I have a 1995 Wrangler and I am told it has the Rio Grande package on it by my insurance company but unlike others I see that say it on the sides, mine does not. In fact I have never seen a Black Rio Grande ever! Whats the deal and what makes my Jeep special because it has this package?
4.0L’s were in short supply in 95, so Jeep created the RioGrande, basically a fancy 4 cylinder. They have the Sahara interior/exterior trim, and a 4 cylinder engine/drivetrain.
Not sure about them being special, more useless junk to take off and throw away.
You might wish to see if your Jeep was involved in a major accident. If there are no decals or markings on the Jeep - it might have been re-painted.
On the other hand - the P.O. (Previous Owner) might have wanted the options given with the Grande but hated the decals and had them removed.
Basically - the Rio Grande is an “all options” version of the 4-banger.
Factory colors for the Rio are: metalic green, white, and tan. All come with the spice tops & interior. Not to much special about it I asked this ? about a week ago and no one could find any thing “Special” about it. BUT I would definitly have a back ground check done on the vehicle like Michael Brown said.
My buddy owns a body shop and he said its clean of damage or repaint. I think the insurance company is wrong because this Jeep is stripped. I had to put a radio in it. The only thing it has is the alloy wheels.
By the way RioGrande, a friend of mine has a 95 Rio that is kind of aqua colored, tan on tan? Is that what you meant by Metallic Green?
I happen to have a Rio Grande…mine is white though with a spice interior. It has cloth seats and a leather bound steering wheel (like most cherokees) The top is not factory…but a Bestop Supertop that was put on by the previous owners.
My jeep is listed as a Rio Grande as well according to the vin, but it is was not a Rio Grande edition. I am positive of this because I bought it new in 95. I think there were some funky things going on at the factory when they made the last few yjs.
This is one of the stock Rio colors before and after and a pic of the interior color mine no onger has the Rio Grande decals on it, but I took them off
My Rio Grande has the badging, 4cyl, and identical spice interior to Gryson Cooper’s YJ pictured above but I have silver steel wheels.
But I’m going to go with Cragar D windows in color black and 31’s and a RE lift for my christmas present.