One of the problems ALL the SUV makers face (BTW - I do like the idea you can get a Lib with a diesel - just too bad it's a Lib) is that the 'design box' keeps getting smaller and smaller.

What I mean is - there's a set number of things an SUV must do. It must have such-and-such a tire. It must meet safety requirements. It must meet emissions requirements. It must be cheap enough so people will actually buy it (ALL SUV makers have flushed this down the toilet, IMVHO). It must hold the kids, the fishing poles, tow the boat, but GHASP if it rolls over when you spin the wheel at 55. Tire lawsuits, rollover lawsuits, increased requirements for airbags, impact beams, bumpers. I can't imagine it...

Oh, yeah. Then there's us. I'm pretty sure what we want on our rigs doesn't exactly make the engineers smile when they hear it. Crash bumper? Yep - when I crash into a tree I want my bumper to stop it COLD. Breaking the tree, while less acceptable is an option. Tires? Yeah - fitting 33" tires stock would be preferable. More tire, more clearance, more articulation on as small a wheelbase as possible (rock crawling). Removable doors, please (I do like that about the Jeep). FULL SIZE spare tire. Plenty of fuel. Tools. Hard-points I can hi-lift jack from. Rocker panel guards I can rail-slide my truck on. 200HP minimum. Transmission you can grind rocks in. Axles that won't care when I dump power to a wheel that's currently well-wedged between some rocks. All in a truck that's light enough that four or five big dudes can reasonably push it through stuff.