Stock Jeep Wrangler vs America’s scariest off-road trail!
The idea was simple. Take a stock Jeep Wrangler Rubicon to a little town in Utah called Moab, explain why it’s brilliant, indulge in some light off-roading and head home with our no claims bonus intact. Except we found ourselves scaling a trail called Cliffhanger, one of the most unforgiving tracks in the world where the drops are so long “you could read a book on the way down”. If you don’t like the sound of fingernails on a blackboard, the noise of Jeep meeting rock isn’t much better.
ALSO IN EPISODE FOUR: we meet the Ruffian Mustang and builder Chris Ashton, creator of hand-built machines that fuse the American dream with distinct Mad Max vibes, like the one you see here. But they’re not all-show-and-no-go. See, being a keen autocrosser, Chris wanted his Mustang to be capable against the clock. What’s resulted is this beast, now making 625bhp and around 560ft lb of torque, but with the handling and balance to match all of that power. Naturally, Jethro had to have a go...
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00:00 Intro
02:17 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
05:57 Moab challenges
12:05 The Cliffhanger
14:23 Conclusion
16:19 Studio
17:22 Ruffian Mustang
20:51 How it drives
27:21 Final Thoughts
29:01 Outro
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