South Island, New Zealand: It’s day two of a two-and-a-half-day overland adventure. We’re driving 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL Rubicons through some of the world’s most mind-melting scenery, taking the slow, ...

A lot of work went into making the 2018 Jeep Wrangler “better,” but what exactly does that mean on the trail? In many ways the JL is as familiar as the JK, while at the same time being much improved.

“I was accosted in the hallway by an engineer,” Mark Allen tells me. “He’s like, 'we’ve gotta get rid of the folding windshield.'” The head of Jeep design explains that, for manufacturing, the ...