Every year during the Moab Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, Jeep wows the assembled, Jeep-loving faithful by bringing several custom concept vehicles. They’ve been doing it for years, upping the drool factor with both accessorized production Jeeps and wild, one-off creations that are so cool we wish they’d just go ahead, put some of them into production, and take our hard-earned money already. When it comes to off-road capability, everybody knows that nothing beats a Jeep. If you’re looking for a new 2018 Wrangler JL, Cherokee, Grand Cherokee, Compass or Renegade in Rogers, look no further than McLarty Daniel Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Bentonville. We may not have the cool Jeep concepts you’ll see and read about below, but what we do have is a great selection of Jeep models, in all colors, option packages and trim levels. We’re your Northwest Arkansas Jeep Superstore! Stop in today for a test drive, and read on for some truly stunning Jeep Concept vehicles of yesteryear.
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Jeep Hurricane
2005
If one Hemi is good, TWO Hemis must be better, right? That’s the thinking behind the futuristic Jeep Hurricane concept from 2005. With a body made from carbon fiber and a design that eliminates the use of a conventional frame, the Hurricane features not one but two 5.7-liter Hemi engines: one mounted in the front facing forward, and another in the rear facing backward, with a combined 670 horsepower on tap. That power is routed to each wheel individually through a unique transfer case with four independent driveshafts. If that wasn’t wild enough, the Hurricane has independent steering on each wheel, enabling it to do tricks like turning in a 360-degree circle without leaving the same spot.
Jeep J-12
2012
Based heavily on early examples of the classic Jeep Gladiator pickup built from 1962 to 1971, the Jeep J-12 from 2012 was all about evoking the basic, solid Jeep trucks of the past while providing modern mechanicals and power. Featuring old-school touches like painted 16-inch wheels with chrome “baby moon” hubcaps, a bench seat, and a tweaked, modern update of the Gladiator-style grille, the J-12 concept was all Jeep Wrangler JK underneath, perched atop a four-door chassis that had been stretched a full 18 inches to allow for the 6-foot cargo box. If there was one concept on this list that we’d give an eyetooth to see put into production, this would be it.
Jeep Shortcut
2016
As the old saying goes, sometimes less is more. That’s definitely true for the Jeep Wrangler Shortcut, a concept vehicle Jeep brought to Moab in 2016. An attempt to capture the coolness and the super-short wheelbase of the classic Jeep CJ-5 models built between 1954 and 1983, the Jeep Shortcut was a Wrangler JK-series two door that had 14 inches whacked out of the body and frame, with further shortening efforts focused on bringing the bumpers in tighter and deleting the rear-hung spare. Old school touches like the beam bumper, single hoop roll bar, c-notch doors, smoothie wheels and plaid seats up the Neato Factor. The result is not only super cool, it looks like 10 pounds of fun in a five-pound bag.
Jeep Quicksand
2017
If you’re looking for sheer, hot rod coolness, you’ve definitely found some in the Jeep Quicksand concept from 2017. Built both to showcase Mopar crate engines and to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Jeep Cherokee Sport, the Quicksand concept was a very sweet mashup of the front end of a Jeep Wrangler and the heavily modified rear roof of a 1993 Jeep Cherokee two-door that had lost its door pillars and fenders to become sort of a hardtop wagon. Bringing the vroom-vroom under the hood was a 392-cubic-inch Hemi V8 crate engine topped with eight gasser-style velocity stacks and mated to a six-speed manual. Featuring plenty of racing touches, like the bronze-painted racing wheels with knock-off spinners and the Moon-style tank up front, the Quicksand was one go-getter.
Jeep Wagoneer Roadtrip
2018
While not a concept vehicle built from the ground up like some of the Jeeps on this list, the Wagoneer Roadtrip concept vehicle from Moab 2018 is one smooth customer that showcases both where the Jeep brand came from and where they are going. After buying a low-mileage survivor 1965 Jeep Wagoneer, Jeep took the body off the original frame and then went to town upgrading it to the absolute limit of power, capability and refinement, painting it a lovely shade of light mint green, installing a Wrangler frame underneath with a lift kit, Dana axles, a modern Hemi V8, and 33-inch tires mounted on machined and painted cream alloy smoothies for simple, old school cool.
Jeepster
2018
Also from 2018 is another Jeep concept based on a cool, classic Jeep design, the Jeepster Concept. An updated take on the classic styling and paint scheme of the rare 1966 Jeepster roadster, the Jeepster concept featured two-toned red and white paint, a one-off top with a raked windshield and steeply canted rear glass, plus a full roll cage, a two-inch lift and 47-inch tires on beadlock rims.
Jeep Crew Chief 715
2016
Evoking Jeep’s long, long history of military service is the Jeep Crew Chief 715 from 2016. Though it looks to be another concept based on the classic Jeep Gladiator pickup like the J-12 concept, the Crew Chief 715 is actually a modern take on the Kaiser Jeep M715 military chassis from the early and mid 1960s. With a stretched Wrangler four-door chassis underneath and a custom 6-foot truck bed, the Crew Chief 715 featured an appropriately bare-bones interior and unique military-style touches everywhere, including O.D. Green paint, the old-style convertible top with pronounced top bows, a lack of roll-up windows, and narrow, 40-inch military-style tires.
If the incredible Jeep concepts on this list don’t get you itching for the driver’s seat of a new Jeep Wrangler, Cherokee or Renegade, there’s clearly no hope for you. If they did, stop in today at McLarty Daniel CDJR in Bentonville and look at the cool, comfortable, capable and connected 2018 Jeep models we have on hand. Take a test drive, or shop our big selection of Jeep models online. As the saying goes: there’s only one Jeep. Let McLarty Daniel CDJR show you why that truth is known the world over.
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