This truck-based sport-utility vehicle is able to tow more weight. Its true capability is as an off-road vehicle. It is sturdier all around due to their truck-derived hardware. The improvements to the ride, handling, and powertrain are apparent. According to Jeep the powertrain sits inside a frame and is stiffer.

The 2007 Jeep Wrangler has better ground clearance, larger wheels, and broader tires. The Wrangler offers four-door and two-door versions. The trim levels are Wrangler X, Sahara, and Rubicon.

Performance is the notable change in the 2007 Wrangler due to a stiffer frame, 50 percent stiffer body, improved suspension, a two-inch longer wheelbase, and a 3.5-inch wider track. Jeep has also added sound-deadening materials it claims will reduce cabin noise by more than 20 percent.

The Jeep trail-rating badge claims that the vehicle as it is currently designed meets the five off-road performance categories such as traction, ground clearance, maneuverability, articulation, and water fording. The option of 4-doors and 2-doors are available in all three trim levels.

The biggest improvement to the exterior is the three-piece modular and removable hard top, which makes the Jeep Wrangler easier to change from enclosed roof to open-air beach cruiser. A soft top is standard. The hardtop comes as an optional. The exterior is styled with classic round headlights, the signature seven-slot grille, trapezoid wheel flares, exposed forged hinges, a fold-down windshield, and removable tops and doors.

The Wrangler can seat four occupants. The Wrangler 2-door rear seat passenger area is roomier than the 4-door version. The cargo floor is high and wide. The gauges are easy to read. The chassis was stretched by a massive 95.4 inches in its wheelbase reaching a grand total of 162.9 inches in length.

The standard features include low-back bucket seats, easy access passenger seat, reclining front seats, tinted front door glass, full metal doors with roll-up windows, variable intermittent windshield wipers, accent-colored fender flares, body-colored grille, power steering, tilt steering column, AM/FM stereo radio with in-dash CD player and also MP3 capability with 6 speakers.

The optional key features available are a keyless entry, an organized center console that includes a powerful waterproof stereo system with aux-in input, revised HVAC controls, MYGIG multimedia infotainment system, YES Essentials fabric trimmed seats, and the all-important power windows.

The power steering is quick and the lower spring rates provide a softer, more comfortable on-road experience. The engine sounds curt while accelerating, but is quiet while you are cruising. In the soft top version, the wind, road, and traffic noise intrudes the peace of the cabin. The hardtop calms things, but by no large measure, and its hard-surface headliner leaves cabin vulnerable to empty-drum echoing.

A full range of safety and security features come standard with all trims of the Jeep Wrangler, including advanced front air bags, an electronic stability program (ESP), an all-speed traction control, and an electronic roll mitigation. There are also new standard anti-lock brakes and an anti-skid system with rollover sensors that have been introduced. New options include front-seat side airbags that protect the torso and head of the driver and front passenger.