Hot Rod Wrangler Render Is Cool but Impractical

Defeating the Purpose

Throughout history, a small handful of folks have transformed Jeep Wranglers into hot rods, slamming them to the ground and stuffing them with larger powerplants. This obviously doesn't make a ton of sense, as you're essentially destroying what the Wrangler is good at - off-roading. Regardless of how silly hot-rodded Wranglers might be in theory, however, we recently found ourselves admiring these renderings from artist Mares Narcis George.

Photos: Mares Narcis George

Going Racing

The idea behind these interesting renderings was to create a Wrangler that could conquer the race track, not the local trails. Thus, George gave it a slammed stance with huge wheels and racing rubber, the former of which are fitted with turbofans to make them more aerodynamic. As a result, the off-roader also looks like a proper racer.

Photos: Mares Narcis George

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Glued To the Ground

Those huge wheels and tires are surrounded by heavily modified bodywork that was designed with a purpose other than looks - to aid downforce and keep this Jeep glued to the ground, especially when flying around any number of time attack or autocross events.

Photos: Mares Narcis George

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Wild Look

George even went to the trouble of moving the front axle forward to give the Wrangler a bit of a stretched wheelbase, not to mention a wild new look. The open-fender concept sort of reminds us of an old-fashioned race car and actually looks pretty cool, truthfully.

Photos: Mares Narcis George

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Realistic Idea?

George has created a host of renderings of his hot rod Wrangler, with different colors and a few with and without a top. These are sure to draw mixed reactions, but we can appreciate the vision behind this idea, even if we aren't really sure why anyone would actually build such a thing.

Photos: Mares Narcis George

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Attention Grabber

Then again, it wouldn't be the first time someone took a Jeep and turned it into a ground-hugging, pavement-pounding street machine. And as a side bonus, it would surely attract a ton of attention at any track day it attends, too.

Photos: Mares Narcis George

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