Photos of the 2015 Jeep Jeepster

[TerryMason]

Jeep’s long-awaited subcompact crossover has been spotted again, although at present the vehicle is still in its early stages of development. Pictured above is only a test mule, with the final version expected in showrooms late in the year or in early 2015.

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The new Jeepster will share its underpinnings with a similar sized model from Fiat, dubbed the 500X. Those underpinnings are a shortened version of the front-wheel-drive platform found in the 500L (a different design to that in the smaller Fiat 500), which has been modified to feature an all-wheel-drive setup.


It will primarily be an on-road vehicle, however. Front-wheel drive will be standard, but an all-wheel-drive trail-rated option will be available for those needing some off-road capability. Power will come from four-cylinder engines, most likely those fitted to the existing 500 and 500L models from Fiat.

2015 Jeep Jeepster Spy Shots

 

[TerryMason]

Dead ringer for the original Willy Jeepster right?

 

[Gennybro]

I'll stay old school,thank ya.

 

[Con Artist]

That's horrible. I can't believe Jeep would allow their name to be put on that thing, but I guess at this point, given Fiat's been given the go-ahead to purchase the remaining shares of Chrysler, it's their call...

 

[flatie46]

Man, couldn't they have named it something else? The cheapster seems to fit.

Most of the time when they use the name of a retro vehicle it in some way looks like the one they stole the name from.

 

[Con Artist]

Man, couldn't they have named it something else? The cheapster seems to fit.

Most of the time when they use the name of a retro vehicle it in some way looks like the one they stole the name from.

I was thinking more along the lines of "Sh*tster."

 

[Shewilly]

I agree w Flatie. Doesnt resemble Jeepster at all. Being as it is one of my fav models, I am disappointed to say the least. The new Cherokee is something less than awful in the same respect.

 

[greg92jeepxj]

Never really took a shine to the Jeepster or the jeep phaetons but seeing this new ( I can't even call it a jeep ) "thing" , I can honestly say if someone pulled up to me standing on the corner , and offered a ride , I'd say no thank you , I think I'll wait for the bus.
The only comeback retro's I've seen that I like are the camaros and the challengers and somewhat the chargers . I'm old school like GENNYBRO to an extent so I am hard to please at new sheet metal. Heck , I was happy replacing points and condensers once or twice a year !

P.S. - flatline 46 got it right . More money for less jeep , were being cheated , back to the drawing board . Melt it down and bring back the CJ . I'd be afraid for them mess up an American icon though .

 

[RudeDog]

Yikes!!! That looks a lot like a deformed-Stretched VW bug.... What an ugly 4 dough Mo Fo... Yes, melt or compress it and start over...