You Can Now Order a 2-Door Jeep Wrangler With 35-Inch Tires

• Jeep will offer an Xtreme 35 tire package on the two-door Wrangler starting this year.
• The package adds 35-inch tires and other key off-road updates.
• Jeep's two-door Wrangler more closely competes with the Ford Bronco Sasquatch as a result of the $4,495 upgrade.

However, there are some hidden costs. Jeep offers the package only with its 270-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, not the V6. As a result, the standard manual transmission is not an option, which forces buyers to select the eight-speed automatic transmission, a $2,500 upcharge. This stipulation forces the price up significantly to $6,995.

Spec-for-spec, a two-door Wrangler Willys ($48,980 with options) is still significantly cheaper than a comparably specced Ford Bronco Black Diamond with the Sasquatch package ($53,530). It’s worth noting the Bronco tacks on a few more meaningful upgrades like high-clearance fenders and Bilstein shocks and features a punchier engine — but the race between the two off-roaders is as close as ever.

Edmunds says

Jeep needed to offer this package on the two-door Wrangler to continue to compete with Ford, but it’s a shame buyers can’t opt for the manual to keep the price down — and the driving fun up. Ford buyers can, and that’s a point for the Bronco for the moment.