The Jeep Avenger, the model’s first-ever absolutely electrical manufacturing car, premiered on the 2022 Paris Motor Present. The small SUV that’s designed for the European market is predicated on Stellantis underpinnings, coming with a front-mounted electrical motor and a WLTP vary of 400 km (249 miles). Moreover the EV variant, the Avenger may also be accessible with a turbocharged petrol engine.
Jeep had already revealed the design of the Avenger on the Jeep 4Xe day final month, however we now get a large gallery displaying the mannequin from each attainable angle, along with inside photographs and the announcement of its specs.
Fashionable And Rugged Styling, Sensible And Tech-Crammed Cabin
The outside has a traditional Jeep ambiance, with the seven-slot grille, cut up LED headlights, muscular fenders, trapezoidal wheel arches, X-shaped LED graphics on the taillights, aluminum-style skid plates and a heavy dose of plastic cladding on the bumpers and aspect sills. Jeep says that the 360-degree cladding and the protected headlamps provide safety from low-speed impacts which is the commonest in Europe. Moreover, the alloy wheels have a diameter of 18 inches enhancing proportions, and the roof is obtainable in black for a duo-tone therapy.
Inside, the design is easy with a horizontal body-colored dashboard, a digital cockpit, and a number of storage compartments with a complete capability of 34 liters (1.2 cubic toes) within the entrance row mixed with a 380-liter (13.4 cubic toes) boot. The ten.25-inch free-standing touchscreen incorporates the most recent Uconnect infotainment which is suitable with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, mixed with a 7-inch or 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster. The tools additionally contains computerized air-con, auto headlights, 360-degree parking sensors, and a rear-view digicam with “drone view”. By way of ADAS, the Avenger is able to Stage 2 autonomy, due to options like Visitors Jam Help, Blind Spot Monitoring, Adaptive Cruise Management, Lane Centering, and Energetic Park Help.
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Beginning immediately and till November 30, Jeep presents a pre-booking initiative for the Jeep Avenger 1st Version which comes full of options. The mannequin is obtainable in Solar or Granite shades with a Volcano roof, or in full Volcano livery. It additionally comes customary with 18-inch alloy wheels, privateness glass, and full LED lights. Inside the usual equipment contains twin 10.25-inch screens, a wi-fi charging pad, multi-color ambient lighting, premium heated black seats with yellow accents, a height-adjustable cargo ground, and a hands-free energy liftgate.
On the Paris Motor Present, Jeep additionally shows a custom-made model of the Avenger with a Granite exterior shade, a Volcan roof, Gloss-black wheels, blue accents, and hood stickers with X-camo livery which can be current contained in the cabin. The corporate will provide greater than 100 equipment and customization packs for the Avenger permitting personalization.
Stellantis Underpinnings, EV And Petrol Variants
The Jeep Avenger is predicated on the eCMP structure, similar to the Peugeot e-2008, the Opel Moka-e, and the Citroen DS3 E-Tense, though it’s the most compact of the bunch, measuring 4,076 mm (160.5 inches) lengthy. This determine makes it 154 mm (6.1 inches) shorter than the Renegade, putting it as the brand new entry level in Jeep’s vary.
The SUV is fitted with a 400-volt front-mounted electrical motor producing 154 hp (115 kW / 156 PS) and 260 Nm (191.8 lb-ft) of torque. These numbers are equivalent with many different EVs from the Stellantis portfolio, however Jeep says that the second-gen electrical motor is the primary one to be launched by Emotors – a three way partnership by Stellantis and Nidec Leroy-Somer Holding.
Vitality is saved in a battery with a capability of 54 kWh that’s mounted underneath the entrance and rear seats and the central tunnel. Jeep claims that the WLTP vary is 400 km (249 miles) within the mixed cycle, and as much as 550 km (342 miles) within the city cycle the place EVs are best. Utilizing a 100 kW Mode 4 cable and a quick charger, the battery can cost from 20-80% in 24 minutes, or add 30 km (19 miles) of vary in three minutes. When plugged into a daily wallbox utilizing an 11 kW Mode 3 cable, a full cost takes 5.5 hours.
Regardless of earlier rumors, there isn’t any point out of an all-wheel-drive variant, with the zero-emission Avenger being an FWD-only mannequin for now. Curiously, Jeep mentioned that in Italy and Spain the Avenger 1st Version may also be accessible with a turbocharged petrol engine alongside the EV. This may most certainly be the 1.2-liter Puretech from Stellantis’ components bin, which explains the seen twin exhaust pipes in earlier camouflaged prototype sightings.
The Avenger is perhaps a civilized B-SUV, however Jeep hasn’t forgotten its origins. Thus, the mannequin presents the perfect floor clearance in its phase sitting 200 mm (7.9-inches) from the bottom, whereas having good off-road angles due to the brief overhangs. Extra particularly the method and breakover angles are 20 levels, and the departure angle is 32 levels. The mannequin additionally comes customary with Jeep’s Selec-Terrain (with Regular, Eco, Sport, Snow, Mud, and Sand modes) and Hill Descent Management.
The Jeep Avenger might be produced in Stellantis’ plant in Tychy, Poland, following current investments. As we talked about earlier than, the mannequin is already accessible for pre-orders in particular European markets, forward of its market launch in early 2023. Antonella Bruno, Head of Jeep Europe, expects the Avenger to turn into the best-selling mannequin in Jeep’s portfolio by 2024. The corporate means that the Avenger is the primary of a full “portfolio of succesful, absolutely electrical automobiles” which might be “right-sized for Europe”, confirming 4 EV launches by 2025.