2026 Jeep Wrangler 392 Commando First Test: A Riotous, Supercharged Salute to the Troops
Key takeaways
- This SUV makes outrageous power and glorious noise without pesky doors dampening your senses.
- To help celebrate that quarter-millennium of service, Fox Factory Vehicles is building 250 units of a special, military-inspired super off-roader called the Commando 392.
- This hopped-up Jeep Wrangler is based on the Unlimited trim of the Wrangler 392, which comes complete with a snarling Hemi V-8 engine under hood.
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This SUV makes outrageous power and glorious noise without pesky doors dampening your senses.
Pros Sweet-sounding supercharged V-8No doors = big fun Tremendous value Cons Abysmal fuel economy No storage Bring ear plugs America declared its independence 250 years ago, and with that declaration came the birth of the U.S. armed forces. To help celebrate that quarter-millennium of service, Fox Factory Vehicles is building 250 units of a special, military-inspired super off-roader called the Commando 392.
This hopped-up Jeep Wrangler is based on the Unlimited trim of the Wrangler 392, which comes complete with a snarling Hemi V-8 engine under hood. Although the 2026 Jeep Wrangler Commando 392 is naturally aspirated by default, you can tick the box for the Whipple supercharger that boosts output from 470 hp and 470 lb-ft of torque to a Hellcat-like 705 hp and 640 lb-ft. We took the blown version of the Commando out to our test track, on the trail, and on the road to evaluate the performance of this supercharged eight-cylinder salute to the troops.