A Basket Full of Surprises for the 2024 Jeep Easter SafariA Basket Full of Surprises for the 2024 Jeep Easter Safari

Jeep engineers and designers have built a fresh new crop of cool custom Jeeps for Moab.

Dan Carney, Senior Editor

March 25, 2024

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The candy-colored Jeep Willys Dispatcher concept is just one of four new vehicles for this year's Jeep Easter Safari.

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The candy-colored Jeep Willys Dispatcher concept is just one of four new vehicles for this year's Jeep Easter Safari.Stellantis

At a Glance

  • 58th annual Jeep Easter Safari
  • Four new concept vehicles for 2024

Jeep’s annual Easter Safari drive to Moab, Utah is always a treat that provides Easter egg-colored concept vehicles to excite off-road enthusiasts.

The 2024 crop includes four new custom creations, each with its own theme and features and built using parts from Jeep Performance Parts by Mopar.

“Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, is the perfect venue for new Jeep concepts, with more than 20,000 Jeep enthusiasts gathering each year to celebrate the most iconic 4x4 brand in the world,” said Bill Peffer, senior vice president and head of Jeep brand North America. “From 4xe electrification to unmatched 392 power, this year’s Jeep 4x4 concepts illustrate how the most capable Wrangler ever appeals to such a wide range of people.”

The customized vehicles include a pair of Wranglers, a Gladiator pickup, and a Wagoneer family hauler. These machines employ a variety of powertrains to demonstrate the flexibility possible for Jeep owners.

The Jeep Wrangler Low Down concept features the 392 V-8 engine. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe Willys Dispatcher concept employs the 4xe plug-in hybrid drivetrain. The Jeep Gladiator-based High Top concept is powered by the familiar 3.6-liter Pentastar V6, while the Jeep Grand Wagoneer-based Vacationeer concept uses the new Hurricane Twin Turbo 510 inline six-cylinder.

Related:Jeep Delivers the Goodies to Easter Safari 2023

“Our extended Jeep Performance Parts from Mopar team can’t wait to get back to Moab for the 58th annual Easter Jeep Safari,” said Mike Koval Jr., North America senior vice president, Mopar service, parts, and customer care. “We look forward to unveiling a new set of concept vehicles that feature our latest custom and factory-tested and factory-backed production parts and accessories that allow us to tackle some of the toughest trails in the world.”

Click through our photo gallery for a closer look at these off-roaders inside and out.

About the Author

Dan Carney

Senior Editor, Design News

Dan’s coverage of the auto industry over three decades has taken him to the racetracks, automotive engineering centers, vehicle simulators, wind tunnels, and crash-test labs of the world.

A member of the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year jury, Dan also contributes car reviews to Popular Science magazine, serves on the International Engine of the Year jury, and has judged the collegiate Formula SAE competition.

Dan is a winner of the International Motor Press Association's Ken Purdy Award for automotive writing, as well as the National Motorsports Press Association's award for magazine writing and the Washington Automotive Press Association's Golden Quill award.

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He has held a Sports Car Club of America racing license since 1991, is an SCCA National race winner, two-time SCCA Runoffs competitor in Formula F, and an Old Dominion Region Driver of the Year award winner. Co-drove a Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost to 16 Federation Internationale de l’Automobile-accredited world speed records over distances from just under 1km to over 4,104km at the CERAM test circuit in Mortefontaine, France.

He was also a longtime contributor to the Society of Automotive Engineers' Automotive Engineering International magazine.

He specializes in analyzing technical developments, particularly in the areas of motorsports, efficiency, and safety.

He has been published in The New York Times, NBC News, Motor Trend, Popular Mechanics, The Washington Post, Hagerty, AutoTrader.com, Maxim, RaceCar Engineering, AutoWeek, Virginia Living, and others.

Dan has authored books on the Honda S2000 and Dodge Viper sports cars and contributed automotive content to the consumer finance book, Fight For Your Money.

He is a member and past president of the Washington Automotive Press Association and is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers

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