So far I love the new Wrangler, it does drive smooth and have not really heard a lot of road noise. I have the hard top and have not yet tried it with the soft top yet. It is not a smooth on the bumps as the KJ with IFS but I have no problem with that, it was not unexpected. As far as creature comforts I would disagree. The Sahara is loaded, I have power windows, power locks, sirius radio, dual top group, premiem sound and subwoofer, trailer group, Trac-lok limited slip Differential, 6 disc DVD changer. One mod found on another forum even allows dvd video output from the 6 disc dvd changer. The interior room is great. more space in the back for storage. Yes a lot of after market goodies. It is hard not to plan purchases for this Wrangler.
a good forum for the JK I found is:
http://forum.jkboard.com/index.php
Still will hang out on the L.O.S.T board too.