Say Goodbye to Another V8: Jeep is Reportedly Discontinuing the 392-powered Wrangler

And they sold every one

Every one of the very small number they made purely to make this parts-bin special seem more noteworthy than it is. Unlimited production would have shown that most people are not gullible enough to spend $100k on a loud Wrangler with crappier gas mileage.

@MaintenanceCosts isn't the goal always to make about the right amount of a product to meet the demand that exists and the price you want to sell it for? Also there are multiple businesses that basically exist to stuff v8's into Jeeps. Unlimited production on ANY 100k car would show a lower limit to sales than a 50k car.

100k is insane. One can do an engine swap for less money.

@Lou- if you are using a junkyard/reman motor and doing it yourself, but I have looked at swap prices and this is competitive-plus you have a factory warranty. A crate motor swap with beefed transmission and front springs is 25-40k depending on the motor in the crate. The 392 crate runs 8500-9500 on it's own.

Edit- got to add: the 392 version has most of the options including the 4.56 gears, beadlocks, etc which are all going to cost extra if you try to patch an equivalent together. It's a lot of money, but it hasn't been hillbillied together.

100k is just too much especially for a Wrangler. Stellantis has had the highest price increases of any manufacturer. If dealers start to accumulate the Wranglers on their lots like the Gladiators they will then start to offer discounts along with Jeep. Gladiators have had manufacturer incentives since the end of last year. I doubt Stellantis will lower the MSRP but the cash and financial incentives will increase.

$100K before ADM.

You must think Ford owns Jeep

I've only ever owned one V8 in 45 years of driving - an 82 Ford 302 with the awful Variable Venturi carburetor (that I swapped for a Holley 2 bbl).

Not that I'm against V8s, but I've always preferred smaller cars as daily drivers, and our family went through 4 minivans instead of large SUVs.

Be careful. The current 6.2 is a wonderful charismatic engine when it works, but it has a history of breaking in multiple ways. If you’ve just gotta have a V8 I might think about a 2021 LX 570 or Land Cruiser.

DAL: For real? I thought they were rock solid like all GM V-8 s. Dang, need to check it out.

Lots of DOD lifter failures with a scary side dish of occasional broken connecting rods.

It is an easy bolt in application. I know of 2 Jeep V8 engine swaps.