First drive in the all new AEV J8 MILSPEC

http://www.aev-conversions.com/

Sagen Media and Expeditions West take a first drive in the all new AEV J8 MILSPEC diesel jeep and discuss what makes this a great platform for overlanding and adventure travel and alternative to the Land Rover Defender 110 TDi and Toyota 70-series Land Cruiser.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Sagen Media
• Expeditions West
• Scott Brady
• Jeep
• J8
• AEV
• aev-conversions
• milspec
• diesel
• Prescott
• AZ
• Arizona
• travel
• adventure travel
• overlanding
• overland travel
• Jim Frens
• overland vehicles
• Wrangler
• Unlimited
• JK
• LWB
• MILSPEC
• J8-MILSPEC
• four-wheeling
• four wheeling
• off-road

[tommy35ss]

@Kokless It's not the horsepower off roaders want, it's the torque and gas mileage

[offroader5]

I thought the J8 was a 2 door "long box" like the older Unlimited but as the new body style?

[and2244rew]

I've watched this video at least 20 times but it seems like this is never going to be sold to the American public. :(

[bordenwesley]

Because this is a "kit car," would one be able to put in the Powerstroke 6.7l V8 (400 hp and 800 ft/lbsof torque) with Ford's 6R140 transmission? If so, then this car would be unbeatable and unrivaled by anything else on the market!

[Bitba5000]

seems like a terrible location for an intake right on the hood. what if water goes above the hood?, like it often does

[MindanaoPh]

Does the AEV produce this particular mil spec truck for 2012?

[cdawg4391]

chain or gear driven transfer case?

[wormfood868]

@Kolby72 deliveryboy1 mentioned airbags so I thew in the airbag part just to cover all bases. Could you tell me specifically which laws were changed because I can't find any changes to the Tier 2 diesel regs that were already in place. Everything I've been able to find says that a diesel wrangler was promised, then simply never appeared. Some good news though is that Euro 6 emissions regulations will match US ones so we should have more diesel engine options around 2014.

[Kolby72]

@MetalDrummerInFlames they have had a diesel Wrangler over here in europe for awhile now....

[Kolby72]

@wormfood868 Well for starters I see diesel Jeeps everyday here in Germany, they have more HP and have more Torque. Unfortunatly we cant have these because our president revamped the laws regarding what diesels are aloud in what vehicles. That is what Obama has to do with it. The 2011 Wrangler was supposed to have a diesel option but it cant....and I never said anything about airbags???????

[wormfood868]

@Kolby72 airbags have been required in all trucks and SUVs since 1996, and Tier 2 diesel regulations started being implemented in 2004 and had to be in place for light vehicles by 2008 so I'm at a loss to see how Obama is responsible.

[REvOKeTheHAvOK]

thats sick what does it run 60 grand ill take 2