Jeep teases two new vehicles ahead of 2023 Easter Safari

Jeep has released a pair of teasers ahead of its upcoming annual Easter Safari event next month.

The American manufacturer has dropped images of two unique vehicles set to be revealed at the Safari's 57th annual showing in Moab, Utah, from April 1 to 9.

Rather than images or renderings, the company has shown off two eye-catching sketches – one of which appears to be a two-door version of its Gladiator ute wearing knobbly off-road tyres and possibly the largest fenders we've ever seen on a Jeep.

Additionally, it seems the driver's side mirror has moved lower from the A-pillar to sit in front of the fender.

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The second sketch appears to be a more straightforward concept of the Wrangler Rubicon off-roader, with blue outlining around the lettering nodding to it being a 4xe hybrid. While again it sports enlarged fenders, the mirror placement looks unchanged.

One element that's new is that the doors have been replaced by tube half-doors, while the rear windows have been swapped out for some sort of Jeep Performance Parts (JPP) utility rack.

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"Just when you thought the Jeep brand couldn’t push the limits any farther, an entirely new collection of eye-catching, mission-capable concept vehicles will be unveiled and driven aggressively during the annual event," said Jeep.

"The Jeep brand and Jeep Performance Parts (JPP) by Mopar design teams are bringing their A-game to create several one-of-a-kind, rock-crawling, terrain-traversing vehicles that will take four-wheeling to the next level and prove why there’s nothing quite like legendary Jeep 4x4 capability."

The brand said these were the first teasers to emerge ahead of this year's event, with it likely releasing several more before it begins on April 1. Last year it brought seven concepts to the 2022 showing.

Jeep brought a handful of brand-new and previously-seen concept cars to the 2022 event, headlined by the Wrangler Magneto 2.0 Concept.

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Unlike the majority of battery-powered cars on the road, the Jeep Wrangler Magneto 2.0 doesn’t use electric motors to drive the wheels directly, instead replacing the internal-combustion engine with an e-motor to keep the six-speed manual transmission and low-range gearbox in situ.

While the original Magneto concept from 2021 produced a healthy 213kW and 370Nm, 2022’s 2.0 upped its output to 466kW and an astonishing 1153Nm of torque in bursts of up to 10 seconds.

Jeep claims only two seconds are needed for the Magneto 2.0 to hit 97km/h (60mph) from a standstill.

An extra 305 millimetres has been added to the car’s wheelbase to accommodate powertrain components, while a custom 76mm lift kit, Dynatrac 60 Pro-Rock front axle and Dynatrac 80 rear axle, front and rear differential lockers, and 40-inch off-road tyres on 20-inch wheels help the concept to clear Moab’s boulders.