2022 Easter Jeep Safari Concepts Are Meaner and Greener Than Ever – Roadshow [CNET]

April 9, 2022 Chris Paukert technology

2022 Easter Jeep Safari concepts - full line — The Jeep Bob Concept gets its name from its truncated tale. Bob’s your uncle’s Gladiator, apparently.

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Jeep Bob Concept

The next-most-ambitious rethink in this year’s Easter Jeep Safari concept roundup is likely this unique Bob Concept. Built atop a Gladiator Rubicon, Jeep has given its pickup a tailectomy, lopping off (“bobbing”) the last 12 inches of the truck to give this four-door more Scrambler-like proportions and markedly better off-road geometry at the expense of load-lugging capability.

Interestingly, Jeep has removed both the doors and b-pillar for Bob, substituting a spindly vertical support for the roof. The latter looks like a stretchy fabric bimini top, but it’s actually a one-off hardtop clad in canvas. Without the doors or the rear window, Bob looks like an exceptionally airy machine that should be perfect for climbing Moab’s famed red rocks.

The truck should also have plenty of torque to make the most of climbing adventures, too, as it relies on Jeep’s excellent (but frustratingly costly) 3.0-liter turbodiesel V6. Additional functional upgrades include a custom front bumper with auxiliary lighting, a 3.0-inch suspension lift, 40-inch tires on beadlock wheels, a reworked King Coil suspension with bypass shocks, as well as Dynatrac Pro-Rock 60 axles.

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Jeep’s Grand Cherokee may not be quite as common a sight on Moab’s trails, but this 4xe PHEV concept can probably go more places than one would expect.

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Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk 4xe Concept

Not to be left out of the mix, the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk 4xe concept offers an alternative to buyers who want something a bit more civilized than a Wrangler-based vehicle. This show rig includes bolt-ons like Mopar rock rails, a custom roof rack mounted atop a Rhino-Liner-protected roof and 33-inch BFG mud-terrain tires mounted on 20-inch matte-gray wheels.

Inside, you’ll find saddle-colored seats with unique houndstooth inserts and blue stitching that echoes the painted tow hooks on the outside of the vehicle. This concept also seems doable from a mass-production standpoint, although those massive tires would undoubtedly cut into the 4xe PHEV’s limited all-electric range.

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The D-Coder’s bolt-on red components all have QR codes so that passers-by can scan them and learn more about these performance parts.

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Jeep D-Coder Concept by JPP

This Jeep D-Coder Concept is essentially a rolling JPP and Mopar catalog on wheels. Cleverly, all the parts highlighted in maraschino red are from the company’s bolt-on accessories catalog, and they all have QR codes that you can walk up to and scan to learn more about the components and how to purchase them. Simple and smart.

Modifications include everything from 7.0-inch off-road LED lights to a 2.0-inch JPP lift with Fox shocks and a three-piece modular bumper and Warn winch. A JPP Gorilla Glass windshield offers additional safety from rock strikes and an accessory snorkel helps keep the Pentastar 3.6-liter V6 engine breathing clean air, even when wading in deep water.