle rolled out at the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab.
The Wrangler Laredo Concept is based on a Wrangler Willys with a V6 and six-speed manual transmission and is equipped with several unique features.
Among them is a Sky Slider top, which is essentially a manually operated version of the Sky One-Touch power top that pairs a tan spatter coat hardtop frame with a retractable fabric roof insert.
Jeep also installed a Jeep Performance Parts 2-inch lift kit and a set of 17-inch chrome slotted mag wheels with 37-inch tires. The white, gold and brown color scheme is a throwback look directly inspired by past Laredos and half-doors add to the open-air feel.
The interior features fabric trim on the seats and dash with a southwestern design and vinyl flooring instead of carpeting. A Jeep Performance Parts air system is mounted to the tailgate. The model hasn’t been confirmed for production, but many of the Easter Jeep Safari concepts preview future showroom offerings.
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Another one of this year’s Wranglers is a far more elaborate custom. The Wrangler Rubicon-based Wrangler ANVIL 715 Concept features a new front end modeled after Jeep’s historic SJ-series trucks and is outfitted for overland-style adventuring.
The blunt design cants forward, incorporates yellow headlights and is topped by a specialyl designed hood with a wide air intake that feeds a 392 V8. It also has a fixed roof that adds headroom and has an integrated roof rack and skylight windows.
The flooring is coated in bed liner, the seats upholstered in a durable material and the standard infotainment system replaced with a large dashboard-mounted tablet loaded with a Trails Offroad mapping system.
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Given the significant redesign, the Wrangler ANVIL 715 is less likely than the Wrangler Laredo to spawn a production model, but it demonstrates the Wrangler platform’s possibilities.
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