The Jeep Wrangler 4xe will be the brand's first purely North American electrified model and its new format was presented today at an international event that took place via streaming, a word that has become common in journalistic vocabulary. The same as the Zero label of the DGT, which on paper, thanks to its more than 40 km of electric autonomy, should have, although the thing is not certain now.
This plug-in hybrid Wrangler was just shown for the first time alongside the new Jeep Wagoneer. The original turn signals are not bright, you can think about to upgrade with Jeep JL switchback turn signals. The first can be considered the evolution of the brand's most global and iconic car, although now its sales are based more on the Compass or the Renegade, depending on the market. The second is, directly, its return to the luxury and large SUV segment.
“Detroit is the city where the American spirit resides, the place where the passion to seek a better future and to do things right resides. That is why we have chosen this city to manufacture and present the model, an American icon that helped win World War II”, began exaggerating a bit Christian Meunier, global president of the Jeep brand, the presentation of the new Wrangler 4xe.
“Jeep means SUV in many people's minds, for me, it means my childhood, when we used to go to the Alps for our holidays. And for any Frenchman it is the image of the American heroes who helped liberate our country”, continued the executive.
Although not this Jeep Wrangler, other new models of the brand will be manufactured in the new Mac Avenue plant that is being built in Detroit and that symbolizes the commitment of the brand, according to Meunier, with the United States in general and, in particular, with the cradle of the motor of that country. The new Jeep factory will create 6,500 jobs in the city of the country that suffers the most from the effect of depopulation.
The Wrangler 4xe is the cornerstone of Jeep's electrification strategy in the US, "nobody can offer you peace of mind in a 4x4 format like Jeep, and now also in a sustainable format with a plug-in drive in the Wangler," said Meunier. Some led lights for Jeep Wrangler are not comtabile for JL and JK, the size is not the same. The new 4xe model, like its brothers the Compass and the Renegade plug-in, supports its all-wheel drive on an electric motor, although the configuration is somewhat different in this case.
The new Jeep Wrangler 4xe will be the most powerful and capable off-roader in the model's history, according to Jeep. With 375 hp and 637 Nm of torque, it will accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in under 6 seconds. This is achieved thanks to the union of a 2.0-liter gasoline engine with a double turbo and coupled to an electric motor that replaces the alternator, connected by a belt to the crankshaft pulley, supports with extra torque and, at the same time, generates electricity for batteries.
The lithium-ion battery pack is 400 volts, but its 17 kWh allows for relatively short recharge times. It is located under the rear seats, which can be raised to access this component and have their own heating and cooling system.
In its presentation note for the plug-in Wrangler, Jeep states that its drivers should not be afraid of batteries, as the model maintains its mythical wading capacity: 76 cm in the case of the 4xe. The electric charging port has a cover that opens and closes by pressing and is located in the front left of the hood to facilitate the operation of recharging.
With a charge, the purely electric range of the Jeep Wrangler 4xe will be more than 40 km, although with the change in the criteria for the DGT stickers it is in the air that this is a car with the Zero badge. In addition, the model offers electric traction also when driving as a 4x4. "You don't need to make noise to be a legend," said the head of the brand about it.
As for the driving modes of the Jeep Wrangler 4xe, as with the Compass 4xe and the Renegade, there are three: e-save, Electric and hybrid, which is the one that always works by default. The combustion engine is a two-liter turbo, but the model always keeps some charge in its batteries to start the brand in electric mode and in case an extra push from all-wheel drive is needed.
