吉普正在开发基于牧马人的皮卡，该车预计将于明年上市。最近外媒报道，菲亚特克莱斯勒俄亥俄州Toledo工厂将会在2018年4月7日正式关停上一代牧马人（代号JK）的生产线，在接下来的几个月中会对生产线进行调整，准备全新牧马人皮卡的生产（代号JK）。根据此前FCACEOSergioMarchionne介绍，牧马人皮卡在2019年左右会正式投产，全球年销量会在10万辆以内。此前有报道称，基于牧马人的Scrambler皮卡将提供三种车顶选择，搭载两种引擎和两种内装版本。该车拖曳能力为2948公斤，承载量为635公斤。搭载3.6升Pentastar引擎的入门级车型车辆总重为2758公斤，这意味着该车最低整备质量为2121公斤。与2019款公羊1500一样，2019款Scrambler也将标配八速自动变速器。
Jeep Wrangler-Based Pickup Production Starting In April 2019
We know Jeep is building a Wrangler-based pickup truck, and we know it’s expected to be on sale next year. Automotive News has unearthed some details on that in a rather interesting way – through a WARN notice filed in Ohio at the plant that builds the current-generation Wrangler. WARN stands for the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, which requires companies to give advance notice to employees of mass layoffs due to plant closings.
Automotive News reports “the plant will be shut down for extensive retooling in preparation for the launch in April 2019,” timing that falls into line with what Mike Manley and Sergio Marchionne have been promising in the media. Even though it looks like the JLU Wrangler with a bed, the Scrambler has more in common with the 2019 Ram 1500 from a mechanical standpoint. That’s because it’s a pickup truck, and the JLU platform doesn’t cope with what people expect from a workhorse that will be priced higher than the Ram 1500. After production begins, the Scrambler is expected to sell “less than 100,000 vehicles a year” according to Sergio Marchionne.
Based on older reports on the Wrangler-like Scrambler, the first Jeep pickup truck in a long time will be offered with three top options, two engines, and two trim levels. Towing capacity is listed at 6,500 pounds (2,948 kilograms), and payload comes in at 1,400 pounds (635 kilograms).
The GVWR rating is 6,075 pounds for the 3.6-liter Pentastar in Base trim, which means the minimum curb weight for the JT Scrambler is 4,675 pounds (2,121 kilograms). Not bad for the cooler brother of the Ram, huh?
Just like the 2019 Ram 1500, the 2019 Jeep Scrambler will come as standard with an eight-speed automatic transmission.