2 Favourite Jeep Concept Vehicles

Each year Jeep creates a collection of concept vehicles to showcase its skills, and the Mopar and Jeep Performance Parts that are available to buy.

For 2015, Jeep produced 7 concepts. They were then driven on the 49th Easter Jeep Safari, an annual week-long off-road adventure through the rugged trails of Moab, Utah.

Of the 7, these are my 2 favourites. Both are manual!

Jeep Chief

A nod back to the 1970s full-size Jeep Cherokee, with a surfer twist.

Powered by a 3.6 L Pentastar V6 engine, paired to a 6-speed manual transmission.

Bet this Chief would sell like crazy.

And people would lose their minds over the tiki-guy gearshift knob.

Jeep Staff Car

A salute to Jeep’s military service vehicles.

That this one is my favourite should surprise no one.

Same engine as the Chief – a 3.6 L Pentastar V6, paired to a 6-speed manual transmission.

Looks old, but is all-new.

Spotted in Utah while I was there off-roading the 2015 Jeep Cherokee.

 

 

Nissan Won Best Concept Car of NAIAS 2013

Introducing the Resonance.

Nissan said, “The designers imagined what the future of first-class space travel might be.”

See how the instrument panel looks like it’s floating?

Read more about it at Autonet.ca.

The rumour is this is the next-generation Murano.

It’s tough to tell from the photos, but that’s gold carbon fibre, on the rims, grill.

Many car companies introduce such concepts, but then they never actually make it to production. Nissan has a good reputation for actually producing their concept vehicles.

See what’s missing?  Sideview mirrors.  Those are cameras!

Congratulations on your big win, Nissan!