Built in Detroit Roxor to start at $15,549.

[FoMoJo]

Lol, it wasn't "made to look like a Wrangler": it IS an old Jeep.

Based on the old Willys.  Looks like it.

[Soup DeVille]

Based on the old Willys.  Looks like it.

More or less.

https://jalopnik.com/heres-how-similar-the-mahindra-roxor-is-to-an-old-jeep-1823474555

[Galaxy]

Mahindra has won the court case.

[Payman]

Mahindra has won the court case.

Nice.

[giant_mtb]

Yay.

[BimmerM3]

? They didn't have license to the Samurai design like they did with the old Jeep.

Even if they did, why wouldn't they make it look like one of the most recognizable vehicles ever produced?

[r0tor]

Oh look, the Roxor sucks
https://youtu.be/MURw4Gc2siU

[Payman]

Oh look, the Roxor sucks
https://youtu.be/MURw4Gc2siU

It has a solid frame, windshield and heater, and can tow 3500 lbs. That's more important to me than fording ice covered 2 foot deep puddles.

[BimmerM3]

It has a solid frame, windshield and heater, and can tow 3500 lbs. That's more important to me than fording ice covered 2 foot deep puddles.

It's almost like people have different requirements for the vehicles they purchase and, as a consumer, more choice is generally a good thing.

[r0tor]

It has a solid frame, windshield and heater, and can tow 3500 lbs. That's more important to me than fording ice covered 2 foot deep puddles.

... and so can a beat up old farm truck for $3k

[Payman]

... and so can a beat up old farm truck for $3k

Why'd you buy an Alfa, when a 10 yr old, $4000 Chrysler 300C does everything almost the same? Your argument is still dumb.

[Soup DeVille]

Why'd you buy an Alfa, when a 10 yr old, $4000 Chrysler 300C does everything almost the same? Your argument is still dumb.

The argument comes down to "people who drive on dirt are dumb."

[r0tor]

Why'd you buy an Alfa, when a 10 yr old, $4000 Chrysler 300C does everything almost the same? Your argument is still dumb.

Because my alfa is a brilliant sports sedan and does its intended purpose extremely well?

[Eye of the Tiger]

... and so can a beat up old farm truck for $3k

$3K!? I have a GMC to sell you.

[giant_mtb]

Aftermarket for these Roxors is gonna be yuuuuuge. 3" lift, some slightly bigger tires, and lockers?  Shiiiiiit. The perfect mini-Wrangler.

[MX793]

The open diffs are pretty damning.  Limited slip or locker, even if just on the rear axle, would make a huge difference.

[Payman]

The open diffs are pretty damning.  Limited slip or locker, even if just on the rear axle, would make a huge difference.

Just checked the configurator... front and rear lockers are now options, but at $1800 per axle, or $3600 total, it's not cheap.

[giant_mtb]

Do we know what kind/brand of axles they're using?  That's about the going rate for a Dana 44. 

Still, seems steep.

[Payman]

Do we know what kind/brand of axles they're using?  That's about the going rate for a Dana 44. 

Still, seems steep.

Yeah looks like 2 different options.

[BimmerM3]

Aftermarket for these Roxors is gonna be yuuuuuge. 3" lift, some slightly bigger tires, and lockers?  Shiiiiiit. The perfect mini-Wrangler.

Yeah that's what I was thinking. I wonder how much of the existing Jeep CJ aftermarket is directly transferable.

[Eye of the Tiger]

These things are showing up for sale in my town. Word on the street is that you can add turn signals and get the title fixed so it's street legal for under $1000.

[Payman]

These things are showing up for sale in my town. Word on the street is that you can add turn signals and get the title fixed so it's street legal for under $1000.

I don't see why not. People have built utter crap and got it titled. There's a Meyers Manx-like VW fiberglass shitbox thingy that bombs around here in the summertime. It would explode if it hit a raccoon or something.

[giant_mtb]

These things are showing up for sale in my town. Word on the street is that you can add turn signals and get the title fixed so it's street legal for under $1000.

Where at?  They're for sale here at the local Arctic Cat/Husqvarna/etc motosports dealership. Nowhere else so far.  Haven't seen any out in the woods yet, but they just got them like middle of last summer.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Where at?  They're for sale here at the local Arctic Cat/Husqvarna/etc motosports dealership. Nowhere else so far.  Haven't seen any out in the woods yet, but they just got them like middle of last summer.

Some random ATV store. I can't remember.

[MX793]

I don't see why not. People have built utter crap and got it titled. There's a Meyers Manx-like VW fiberglass shitbox thingy that bombs around here in the summertime. It would explode if it hit a raccoon or something.

Those VW kits are registered as classic VWs, which similarly would not hold up in anything worse than a fender bender.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Those VW kits are registered as classic VWs, which similarly would not hold up in anything worse than a fender bender.

Yeah, but these Roxx0rs are new. I don't know the details, but I wonder if they can be register as home-built kits because the owner installed turn signals and wiper blades.

[Soup DeVille]

Yeah, but these Roxx0rs are new. I don't know the details, but I wonder if they can be register as home-built kits because the owner installed turn signals and wiper blades.

In Michigan they become "assembled vehicles."

[CaminoRacer]

Steal a VIN plate off an old Jeep and call it good.