Mopar unveils 2022 SEMA ideas, together with electrical Jeep CJ

Stellantis’ Mopar components division is bringing three off-road ideas to the 2022 SEMA present, which runs Nov. 1-4 in Las Vegas.

Essentially the most radical of the three is the Jeep CJ Surge idea, a traditional CJ with an electrical powertrain. Jeep constructed the CJ from its inception in World Warfare II till 1986. A 200-kw (268-hp) electrical motor mounts on to the Surge’s inventory body with customized stable mounts, and drives all 4 wheels by means of a 2-speed switch case like it might in a inventory CJ. Electrical energy is offered by 24 battery modules mounted behind the rear seat.

The CJ Surge idea additionally will get a 2.0-inch elevate equipment and Dana 44 axles turning 35-inch BFGoodrich all-terrain tires mounted on 18-inch wheels. A beefy new entrance bumper homes a Warn winch and options Surf Blue tow hooks just like Jeep’s 4xe plug-in hybrid fashions. A skid plate and rock rails present physique safety.

Jeep additionally suits a customized roll cage and bikini high, whereas the middle console comes from a JK Wrangler (constructed from 2007 to 2017) and contains a rotary shift knob instead of the inventory lever.

Jeep has already proven two variations of the Magneto Wrangler EV idea on the annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, and plans to launch three electrical SUVs over the subsequent few years, however the CJ Surge idea reveals Mopar is getting in on the act two.

The opposite two ideas are modified Ram 1500 pickup vans. The Ram 1500 TRX Gold Shot idea provides motocross-themed graphics, a mattress step for simpler entry to a pair of bikes, and 37-inch BFGoodrich tires with 18-inch wheels to the 702-hp TRX. No modifications had been made to the thundering 6.2-liter supercharged V-8, nevertheless.

A brand new entrance skid plate will increase the strategy angle by 2.3 levels (to 32.5 levels), whereas 14.0-inch LED lights mounted on the mattress accent bar present 4,300 lumens of illuminating energy.

The second Ram 1500 idea is the Backcountry X, and its major goal is to point out off new storage options. It options an evolution of the telescoping storage-rack system first seen on the Ram 1500 Outdoorsman idea on the 2021 SEMA present, this time with extra cross rails to mount further objects. A prototype RamPack system is comprised of storage pods that match into the usual RamBox bedside compartments, including as much as 12.3 cubic ft of enclosed area. Contained in the cabin, a fold-out work floor between the entrance seats creates room for a laptop computer.

The Backcountry X additionally will get the anticipated array of off-road modifications, together with a 2.0-inch elevate equipment, Fox shocks, 37-inch BFGoodrich all-terrain tires on 20-inch rims, and a tubular grille guard with 5.0-inch LED lights. However just like the TRX Gold Shot idea, the Backcountry X is not electrified, displaying that Ram is not fairly able to tip its EV hand.