We have had a comfortable place for the Jeep Renegade for a long time, it is one of the few small SUVs with an original character, its cute taste and a little old-fashioned (inside and out) helping us with some roughness and lack of generation compared to some of its many rivals.
But this deficit would possibly have been offset by this one, the Renegade 4xe.It’s a plug-in hybrid and it’s there to drive Jeep more obviously into the future.
Distinguishing an old Renegade from gasoline or diesel is not a small feat, and it would be better to take a look at its 4x badge or take a look on both sides to see if there are two filling caps.
These allow to refuel its two power resources, a 1.3-litre petrol turbo that drives the front wheels – 128 or 178 hp according to specifications – and an electric motor with rear axle, 59 hp and 184 lb-ft., for a total force of 187 or 237bhp depending on the edition you have chosen. The Jeep has 26 miles of electrical-only diversity (with a more sensitive speed of 81 mph) and a time of 7.5s from 0 to 62 mph (and a more sensitive speed of 124 mph) when the two force resources are combined.
As with PHEV, you can transfer between other hybrid modes, EV and battery power of everything you can eat, recovery braking by running scenes to help keep the 11.4 kWh 400V lithium-ion battery in smart conditions.
The package itself is fixed under the rear seats, allowing 330 liters of space in the trunk, less than ten% compared to the popular version.You can bring a spare wheel, which, although obsolete in those days, can be useful if you plan to use your Renegade correctly.
Because you can. It maintains all the off-road functions of the popular car, which means it wouldn’t possibly fry its electronic parts when it walks through small rivers. All adjustment grades are four-wheel drive, all use a six-speed automatic gearbox and Jeep is willing to point out that having an electric motor that drives the rear wheels makes your 4×4 hoaxes even smarter.The 4x maintains a multitude of modes: Sport, Snow, Sand, Mud, Rock, etc.- and there is also a coastal descent control.
How many 4x buyers will use all of this, we don’t know. Perhaps more useful to know that you can fully rate your battery in about five hours at home with the Jeep ‘easy wall box’ that will connect your Renegade to a domain outlet. , or in less than two hours if you get a faster and more complicated rate. Box at home.
Prices start at 32,600 euros, the 4th is about five thousand more than a renegade diesel with propulsion.Would you be tempted?
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