Since retirement I have two conflicting vehicle requirements. I need a long distance highway cruiser that will deal with winter, gas cost and ride quality and I need a forest road and fire road back woods banger. I already have a second vehicle that is needed to tow a boat sitting idle out-state. The wrangler is not a highway cruiser.
No, the Wrangler is not a highway cruiser, although I’ve driveb mine fro Louisiana to Pennsylvania and back. I did take a long, hard look at the Trailhawk version of the Jeep Cherokee, and it sounds like it might suit your needs quite nicely.
I wasn’t really enamored by their looks when they first came out (not, “Jeep” enough for my tastes), but they have grown on me.