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Jeep upgrades Wrangler fleet Continued from pg. 4 For 2010, Jeep has added equipment upgrades across the Wrangler Unlimited lineup. A new and improved Sunrider soft top, which includes a "sun roof" and full top-down option, makes it easier to remove the roof for that open-air experience. A Freedom Top three-piece modular hard top with removable panels is also available. Fog lamps, tow hooks, and a compass and outside temperature readout are now standard across the lineup. Jeep has also reworked the dome lamp, installed bigger sliding sun visors with mirrors, adjusted the exterior colour palette and, among option packages, is offering new wheel styles and a Uconnect phone and navigation system. Oh, and there's also a "fuel-saver indicator that provides drivers with continuous feedback on fuel consumption." It's basically a little Eco light that comes on when you're decelerating. Boy, that's some technology. If Jeep was really interested in fuel economy, they'd explore the range-extended electric version they debuted in 2008, or bring over the 2.8-litre diesel that they offer in Europe and other markets. But, with the demise of the diesel in the Liberty, and with Fiat cleaning house, there's not much chance of either happening. What the 2010 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited does have under the hood is the familiar 3.8-litre V6 engine making 202 hp and 237 lb/ft. Those numbers sound diminutive, considering the Unlimited's 1957 kg curb weight but the old OHV V6 responded with a roar and I enjoyed it, probably because I was making the most of the power through a long-throw six-gear manual tranny that chucks delightfully into gear and vibrates at speed like a drunk at a revival meeting. This is just part of the Jeep's trucky persona, along with the iconic rough edges - the traditional round headlamps, the folding windshield, the exposed hinges, heck, even the overall old-fashioned, boxy utilitarian body shape that remains as aerodynamic as an outhouse. But, as everyone knows, in a kind of reverse snobbery, Jeep owners wouldn't have it any other way. Eventually, though, the fun came to an end and, as the mother of any five-year old will tell you, it's a lot harder to get mud off than to it is to put it on. But, after thumbing a handful of twoonies into the spray `n wash and interminable rinses, I had removed about 10 kilos of mud, gravel and clumps of sod, and the renewed 2010 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited was ready for its return to Chrysler Canada. It was shiny and clean, chrome glinting, bodywork gleaming like a newly-minted penny. Now, if only I hadn't hit that puddle on the way back . . . JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON 2010 AT A GLANCE BODY STYLE: Four-door sport utility. DRIVE METHOD: front-engine, part-time fourwheel-drive. ENGINE: 3.8-litre OHV V6 (202 hp, 237 lb-ft of torque). FUEL ECONOMY: 14.1/10.8L/100km (city/hwy) (manual); as tested 14.9L/100km (combined). PRICE: 2010 Jeep Unlimited starts at $24,495. 2010 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon starts at $30,995. WEBSITE: www.jeep.ca 5 WHEELS April 22, 2010 The top-of-the-line Rubicon model offers available two-tone leather seating, a Uconnect phone and navigation system and a long list of dynamic and off-road technologies to balance comfort and robust ability.