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2007 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon - Four Wheeler Of The Year - 2007

STEERING
Type Power rack-and-pinion Power rack-and-pinion Power rack-and-pinion with tri-bushing mount Power recirculating ball with damper Power recirculating ball with damper Engine-speed sensitive, power rack-and-pinion Power-assisted variable gear rack-and-pinion
Turns (lock-to-lock) 3.0 3.0 3.25 3.5 3.5 3.68 3.0
Ratio 17.75:1 17.75:1 17:1 16.7:1 14.7:1 18.9:1 17.1:1

BRAKES
Front 13 x 1.18 vented disc, dual-piston calipers 13 x 1.18 vented disc, dual-piston calipers 12.4x1.1-inch disc, four-piston calipers 11.9 x 1.1 vented disc, single-piston floating calipers 11.9 x 1.1 vented disc, single-piston floating calipers 11.8-inch ventilated disc, two-piston calipers 12.6-inch ventilated disc, four-piston calipers
Rear 13.5 x 0.787 vented disc, single-piston calipers 13.5 x 0.787 vented disc, single-piston calipers 12.28x0.47-inch disc, single-piston sliding calipers 12.44 x 0.47 solid disc, single-piston floating calipers 12.44x 0.47 solid disc, single-piston floating calipers 12.4-inch ventilated disc, single-piston calipers 12.3-inch ventilated disc, single-piston calipers
ABS Four-wheel Four-wheel Four-wheel Four-wheel with on-and off-road calibrations Four-wheel with on- and off-road calibrations Four-wheel Four-wheel

WHEELS/TIRES
Wheels (in) 18x7.5 machined cast-aluminum 18x7.5 machined cast-aluminum 16x7.5 chromed cast-aluminum 17 x 7.5 machined cast-aluminum 17 x 7.5 machined cast-aluminum 16x7 machined cast-aluminum 17x7.5 machined cast-alloy
Tires P265/65R18 Bridgestone Dueler A/T P265/65R18 Bridgestone Dueler A/T LT285/75R16 Bridgestone Dueler A/T LT255/75R17 BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain LT255/75R17 BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain P245/70R16 Michelin Latitude Tour P265/70R17 Dunlop AT20 Grandtrek

FUEL ECONOMY
EPA city/highway 15/20 15/21 15/20 16/19 16/19 17/22 17/21
Observed city/highway/trail 16.1 14.0 14.77 14.5 14.3 16.35 17.3

DIMENSIONS/CAPACITIES
Weight (lb) 5,745 5,537 4,700 4,129 4,340 4,462 (tested) 4,295
Wheelbase (in) 130.0 116.0 111.9 95.4 116.0 106.7 105.9
Overall length (in) 222.4 202.0 186.7 152.8 173.4 180.7 183.9
Overall width (in) 79.1 79.0 85.5 73.7 (without mirrors) 73.9 (without mirrors) 74.2 (EX with cladding) 74.6
Height (in) 76.8 77.0 74.5 72.3 (with hardtop) 70.9 71.3 71.6
Track f/r (in) 68.2/67.0 68.2/67.0 65.0/65.5 61.9/61.9 61.9/61.9 62.2/62.2 63.2/63.2
Minimum ground clearance (in) 9.2 9.0 9.1 10.2 10.1 8.2 9.6
Turning diameter, curb-to-curb (ft) 43.0 39.04 37.0 34.9 41.2 (with 225/75R16 tires) 35.39 41.8
Approach/departure angles (deg) 24.0/20.9 24.0/21.7 40.4/36.5 44.3/40.4 44.4/40.5 28.4/25.8 34/30
Breakover angle (deg.) 21.8 23.8 25 25.4 20.8 n/a 27.4
GVWR (lb) 7,400 7,300 5,850 5,000 5,500 5,644 5,570
Payload (lb) 1,655 (with third-row seat) 1,763 1,150 1,000 1,150 1,182-1,354 1,325
Maximum towing capacity (lb) 8,000 7,700 4,500 2,000 3,500 5,000 5,000
Seating 9 9 (with third-row seat) 5 21.0 5 5 5
Fuel capacity (gal) 31.5 26.0 23.0   21.0 21.1 19.0

PERFORMANCE
0-60 mph (sec) 10.74 10.59 12.52 12.0 13.08 8.99 8.86
Quarter-mile (sec @ mph) 17.97 @ 81.9 17.89 @ 82.30 19.31 @ 75.14 18.67 @ 74.01 19.26 @ 72.35 17.11 @ 83.49 16.92 @ 83.08
Braking 60-0 mph (ft) 152.43 142.83 147.27 142.60 157.48 129.68 123.67


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