Jeep JT Concept is no show car
by John Neff on May 22nd 2007 at 3:57PM 
click above image to view 16 high-res pics of the Jeep JT Concept
The Jeep JT Concept is set to "officially" debut at the 2007 SEMA Show, but unlike a lot of the hardware that will be on display in Las Vegas later this year, Jeep's compact pickup is a capable rock crawling machine. Check out the pics in our gallery of the JT Concept descending into and out of a bathtub at the Hell's Revenge trail in Moab, Utah. We thought it would need an airlift to get out, but the JT climbed right up the opposite wall.
We've learned that the JT Concept is built right off of the Wrangler Unlimited's platform and shares its 116-inch wheelbase, though adding a 5-foot-long bed and removable hard top over the cab. Its rock-crawling cred is bolstered by a 3-inch suspension lift from Superlift, 35-inch BF Goodrich Mud Terrain tires, a Ramsey 9500 UT winch and a Mopar rear bumper and rock rails.
We've said it before that the compact pickup market is ripe to grow if only an automaker would offer a decent competitor to the aged Ford Ranger. Perhaps a Jeep JT could fit that bill and sell like Twinkies, though the brand isn't saying whether or not the concept was built for fun or to test the public's reaction (again) to a Jeep pickup.
Check out the gallery below for high-res pics of the Jeep JT Concept.
[Source: Jeep]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Matt 4:52PM (5/22/2007)
Wow, I would buy that in a second if it were (stripepd) priced a little below the base wrangler. What a great little pickup.
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Mr. Oak 4:15PM (5/22/2007)
Very sexy, in a manly sort of way.
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Eisenfaust 4:28PM (5/22/2007)
Okay, thats a real Jeep.
Kill the Caliber... I mean Compass, and build this instead.
Nifty.
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cg 4:19PM (5/22/2007)
i want it.
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Phillip 4:25PM (5/22/2007)
It looks ready to go into a war...
I love it
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Pedro 4:26PM (5/22/2007)
BUILD IT. That is SUCH a fantastic concept. I'm not even a huge jeep fan, but think that is just a great blend of form and function. If it were priced right and not turned into a boutique automobile, i think this might be a success.
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David 4:30PM (5/22/2007)
Man! I hate trucks and I want one of these!
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C. McFeeny 4:35PM (5/22/2007)
I've seen this thing parked at a house in Plesant Ridge, MI with the name "Brute" as recently as a week ago.
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Jim 6:14PM (10/04/2007)
A company called AEV builds the Brute, What you saw was not the JT concept.
Derrick 4:40PM (5/22/2007)
I'm not easily impressed, but
....damn that's amazing.
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geo.stewart 4:39PM (5/22/2007)
Jeep, build this, stick a 50caliber machine gun in back, and have your own TV show commercial with a modern day Rat Patrol in Iraq!!!!!
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Sam 4:47PM (5/22/2007)
I'm sold (if they build it without adding lots of weight and frills). This type of simple and capable truck would be a HUGE hit for Jeep.
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Mr. Oak 4:48PM (5/22/2007)
.....geez, That is the mother of all Pot-Holes.
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BCM 4:56PM (5/22/2007)
A compact pickup competitor for the Ranger would be nice, but if it's based on the Wrangler Unlimited it would probably start almost $10,000 higher than it should. And I doubt Jeep's new owners are going to accept a lower-than-current price premium.
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Mike 8:28AM (5/23/2007)
Looks like just the thing for those snow days here in Minnesota. When can I buy one?
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jmc 5:04PM (5/22/2007)
Jeep's going back to basics on this one. Looks great!
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VW-Guy 5:05PM (5/22/2007)
Build it and I'll even buy one! That is S-E-X-Y!!! But please please please keep it like it is. Don't turn it into a pretty chickmobile.
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Barney 5:12PM (5/22/2007)
It will need a front bumper in some jurisdictions. I'm not thrown over with a swing out tail gate. All in all, this is one skookum truck. If they used the four cylinder diesel, like the one in my Toyota, I would be sold on it.
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Adam 5:29PM (5/22/2007)
I agree with a lot of posters. I don't really like trucks, but this things is pretty cool. How about this plus the bluetec diesel? I would definately consider buying one then, provided it looked as good as this one does.
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cman 5:14PM (5/22/2007)
Build it. Please; build it.
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