[jtomaselli83]

Value for the money, size, design, capability. My wife and I originally bought the WK for her, but she missed her Acura, so we switched cars, and now I'll never go back to driving a sedan.

 

[SanDiegoDan]

I really really really wanted QD2.

Plus it has the best combo of car-like comfort and off-road capability... specifically waaay better creature comforts and quiet ride vs a Wrangler, and QD2 will take me further down the trail compared to other suvs or pickups.

So it rides like a luxury car, has 3 electronic locking diffs, and pumps out 325 ponies with 375 foot pounds of torque? Yes please.

 

[Shadowmaker]

Thanks for the great responses!

 

[SSF556]

I really really really wanted QD2. Plus it has the best combo of car-like comfort and off-road capability... specifically waaay better creature comforts and quiet ride vs a Wrangler, and QD2 will take me further down the trail compared to other suvs or pickups. So it rides like a luxury car, has 3 electronic locking diffs, and pumps out 325 ponies with 375 foot pounds of torque? Yes please.

Actually it has 2 electronic Limited slips and 1 locking center diff.

 

[Hendrix9]

Actually it has 2 electronic Limited slips and 1 locking center diff.

"The Eaton EGerodisc tm is a hydraulically-operated electronically controlled limited slip differential that is capable of providing variable torque up to full axle lock"

A normal limited slip is worthless once you lift one tire off the ground, where the "ELSD" in the QD2 still functions with one tire off the ground. By definition it has the ability to fully lock the axle. It's just that the computer doesn't keep it in full lock unnecessarily.

Since the EGerodisc is variable in it's ability to switch torque from one wheel to the other I believe that's why they call it a limited slip and not a locker. Lockers are either on or off while this is variable.

If you wire a switch to the ELSD and bypass the computer controlled aspect of it you can make it stay fully locked like a normal locker would

To stay on topic, I bought the WK because I started driving alot more miles than I ever had and wanted/needed a 4x4 that got better mileage and I was obsessed with the torque of diesels. Drove a few hundred miles for it and couldn't be happier.

 

[PTee]

Needed a vehicle for family and modest towing while being a DD. Didn't want the size of a pickup. The established engine of the Hemi got me looking. (didn't know about exhaust leaks at the time) Found a 2010 for 3 grand less than any comparable, and had a years less mileage on it, and had more options than the others. And wasn't champagne coloured (no offense)
Test drove a WK 2 and it felt quite large, when I drove the WK it felt just right to me. First vehicle I have ever owned and hope to always have.

2010 WK North Edition 5.7 Hemi, QT2, loaded Black WK #102

 

[SanDiegoDan]

Any Qudra-Drive II skeptics or non-believers should watch this (unless you are the type of person who gets jealous)...

 

[Hendrix9]

Any Qudra-Drive II skeptics or non-believers should watch this (unless you are the type of person who gets jealous)...

Qt2 does the job, and qt2 with an arb in the rear would do great... but to call qd2 limited slip only is not exactly true(as a diss no less) Lol. Limited slip would never do what is shown in that video.

 

[Shadowmaker]

This was pretty good too:

So far, I am enjoying the QDII but the lack of elevation is killing me.

 

[SanDiegoDan]

Thanks Shadowmaker... that video is phenomenal. It brilliantly illustrates QD2's ability to crawl up gnarly terrain without wheelspin. I am a big believer in "tread lightly." While it might be fun for some to bang and crash through sections with the throttle down and tires spinning and digging big holes in the trail, it is not the courteous way to go. Trail degradation can lead to trail closures, at least out west where all offroad activities seem to be under constant political attack.

 

[USN_BlackWK]

Strangely, the reason I chose a WK over a JK (other than the obvious Hemi power advantage): Factory HIDs

 

[junepath]

I wanted something I could use to haul around all of the stuff that comes along with a kid, but maybe a little "cooler" than a minivan. Plus, we live in NW Pennsylvania, the snow here is no joke, over 100 inches a year.