As most of you may know, I drive a Jeep Wrangler 4xe. It is a hybrid version of the very famous Jeep model Wrangler based on the even more famous Jeep model Willys. The Willys Jeep was introduced in 1941 and had a big and very successful role during the Second World War. It is the Willys Jeep from which the Wrangler takes its shape that makes it so easily recognisable. 

Militem is an Italian modification company that specialises in equipping Jeeps and more recently also Rams. To be honest, I don't remember how I got in touch with Militem in the first place but I have had contact with them a couple of years back. The plan was that they would rebuild my current Jeep Wrangler 4xe but then a certain motorbike accident got in the way and ruined a lot of my planning. 

When I first got in touch with Militem, they had not modified any Wrangler 4xe yet. The Ferōx version was available but not with the E option. In addition to the regular Ferōx, there is also a version with the 500 option based on the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 which has a 6.4 litre V8 with 476 horsepower. To me, it doesn't seem politically correct to put such a powerful and large engine on a car that already behaves like an alcoholic when it comes to petrol consumption. But Jeep comes from the West, where that doesn't seem to be a problem. Travelling through Germany, I passed a car dealership in Düsseldorf where a Ferōx 500 was on display. I was able to take a closer look at what Militem does and once I saw it, I fell in love with them.

I drove pickups before I switched to Jeeps. In total, there were four Volkswagen Amaroks and a Mercedes X-Class. Three of the The Amaroks and the X-Class, Chapter 1, Chapter 1, rebuilt the German brand Delta 4×4. So rebuilding the cars I have is not new. Of course there are articles about some of my pickups up here on carscollection.com. Why I chose pickups is because I use the cars a lot in my work as a car photographer. The so-called Car2car pictures I take I do by sitting on the bed and taking pictures of a car behind. See the pictures below I took during a Gran Turismo Event at the Nürburgring and on a Maserati MC12 Stradale.

The photo technique worked well with the pickups but I was relatively insecure on the bed and the car always had to stop for me to get on the bed and then off and into the car when the photography was finished. With the Jeep being a convertible, I can climb in the back while travelling and stand relatively safely holding onto the built-in roll bar that is fitted. For you worried readers, it can be added that it does not go very fast when these pictures are taken even if it looks like it does in the pictures. But I personally feel that my job is much safer in a Jeep than a pickup truck. In the picture below, however, the convertible is not folded down, which of course makes a big difference.

If there is one material I feel more strongly about than any other, it is carbon fibre. Maybe death is not something to joke about, especially after the motorbike accident I had. But if I had a choice, I wouldn't say no to ending my time here on earth and being buried in a coffin made of carbon fibre. Militem specialises in carbon fibre. I haven't actually asked them if they make coffins. But what they make for the Jeeps and Frames is absolutely world class!

In October this year, 2024, I was down in Italy for a week and visited the famous car factories. Of course, I also visited Militem and took the opportunity to borrow a Ferōx E and do a test drive and photography on it. I'll be completely honest and say that I did the test drive partly to write this article but also to drive the car I want. The plan is to upgrade to a 2024 Jeep Wrangler 4xe, but that will be in 2025. So the test drive was worth more than just gathering material and impressions for this article. 

As I said, I have a Jeep Wrangler 4xe on which Ferōx E is based. After over 80,000 kilometres in my Jeep, I know it well and know exactly how it is to drive and live with. The Ferōx E I was allowed to borrow and test drive was not equipped with the carbon fibre parts that I saw the Ferōx 500 on display in Düsseldorf had. But it is just an option that you as a customer can do and which I will of course do if my idea becomes a reality. Militem has also modified the front seats which are really comfortable and of course in alcantara. Whether you then choose red alcantara as the Ferōx 500 I saw in Düsseldorf was equipped with I leave unsaid. Then I felt that the grey colour of the Ferōx E I drove for this article is at least to my taste. 

So to the driving experience in a Ferōx E. It is of course not that different from my original Jeep Wrangler 4xe. However, I thought I experienced it as quieter inside. Something I think is due to the fact that Militem actually did a lot with the interior. In addition to installing alcantara interior, they have also replaced a lot of panels with carbon fibre. I personally think the combination of alcantara and carbon fibre beats everything. The Ferōx E is of course equipped with screen wideners, but if you choose a Ferōx 500, the screen wideners are made of carbon fibre. Ferōx 500 also has really cool air intakes, exhausts on top of the front fenders which are also made of carbon fibre. As standard, the Ferōx E comes with 20-inch rims. But you can also order it with 22-inch rims. Really stylish but of course very fragile for people who are careless in traffic. 

If you want to drive a Jeep but have one that stands out from the crowd, I can highly recommend taking a look at Militem. This is of course also true if you like Rams. I have not driven any of their rebuilt Rams yet but will of course do when I am in Italy next time which will be 2025. But after driving Ferōx E, I feel that I am convinced!

Jeep Wrangler Militem Ferōx E

Price: €95,000 plus VAT and fees

Engine: Electric and petrol. Two electric motors, total 100 hp. 17 kWh battery pack. 2 litre petrol engine with turbo. 280 bhp. Total power 380 bhp. Torque 637 Nm. Transmission: Front engine, four-wheel drive. 8-speed automatic gearbox.

Top speed for Rubicon 156 km/h, while 177 km/h for Sahara

0-100 km/h: 6.5 seconds

Electric range: 50 km

Weight: 2 370 kg

Dimensions (length/width/height): 4890/1840/1893 mm

Web: www.militem.com