Jeep unveils seven special Mopar-prepared concept vehicles for the annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari

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Who needs to hunt eggs?

As far as they're concerned, you can forget about those furry little rabbits or spending time on the front lawn searching for eggs. We're talking about a few thousand Jeep owners and, as far as they're concerned, Easter break is all about trekking out to the Utah town of Moab for the annual week-long Moab Easter Jeep Safari.

Since 2002, FCA's parts division has collaborated on no fewer than 48 concept vehicles expressly for those Jeep aficionados in attendance. To help commemorate the event now in its 49th year, Jeep and Mopar have again collaborated on seven new concept vehicles. Included for the first time is the all-new Jeep Renegade and it, plus the other six, will be on display between March 28th and April 5th.

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2015 Easter Jeep Safari concepts

The seven new concepts are as follows:

Jeep Chief Concept

 

Jeep Chief

The Jeep Chief honors the classic 1970s-era full-size Jeep Cherokee along with west coast surfing culture. Design cues include an exterior vintage Ocean Blue color with a white, French Bread roof.

Jeep Chief

There's a Wagoneer-inspired razor grille up front, removable sides chrome bumpers and 17-inch slotted mag wheels. The doors and windshield were chopped two inches.

Jeep Chief

The Hawaiian themed interior features "Surfer" pink, blue and white flowered seat trim, a center console and door handles trimmed vintage-style surf stickers a Rosewood front-passenger grab handle and tiki-style shifter.

Jeep Chief

It has a two-inch lift kit with Fox shocks, front and rear Dana 44 axles with lockers, cold Rubicon rock rails and is powered by a 3.6-liter V-6 mated to a six-speed manual transmission.

Jeep Chief

 

Jeep Staff Car

Paying homage to WWII military vehicles, the Jeep Staff Car was built as a salute to legendary Jeep military service vehicles. The Wrangler 4-door-based concept vehicle comes with steel wheels, small fender flares and a "hungry horse" stretched canvas roof.

Jeep Staff Car

The Sandstorm exterior includes the wheels, frame and axles, while there are no B-pillars and no doors and it sits on 16-inch wheels with 35-inch Firestone NDT military tires. It's equipped with military-style round headlamps, Jeep J8 bumpers, fender- mounted blackout lamp with guards, a rear-mount spare tire, a vintage military gas can.

Jeep Staff Car

The interior features first and second row low-backed bench seats and an integrated roll cage, while a painted steel floor replaces carpeting. It also features an artillery box-inspired built-in cooler that can hold 85 cans of your favorite beverage.

Like the Chief, the Staff Car has a two-inch lift kit with Fox shocks, front and rear Dana 44 axles with lockers and is powered by a 3.6-liter V-6 mated to a six-speed manual transmission.

Jeep Wrangler Africa

Jeep Wrangler Africa

This Wrangler 4-door-based vehicle features a Desert Tan exterior, a high-clearance steel front bumper with winch, power step rock rails, power dome hood, extended body and high-top roof.

Jeep Wrangler Africa

It also comes with fender-mounted auxiliary fuel cans, 17-inch body color steel wheels and an underbody-mounted spare tire. The cargo area, inner roof and floor are finished with a spray-in truck bed coating and it's powered by a 2.8-liter diesel engine mated to an automatic transmission.

Jeep Grand Cherokee Overlander

Jeep Grand Cherokee Overlander

Sporting a Sage Green exterior the Grand Cherokee Overlander features a custom front fascia, integrated front winch, tow hooks, larger wheel flares, SRT taillamps and hood, off-road rock rails, front and rear skid plates and 18-inch milled wheels.

Jeep Grand Cherokee Overlander

There's also a spray-in truck bed coating on the roof and a two-person hard-shell rooftop tent, while it's powered by 3.0-liter diesel V-6 mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission.

Jeep Renegade Desert Hawk

Jeep Renegade Desert Hawk

The new Jeep Renegade-based Desert Hawk is finished in Desert Tan with a body decal, topographical hood decal that depicts the Fins and Things Moab trail, off-road rock rails, a skid plate kit, trailer hitch receiver and roof rack.

Jeep Renegade Desert Hawk

Inside, it's been outfitted with Katzkin seat covers, body color bezel accents and all-weather floor mats.

Jeep Renegade Desert Hawk

The Desert Hawk is powered by the 2.4-liter Tigershark engine mated to a nine-speed automatic transmission with Jeep Active Drive Low.

Jeep Cherokee Canyon Trail

Jeep Cherokee Canyon Trail

The Canyon Trail features a Desert Tan exterior with Satin Black hood and topographical hood decal showcasing Hell's Revenge. There's also a Jeep Performance Parts body decal, Satin Black roof accents and 2015 "Four Wheeler of the Year" decal.

Jeep Cherokee Canyon Trail

Inside, the seats sport Katzkin covers and accent stitching, Jeep Performance Parts embroidered headrest logos, body color bezel accents, cargo tray mat, Jeep Cargo Management System, Moab Off-road bag and all-weather floor mats.

Jeep Cherokee Canyon Trail

Trail-inspired touches include JPP off-road rock rails, two-piece fuel tank skid plate, two-piece underbody skid plate, oil pan and front suspension skid plates, as well as unique17-inch painted wheels.

Jeep Cherokee Canyon Trail

The Cherokee Canyon Trail is powered by the 2.4-liter Tigershark MultiAir2 I-4 engine mated to a nine-speed automatic transmission with Jeep Active Drive Lock.

Jeep Wrangler Red Rock Responder

Jeep Wrangler Red Rock Responder

The Red Rock Responder features a Vibrance Responder Red finish, Jeep Performance Parts body decal, 10th Anniversary hood, high-top fender flares and 17-inch beadlock wheels with body color beadlock ring along with LED headlamps, foglamps, A-pillar and off-road lamps.

Off-road capability is enhanced with 37-inch BF Goodrich Mud Terrain T/A KM2 tires, four inches of JPP lift, Fox shocks, and front and rear Dana 60 axles with 5.38 gearing.

Jeep Wrangler Red Rock Responder

In addition, the Red Rock Responder sports prototype off-road rock rails and a Warn winch, Wrangler Rubicon 10th Anniversary Edition steel front and rear bumpers and high-top fenders. Two side cargo boxes hold a hi lift jack, fire extinguisher, road side accessory kit, first aid kit, Snap-on tool soft bags and recovery kit. There's also an air hose, a dual compressor and air reservoir and room for a cooler or case of water.

Jeep Wrangler Red Rock Responder

The interior features embroidered black and red Katzkin leather seats, Jeep Performance Parts logo headrest embroidery, red accent bezels, grab handles and all-weather floor mats.

Under the hood is a cold-air intake and 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine which is mated to an automatic transmission.