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)
Mr. Oak @ May 22nd 2007 4:15PM
Very sexy, in a manly sort of way.
cg @ May 22nd 2007 4:19PM
i want it.
Phillip @ May 22nd 2007 4:25PM
It looks ready to go into a war...
I love it
Pedro @ May 22nd 2007 4:26PM
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.
Eisenfaust @ May 22nd 2007 4:28PM
Okay, thats a real Jeep.
Kill the Caliber... I mean Compass, and build this instead.
Nifty.
David @ May 22nd 2007 4:30PM
Man! I hate trucks and I want one of these!
C. McFeeny @ May 22nd 2007 4:35PM
I've seen this thing parked at a house in Plesant Ridge, MI with the name "Brute" as recently as a week ago.
Jim @ Oct 4th 2007 6:14PM
A company called AEV builds the Brute, What you saw was not the JT concept.
geo.stewart @ May 22nd 2007 4:39PM
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!!!!!
Derrick @ May 22nd 2007 4:40PM
I'm not easily impressed, but
....damn that's amazing.
Sam @ May 22nd 2007 4:47PM
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.
Mr. Oak @ May 22nd 2007 4:48PM
.....geez, That is the mother of all Pot-Holes.
Matt @ May 22nd 2007 4:52PM
Wow, I would buy that in a second if it were (stripepd) priced a little below the base wrangler. What a great little pickup.
BCM @ May 22nd 2007 4:56PM
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.
jmc @ May 22nd 2007 5:04PM
Jeep's going back to basics on this one. Looks great!
VW-Guy @ May 22nd 2007 5:05PM
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.
Barney @ May 22nd 2007 5:12PM
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.
cman @ May 22nd 2007 5:14PM
Build it. Please; build it.
Adam @ May 22nd 2007 5:29PM
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.
Mike @ May 22nd 2007 5:29PM
I agree with the poster above I hate pickups but this thing is AWESOME!!!!
I love the idea of a small pickup but they have no style or real performance. This thing has looks that kill and can kick some offroad ass and move my friend to a new house or a load of mulch on the weekend who could ask for more?