From Jeep's Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?id=7037526514&aid=199324&s=0&hash=5095d2d94315af702be125d5277678f8) Check out the comments! :)

Details about the modifications: here (http://www.4wheelsnews.com/2010-moab-easter-jeep-safari-jeep-patriot-extreme/)

Two videos here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZXnLZ02xv8) and here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z83G_q4rU3M&feature=channel&ytsession=iSXtqB3NCze-Hs15XPhIYQIv69zjx_pmdSHRohLg72Dmp09FHINrrZVEA5nf7M THeViFnON4oZIfS1PQLczRIZj8xZvkJEl_o7sCoTeHPMQEuBT2 XvrN2wqSdEoH7QTPqtQoZtPkweTs68Casz2M2EMerQYIFD3Qtt eTklNck1RNBMtKpgkp0aG0iqAYIuKA1ymM7KJhoiUiRgRxVLCq Rl_WozApk2OMG4WMr9A9EHyPuzStu0Xa9ZH1zWQHscPj4yRizY iCMJw67-06RKzmaKqhwuliX4IzJkSeognHyAdcuAK2oSjxC_bOpoJvtbIL )

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Overall, some really cool pics. I just want to know who makes those rock rails protecting the fascia (all I can find is "custom").

Can someone with photoshop lighten up this image of the under-chassis? It looks like they moved that huge can of a muffler, but due to the lighting, it's hard to tell...

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Sweet Pat. Not why can't they release parts like that to us and make the rocky lift still keep the Pat under warranty?

too bad that's a prototype/concept. They will never sell a model like that :mad: I would really like the front/rear bumpers and what did they do with the muffler placement?

Not sure. I've left messages on Jeep's site and the video describing the Jeep's modifications, hopefully I'll get a bite.

Interesting interview with the head of Jeep Design, Mark Allen. Full interview here (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100401/CARNEWS/100409976).

Then we went the other direction, driving the Jeep Patriot Extreme, a vehicle of which the Jeep cognoscenti appeared to be less than enthusiastic.

“We brought the Jeep Lower Forty last year,” said Allen, referring to the ultracool chopped and channeled Wrangler shown both here and then at SEMA. “This year, it's the Lower Expectations.”

Ouch.

The Mitsubishi Galant-platformed Patriot is perhaps the least-capable Jeep product ever made, even equipped as this one was with the Trail-Rated off-road package, two-inch Rocky Road Outfitters suspension lift, TJ “Moab” 16-inch wheels, BF Goodrich KM2 tires and custom rock rails. None of that helped its on-road platform, 165-hp, 172-lb-ft four and soul-sapping CVT2 transmission. Still, it was fully enclosed and so it kept out the blowing sand and biting cold, so we liked it for that.

“We brought it here because we need to know more about it so we can make the next one better,” said Allen.

I love that bumper and front end, and the wheels and tires, and, gee, all of it.

It's never going to be the best off road, but what other off road vehicle has the mileage, and other on road features? I need something that will meet my needs on-road, and off, which means it's always going to be somewhat of a compromise.

I think these are the "modifications"

Painted parts of the front and rear bumpers black
Painted the fenders black to look like "fender flares"
Cut the front bumper cover to install a custom push bar.
Installed a custom rear push bar
RRO lift
Moab wheels and tires

It also looks like they may have cut the wheel wells, slightly, to fit the larger tires.

Still, Other than the custom push bars, I could do these "modifications" in my own driveway.

They have video up now on the Facebook site... here's the link if you are on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1158645505310&ref=nf

Overall, some really cool pics. I just want to know who makes those rock rails protecting the fascia (all I can find is "custom").

Can someone with photoshop lighten up this image of the under-chassis? It looks like they moved that huge can of a muffler, but due to the lighting, it's hard to tell...

Here ya go
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_YIcGcww4H4Q/S7yKwLLwsoI/AAAAAAAAE9s/YfLfgvhHojQ/s800/25559_409422886514_7037526514_5057326_8118752_n.jp g

I think these are the "modifications"

Painted parts of the front and rear bumpers black
Painted the fenders black to look like "fender flares"
Cut the front bumper cover to install a custom push bar.
Installed a custom rear push bar
RRO lift
Moab wheels and tires

It also looks like they may have cut the wheel wells, slightly, to fit the larger tires.

Still, Other than the custom push bars, I could do these "modifications" in my own driveway.

Yeah, it looks like they may have just cut the nub out of the wheel well on the front.

Interesting interview with the head of Jeep Design, Mark Allen. Full interview here (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100401/CARNEWS/100409976).

Then we went the other direction, driving the Jeep Patriot Extreme, a vehicle of which the Jeep cognoscenti appeared to be less than enthusiastic.

“We brought the Jeep Lower Forty last year,” said Allen, referring to the ultracool chopped and channeled Wrangler shown both here and then at SEMA. “This year, it's the Lower Expectations.”

Ouch.

The Mitsubishi Galant-platformed Patriot is perhaps the least-capable Jeep product ever made, even equipped as this one was with the Trail-Rated off-road package, two-inch Rocky Road Outfitters suspension lift, TJ “Moab” 16-inch wheels, BF Goodrich KM2 tires and custom rock rails. None of that helped its on-road platform, 165-hp, 172-lb-ft four and soul-sapping CVT2 transmission. Still, it was fully enclosed and so it kept out the blowing sand and biting cold, so we liked it for that.

“We brought it here because we need to know more about it so we can make the next one better,” said Allen.

The Patriot is a Mitsubishi Galant based vehicle??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z83G_q4rU3M

you guys should see all the sh*t talking about the Pat....

The Patriot is a Mitsubishi Galant based vehicle??

you guys should see all the sh*t talking about the Pat....

I'd say the Mitsu Outlander probably shares the platform as well. My co-worker has a v6 one and the brake calipers look identical, as do the lower control arms.

I saw all the naysayers comments too...shame they're so ignorant about the Patriot.

Yea, people are ignorant about the Patriot. One person thought it was the replacement or small copy of the Commander. He thought they created the Patriot for that and was just showing it off.

Allen is a bit slow, but in some terms he is right. The Patriot is limited by its CVTII. It does hurt the power and hill climbing ability. That is why they gunned it to make it up the hill, referencing Heckler (http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/showpost.php?p=229368&postcount=8).

But the Patriot is the best in its class in off-road ability and does a not to half bad job at it. Jeep needs to work with us to make the improvements, not FIAT.

Just my thoughts...

Hey guys, any idea which lights those are mounted on the front bumper? mopar lights or hellas or ??

Those look like the standard Mopar ones.

They look just like mine:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j86/UA_who/JEEP/IMG_0341.jpg

were the mopar lights worth it? i was thinking about doing that, but I'm also looking at bumper mounted HID's as well...

I use them offroad and wish the Mopar lights had a wider spread. Otherwise, they were a good deal.

Those mopar lights look good. I'm thinking of buying a mopar tow hitch as well. Is it difficult to install?

http://www.atusastore.com/servlet/the-2845/2007-dsh-2010-Jeep-Patriot-Black/Detail
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Nice find Mr. Brandon Scott.

I wish they had more detail about it though... and maybe a picture of it installed on a Patriot.

I like it too, wish it had a decent brush guard too.

That looks like "Fins-n-Things" trail.

Nice find Mr. Brandon Scott.

I wish they had more detail about it though... and maybe a picture of it installed on a Patriot.

Thanks! It's the closest thing I have seen to the Mopar Extreme Patriot. I really think those would sell like hot cakes.

they wont ever sell that model, but they may come up with a kit to buy.

The pat is based on the outlander/lancer platform for anyone who was wondering.