{"id":10127,"date":"2026-04-04T10:22:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=10127"},"modified":"2026-04-04T10:22:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:22:30","slug":"the-best-jeep-easter-safari-concepts-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=10127","title":{"rendered":"The Best Jeep Easter Safari Concepts, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"justify-start\">\n<nav class=\"align-left col-span-full mb-base\" data-pom-e2e-test-id=\"breadcrumbs\"\/>\n<p>To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Easter Jeep Safari, the iconic brand brought a fleet of drivable, trail-ready machines to the desert. 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It\u2019s a fair question. Moab, population 5,000, swells to around 15,000 people over the week leading up to Easter,\u00a0and if you roll in not knowing what\u2019s happening, you might think you\u2019ve stumbled into some kind of Mad Max off-road convention. Lifted rigs everywhere. Lines at the car wash of drivers rinsing away the dirt that has gathered on a long day at a trail. Grown adults debating axle ratios over cold beers.<\/p>\n<p>This year was Easter Jeep Safari\u2019s 60th anniversary, and Jeep showed up with a fistful of concepts\u2014not the auto-show kind that exist only to be photographed, but actual driveable, trail-ready machines. We took them out on Fins and Things, one of Moab\u2019s classic OHV trails in the Sand Flats Recreation Area, and came back with opinions (and lots of dusty clothes). Here are the three that stuck.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2737339\" class=\"pom-image-wrap photo-alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jeep\u00ae\u00a0Wrangler XJ Pioneer Concept, 2026 Easter Jeep Safari, Moab\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2737339\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CN026_027JP-1024x683.jpg?width=1080&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 1x, https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CN026_027JP-1024x683.jpg?width=2048&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CN026_027JP-1024x683.jpg?width=2048&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover\"\/><figcaption class=\"pom-caption\"><span class=\"article__caption\">Jeep\u00ae\u00a0Wrangler XJ Pioneer Concept, 2026 Easter Jeep Safari, Moab<\/span> (Photo: Jeep)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>Jeep XJ Pioneer<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Yes, it looks very eighties. But, oh man, I wish Jeep could bottle that scent: aged rubber, old carpet, and something vaguely petroleum-adjacent is an olfactory time warp to childhood road trips. The XJ Pioneer is built on a first-generation 1984 Cherokee, considered by many to be the original compact SUV. It\u2019s the most vibe-heavy concept Jeep had at Easter Safari this year.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a thoughtful resto-mod: a 2-inch lift, custom carbon fender flares, 33-inch BFG All-Terrains on 17-inch wheels, rock rails, and a quick-disconnecting sway bar. But the soul is in the details. The interior has been left almost entirely intact. Chris Piscatelli, Jeep\u2019s lead design manager who presented the car, had a great line about that: \u201cThose of us who actually grew up in the eighties, remember that realistically, it was Fifty Shades of Brown.\u201d To bring home the retro-tastic interior, beaded ergonomic covers adorned the seats,<b> <\/b>as well as a Rubik\u2019s cube on the dash. To top it off<b>,<\/b> a Moonie\u2014those window figures that moon passing cars\u2014stuck to the rear glass.<\/p>\n<p>Behind the wheel, the thing that left the most lasting impression was the steering wheel itself: thin, almost alarmingly light, nothing like what you\u2019d find on a car today. You could drive it with two fingers, and one arm out of the window. Piscatelli cut up what he admitted was a genuinely pristine donor car. \u201cI had a little crisis of conscience,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I still cut it up.\u201d This concept is a proper send-off to that legacy, timed to coincide with the return of the Cherokee nameplate. They nailed the tone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2737340\" class=\"pom-image-wrap photo-alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jeep Wrangler Anvil 715\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2737340\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CN026_012JP-1024x683.jpg?width=1080&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 1x, https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CN026_012JP-1024x683.jpg?width=2048&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CN026_012JP-1024x683.jpg?width=2048&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover\"\/><figcaption class=\"pom-caption\"><span class=\"article__caption\">The Jeep Wrangler Anvil 715 at Easter Safari. <\/span> (Photo: Jeep)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2737340\" class=\"pom-image-wrap photo-alignnone\"\/>\n<h2><b>Jeep Wrangler Anvil 715<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>If the XJ Pioneer exuded chill, the Anvil 715 is all aggression. Built on a Wrangler 392 (translation: it\u2019s got a 470 horsepower 6.4-liter HEMI V8 under the hood), this thing looks like it was designed to drive across continents in any weather. The name comes from its shape, which has a blunt, shark-nosed face inspired by SJ-series military Jeeps from the sixties, and the 715, one of Jeep\u2019s older military vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The mods include several overlanding upgrades like steel bumpers, rock rails, and a non-removable roof with skylights and an integrated rack. There\u2019s also an onboard air system with quick-disconnect fittings for trail-side tire adjustments. That old-school front end isn\u2019t just for one-upping G-Wagens. Those wires that stretch from hood to roof are called limb risers and designed to keep branches from hitting the windshield.<\/p>\n<p>On the trail, the 392 is absurd. The thing could idle up a 40-degree rock face with basically no drama. The wires on the hood to protect the windshield from brush and branches, the safari windows, the iPad mount for navigation. Just build it. Please?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2737341\" class=\"pom-image-wrap photo-alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2737341\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CN026_017JP-1024x683.jpg?width=1080&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 1x, https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CN026_017JP-1024x683.jpg?width=2048&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CN026_017JP-1024x683.jpg?width=2048&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover\"\/><figcaption class=\"pom-caption\"><span class=\"article__caption\">Jeep \u00ae\u00a0Wrangler BUZZCUT Concept, 2026 Easter Jeep Safari, Moab<\/span> (Photo: Jeep)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>JPP Buzzcut<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The Buzzcut comes from Jeep\u2019s Mopar\/JPP accessories arm, and it clearly looks like it\u2019s having more fun than anyone else on the trail. Chop the roof by \u00a0two full inches, paint the whole thing Vitamin C Orange, pull out the rear seat and replace it with a lockable drawer-storage enclosure<b>, <\/b>and you have the ultimate little weekend off-roader.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a two-door Wrangler built around the idea that less can be more\u2014less weight and height, more attitude and off-road capability. The fastback roofline gives it a squatted silhouette that makes the Wrangler look a bit sleeker and ready to party. But it\u2019s serious<b>, <\/b>too: there\u2019s a Rhino-Rack platform up top, orange-ringed TYRI lights everywhere.\u00a0 The interior seats are high-back custom performance units in black leather and suede from, with orange stitching throughout.<\/p>\n<p>On trail, a two-door Wrangler is already the purest expression of the formula. Short, light<b>, <\/b>and practically flickable. This one just underlines that. Point and go. It\u2019s the serious Wrangler for those who don\u2019t want to appear too serious.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/outdoor-gear\/cars-trucks\/jeep-easter-safari-moab-concepts-2026\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Easter Jeep Safari, the iconic brand brought a fleet of drivable, trail-ready machines to the desert. 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