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Stop/Start tech is in many cars and you accessories don't stop working when the engine stops. This feature does not kick in until the engine is hot enough.

The 9 speed auto will actually be perfect for off-road. You talk about having instant torque, the 9 speed is almost like having a low-range built-in. Plus, they're very smart with their gear logic. Towing a trailer through the Rockies with my Grand Cherokee, I left it in "auto" and the transmission did a wonderful job holding gears both up and down. I didn't even have to touch the paddle shifters. And I guarantee that Jeep is smart enough to disable stop-start when the vehicle is in an off-road mode. They're not going to overlook something like that. They are Jeep. There are two vehicles that I would never want to be a part of the engineering/design team for: the Corvette and the Wrangler. Either model could change the supplier for their wiper motors and people like you would complain "I'll NEVER buy a new one!" That's fine if you really don't like the result, but we know so little about it, I can't help but think you just want to stir the pot. At this point, the JL has my interest. I don't have good access to off-road trails, so I'm closer to one of those "mall-crawlers" of whom you speak. But why should you care why other people buy what they buy? Frankly, you almost owe people like me (and soccer moms) thanks for making such a vehicle viable for Chrysler to continue making. If only trail-dwellers we're allowed to buy these, they would have seen the axe a long time ago. And we're the ones who sell pristine used models down the line for people to ruin with needlessly-oversized tires. You depend on us far more than you realize.

Nope.. a Wrangler is a specialty vehicle that should not require to be altered to achieve the average fleet mpg target. I do not want stop technolgy.. I drove a rental that was equipped with that..if you are stopped in traffic your heat or a/c stops... Also when on trails you don't want that. Let the mall crawler buy a renegade.!

The 9 speed auto is a piece of junk. Before I took my 2016 Wrangler for a test drive (Feb 5, 2016) I test drove a Cherokee Trailhawk edition (not a grand Cherokee) with a 3.6l I did not like it at all. My Wrangler has been a blast on the trails. I really think FCA screwed up this time. If sales are bad for the 2018 model maybe they will phase out the aluminum body parts, 9 speed speed tranny, stop start, a turbo hurricane 4 banger. First if anyone here follows engine technology you would realize it is junk. And you don't want a turbo on the trails you need instant torque! If FCA wanted to build a high mpg small SUV they should build something similar to the Suzuki SideFlip. (That's what we call them because when lifted they tend to flip) and drop the POS Hurricane 4 banger turbo in that. ., Leave the Wrangler alone or I won't buy a new one in 6 years... I will keep this one. The parts are modular, easy to modify