Jeep unveils long-awaited Grand Wagoneer SUV topping $111,000

DETROIT – Jeep’s long-awaited Grand Wagoneer SUV will push the quintessential off-road model additional into luxurious autos with a totally loaded mannequin topping $111,000 when it goes on sale later this 12 months.

The brand new three-row SUV will take a look at whether or not Jeep can develop its product vary into the lucrative luxury SUV segment and appeal to new clients from the likes of the Cadillac, Lincoln and Land Rover. Jeep has grown its mainstream SUVs right into a full lineup of autos in recent times amid an inflow of recent opponents.

The Grand Wagoneer would be the premium sibling to a cheaper SUV referred to as the Wagoneer, which can begin at $57,995. Each autos are the identical dimension, however the Grand Wagoneer – beginning at $86,995 – includes a barely completely different exterior design, a extra highly effective engine and unique facilities inside. Each autos are scheduled to be unveiled on-line Thursday.

“Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer are born from Jeep, however their character is completely different than the remainder of the model,” Jeep CEO Christian Meunier stated throughout a media briefing forward of the revealing. “They’re fashionable and forward-looking. There’s a pure DNA we’re constructing on to make these merchandise completely distinctive.”

Whereas the surface of the Grand Wagoneer is unmistakably a Jeep, the inside of the SUV might look unrecognizable to present house owners. It has as much as 75 inches of screens, together with an accessible 10.25-inch touchscreen in entrance of the passenger that may stream movies and Amazon’s Fireplace TV and management sure capabilities equivalent to navigation and exterior cameras.

The car’s inside additionally options premium supplies equivalent to Satin American Walnut wooden, aluminum and Nappa or Palermo leather-trimmed, 24-way energy seats.

“You’ll be able to take this Grand Wagoneer inside up towards something within the market,” Jim Morrison, head of Jeep’s North American operations. “I am not simply saying any SUVs, you may take this up towards something within the market.”

General, the Wagoneer has fewer customary options and premium supplies in contrast with the Grand Wagoneer. For instance, the cheaper Wagoneer options as much as 50 inches of screens in contrast with 75 inches. A number of the screens are smaller and it doesn’t supply touchscreens for consolation settings. Amazon Fireplace TV is obtainable in each in addition to a passenger touchscreen, which is blocked from the sight of the motive force by means of a filter.

Jeep stated each Wagoneer fashions will ultimately supply a hands-free driver help system on “authorised roadways,” nevertheless a spokesman declined to supply further particulars. The autos will launch with a driver-assist system that can have the ability to management the car’s pace, braking and spacing between different autos, however drivers might want to maintain their palms on the wheel.

The Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer are anticipated to reach in dealerships within the second half of 2021, together with a top-end mannequin Grand Wagoneer Sequence III that begins at $103,995. Jeep is taking $500 refundable deposits for each autos by means of Jeep’s web site beginning Thursday.

Jeep sellers have to be licensed to promote the fashions. Certification contains coaching and an undisclosed funding. They have to fulfill 10 “guarantees” for Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer house owners that vary from free Wi-fi and automotive washes upon service visits to a “high-tech and environment friendly gross sales and repair expertise.” The automaker additionally will supply 24-hour buyer help for house owners.

“Buyer satisfaction with each the product and the way they’re handled all through the whole buy course of is paramount to the whole Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer expertise,” Meunier stated.

The Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer names had been beforehand utilized by Jeep for giant SUVs from 1963 till 1991. The corporate had promised to resurrect the Wagoneer title for almost a decade as a approach to higher compete within the extremely worthwhile giant SUV phase.

The seven- or eight-passenger autos are largely primarily based on a concept version of the vehicle that the corporate unveiled final 12 months. The idea featured comparable design components in addition to a lot of the inside’s options and screens. Notable lacking components from the idea embrace an illuminated grille, full glass roof and plug-in hybrid gasoline-electric engine.

Jeep has introduced all of its new models will supply some type of electrification, such because the plug-in hybrid system, nevertheless executives declined to touch upon the choice powertrains for the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer. Meunier stated the model “has a plan for electrification.”

Jeep’s new dad or mum firm, Stellantis – the product of a $52 billion merger between automakers Fiat Chrysler and Groupe PSA –  plans to supply an array of all-electric or hybrid vehicles through 2025.

The Wagoneer comes customary with a gentle hybrid 5.7-liter V-8 with 392 horsepower and 404 foot-pounds of torque. The Grand Wagoneer is customary with the 6.4-liter V-8 engine with 471 horsepower and 455 foot-pounds of torque. Every engine is paired with an eight-speed automated transmission.

The hybrid engine includes a 48-volt battery pack to offer higher gasoline financial system and faster acceleration in addition to different advantages.

Jeep didn’t launch gasoline financial system estimates for the autos.