2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon
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$28,930
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$26,358
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“The 2006 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon is a SUV for the serious off-roader.
On the down side there are few amenities, no power door locks, windows, and/or...
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If ever there was a dream Jeep, the Unlimited Rubicon is it. It leaves all other off-roaders in its dust while providing additional space for its passengers and their gear.
The minds at DaimlerChrysler got the bright idea to blend the ultimate trail-hog Rubicon with the longer-wheelbase Wrangler Unlimited and released the Unlimited Rubicon in 2005. With low-ratio gearing, heavy-duty Dane 44 axles, and locking differentials, it's equipped to take on anything and everything.
The longer wheelbase provides added stability both on the trail and off. But it has a slight negative effect on the departure angle, which is about 5 degrees less than that of the standard-wheelbase Wrangler Rubicon.
The body is ready for all that the trail can dish out, with diamond-plate sill guards and energy-absorbing foam in the sport bar, windshield frame, and the back of the optional hard top. Each Unlimited Rubicon rolled out of the dealer lot on 31-inch Maximum Traction Goodyear Wrangler off-road tires.
A 4.0-liter Power Tech I-6 provides 190 horsepower and 235 lb.-feet of torque at 3200 rpm; available transmissions were the default 6-speed manual or optional 4-speed automatic. The heavy-duty Rock-Trac 4WD transfer case completed the picture (note: the 4WD system on Wranglers is not meant for use on dry pavement).
Options made available on the Unlimited Rubicon included a dual top set, with a hard top and soft top of the same color. The soft top is the Sunrider variety, which can be folded in various fashions, including a simulated sunroof mode. Full-steel doors with tinted glass were also available and could be removed for an open-air ride.
Wrangler owners tend to be manic about their vehicles, spouting exclamations of Jeep-love to each other and grinning knowingly to each other when they pass in traffic. The Unlimited Rubicon seems to elicit an even an even more extreme reaction, in line with its own extreme "personality." It truly is the ultimate vehicle for those who are enthusiastic about leaving the road.
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