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Awards Overview
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- 2012 Best Car for the Money Award
The iconic Jeep Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited won a Best Car for the Money award by U.S. News Cars in its fourth annual event. The Wranglers received the highest marks for overall value and appeal within the Off-Road SUVs category. According to U.S. News Cars, owners are hanging on to their vehicles longer, and are looking for added value from the day their vehicle is driven off the dealer's lot to the day they're traded in.
The awards combine the U.S. News Automotive rankings as well as five-year total cost of ownership data from the analysis at TrueCar.com. The results highlight cars that not only delight car reviewers, but also provide lower than average ownership costs. Rankings are based primarily on the balanced, diverse opinions of hundreds of professional auto critics, which are blended together to create a consensus about each car. More than 250 vehicles were evaluated in the rankings.
- Four Wheeler of the Year
Four Wheeler magazine announced that the Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon has been named the winner of its prestigious "Four Wheeler of the Year" award for 2012. Once again the Wrangler Rubicon sets the bar even higher with a new level of capability, including improved power torque and fuel efficiency. According to Four Wheeler Editor John Cappa, "The 2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon owned nearly all aspects of off-road testing during our annual 'Four Wheeler of the Year' competition."
Cappa continued, "The grueling 1,000-mile trek put each contending vehicle through its paces in several on- and off-road environments, including high-speed graded roads, jagged rocks, shifting sand dunes, and more. The universal do-all capability of the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon allowed it to outperform the other competing 4x4s, making it our 2012 Four Wheeler of the Year award winner."
- Wrangler is Best Resale Value - Top 10 Award Winner
Holding value can be a key factor when making a vehicle purchase. No worries with Wrangler. The 2012 Wrangler is a Kelley Blue Book® Best Resale Value: Top 10 Award winner+. The annual Kelley Blue Book award recognizes new vehicles that best maintain their appeal after five years of ownership. Wrangler ranked in the top 10 and won the Compact Utility Vehicle segment.
According to Eric Ibara, director of residual value consulting for Kelley Blue Book, “Jeep had one of the better year-over-year improvements with a 4.1 percentage point gain in its 60-month residual value for 2012. Particularly the Wrangler, among this year's top 10 list, has been a steady performer, consistently racking up high values. For example, the 2007 model has yet to dip below 60 percent of MSRP as a 5-year-old vehicle. Each succeeding model year has managed to maintain that same high level of performance.“
- 2012 Residual Value Award
Wrangler vehicles have a long history of retaining their value. Predicted positive: the 2012 Jeep® Wrangler won ALG's prestigious Residual Value Award – Best Compact Utility Vehicle for 2012+. Each year, ALG's Residual Value Awards are a mark of quality and reflects powerful resale performance. According to Raj Sundaram, ALG: “The Wrangler is iconic among SUVs, and Jeep has continued to build its status by pairing its famous rock crawling abilities with fresh features and a refined interior. Regularly updated editions stoke demand, helping it jump to the top of the Compact Utility segment.“
Award winners are determined through careful study of the competition in each segment, historical vehicle performance and industry trends. Vehicle quality, production levels relative to demand, and pricing and marketing strategies remain the key factors that affect ALG's residual value forecasts. ALG, the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data,www.alg.com
- Best 4x4 Vehicle of the Decade
Four Wheeler magazine editors have named the Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon and Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon the Best 4X4 Vehicles of the Decade. They write, “The JK (current version) Wrangler represented a big step up in on-road ride and handling for Jeep's flagship ride, yet its off-road capability wasn't compromised in the least.“ That's exactly what we were going for.
- 2012 SEMA Show: Hottest 4x4 – SUV
Wrangler has consistently been one of the most accessorized vehicles in the world. Following suit, the iconic 2012 Jeep® Wrangler won the Special Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Hottest SUV Award. The SEMA Award honors those vehicles that specialty-equipment manufacturers believe are the best platforms for accessorizing and that showcase the latest and coolest products.
- Automotive Excellence Award for Off-Road Ability
Popular Mechanics magazine crowns the 2012 Jeep® Wrangler with an Automotive Excellence Award for Off-Road Ability. According to PM's Ben Stewart, "A more powerful and efficient driveline replaced the ancient 3.8-liter V6 and four-speed automatic. The new Wrangler, which is available with two or four doors, is the most livable ever. And it still has the steep approach and departure angles, stout running gear and hardware—skidplates and locking differentials—that make it the most capable off-roader available. Many vehicles can take you to remote locations, but you're most likely to make it back home in a Wrangler."
- Ward's Top 10 Engine
The influential Ward's magazine awarded the 3.6L Pentastar® V6 engine as one of the 10 Best Engines+ for 2012. According to Drew Winter, editor-in-chief of Ward's AutoWorld magazine, "Chrysler has successfully demonstrated the breadth of this engine and how it delivers on all fronts including fuel economy, lower emissions and power." The 2012 Jeep Wrangler boasts 40 percent more horsepower, 10 percent more torque, and 26 percent faster 0-60 mph. Each year Ward's recognizes the most technologically advanced engines that set new benchmarks in their respective vehicle segments.