Easter Jeep Safari · concepts, not turntables
Every spring in Moab, Jeep's design studio reveals a batch of wild one-offs — retro tributes, technology flexes, and production previews. It is where the brand publicly argues with itself about what a Jeep should be. Many are the work of design chief Mark Allen.
2005
Bespoke tube-frame concept
The wildest of them all. Two 5.7 L Hemi V8s — one front, one rear — for 670 hp combined, and a patented four-wheel-steering system with two modes: all four wheels steering the same way so the vehicle crab-walks sideways, and front/rear steering in opposite directions for a zero-foot turning radius that spins in place.
2010
Jeep J8 military platform
Revealed at the 45th Easter Jeep Safari, the NuKizer deliberately fused the DNA of the mid-1960s Kaiser M-715 military truck and the original Gladiator — a modern homage to two 1960s Jeep trucks at once, built on the modern J8 military platform.
2012
Long-wheelbase Wrangler pickup
A Mopar Underground pickup concept designed by Mark Allen as a tribute to the classic 1960s–70s J-series Gladiator and Honcho trucks. Frequently cited by enthusiasts as a concept that should have been built.
2016
Wrangler Rubicon
A Wrangler reimagined as a vintage hot rod — chopped windshield, 392 crate Hemi V8. An early public sign of the appetite that eventually produced the production Wrangler Rubicon 392.
2017
Wrangler (Magneti Marelli lighting)
A lighting-technology showcase: hood-mounted LED bar, A-pillar spotlights, and projector bifunctional headlamps, built with Magneti Marelli.
2018
Wrangler (Jeep Performance Parts)
Named for its paint colour, a rolling Jeep Performance Parts catalog with a 2.0 L turbo four and LED lighting.