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Fire up the 3.8-litre V6 petrol engine and it's clear the soundproofing has been improved. It's far quieter in the cabin and there's less wind noise at speed. The ride and handling are a dramatic improvement, too - it doesn't wobble like a bouncy castle every time you change gear or turn a corner any more.
Room in the rear is better than it used to be, but it's still pretty cramped in the two-door car. However, the new Unlimited four-door version has masses of leg, shoulder and headroom for passengers of all sizes, and a minimum of 1313 litres of boot space.
The old overcomplicated folding soft-top has been simplified, while the hard-top version (the Freedom Top) is now a three-piece modular plastic lid that comes off in sections depending on how much fresh air you want.
Off-road the new car is almost peerless. We drove up and down rocky 40-degree ravines and it performed faultlessly, although dynamically it isn't as good on the tarmac as the class-leaders. But that's missing the point - the Wrangler can go where virtually no other vehicle can, and if you want that capability for less than £20k, the engineering has to be a compromise. However, it does now feel like a proper 4x4 with road manners that are perfectly acceptable and miles better than they used to be.