Concept cars

2004 Jeep Rescue Concept

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February 10, 2004

The concept also features an impressive array of unique equipment, including an AC electric power (10 kW) generator, under-chassis point-of-view cameras for avoiding obstacles, passive infrared (thermal) cameras

The equipment list for the Jeep Rescue concept reads like a spy novel. (Photo: DaimlerChrysler Canada)

for search and rescue applications, satellite telephone, VHF radio, digital video recorder with satellite transmission capability, retractable 4-point harnesses for vehicle occupants, exterior perimeter lighting, white LEV lighting for long distance visual search and reduced power use, folding seats in rear compartment of vehicle, and two remote control winches, one in the front and on at the rear.

"The Jeep Rescue is Jeep capability taken to maximum extreme and that, being Jeep, is unmatchable," said Creed. "It is everything the Jeep brand represents - in a vehicle equipped for unequalled search and rescue service."

While some inside the Chrysler Group team have commented that the Rescue was merely a backdrop to display the new

Personally, I think Jeep would be foolish not to build the Rescue and take back some of its lost military ground. (Photo: DaimlerChrysler Canada)

Cummins powerplant, I think there's a great deal more to this concept. Personally, I believe Jeep would be foolish not to build it and take back some of its lost military ground, restoring the pride of supplying America's armed forces to the brand's Toledo, Ohio troops - Toledo being Jeep's recently renovated ancestral home.

Like its name implies, there are plenty of additional applications for the Rescue, with few manufacturers able to supply the demand. On the outside, it seems that the Rescue is an opportunity waiting to happen, and one I fully expect to become a reality soon.

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