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2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Review
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Review
We're finally beginning to get a glimpse of exactly what Chrysler has been up to since snagging a whopping $6.6 billion in federal funding during the automotive implosion of 2009. While General Motors has been busily chugging along like nothing happened, the Pentastar hasn't exactly rolled out a wave of new and refreshed models. There's been an obvious hitch in the Chrysler giddy up, and those loyal to the company's three brands have been forced to settle for little more than slightly reworked option packages... until now. As 2010 comes to a close, the company is pulling the covers off a range of new models, each as important to its future success as the last.
In a world populated by bubble crossovers, the Grand Cherokee clearly stands apart.
At the front of the pack is the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, a vehicle that's become synonymous with Chrysler's righting of itself in the public eye thanks to some of the most well-crafted advertisements in the industry. If you don't know what we're on about, we highly suggest pointing your browser toward YouTube and spending a few minutes watching the company's "The Things We Make, Make Us" spot. Be prepared for an overwhelming sense of patriotic duty, as well as a burning desire to pick up a hammer and bang some nails.
Even before Chrysler's run-in with Chapter 11, there were flickers of hope within the company's fleet. The Dodge Ram packed one of the best interiors in the segment, and the previous-generation Grand Cherokee wasn't a horrible place to spend a few hours. The 2011 Grand Cherokee picks up those cues and runs with them in all directions, resulting in a vehicle that's as capable off road as it is jousting with mid-town traffic. If this is the new face of Chrysler, we like what we see.
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Review
This is a handsome vehicle. Jeep has a long and storied history of brutish designs to pull from, and the 2011 Grand Cherokee picks from the best. The familial squared-off fender arches and seven-slot grille join new, glowering headlamps for a look that's all around more determined than its predecessor. The narrow lights and upright fascia give the Grand Cherokee an aggressive nose that looks all but determined to pull the new Chrysler from the ashes of the old single-handedly. Short overhangs front and rear are plenty functional for taking on your favorite trails, but they also give the SUV the sort of ready-for-anything stance that made buyers fall in love with high-riders to begin with. In a world populated by bubble crossovers, the Grand Cherokee clearly stands apart.
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Review
That look continues down the side of the vehicle. With blacked-out B- and C-pillars backed up by angular rear bodywork, the design is beautifully modern. For once, the designers at Chrysler don't seem to be completely beholden to retro styling, and that fact pays huge dividends for the Grand Cherokee. Light splashes of chrome on the door handles, mirrors and roof rack are more fine jewelry than bling, and demonstrate a level of restrained taste that we don't see too often from domestic manufacturers. In short, it's a vehicle that you're proud to drive, and that draws attentive stares no matter where you go.
Chrysler was one of the first domestic companies in recent times to underscore the fact that a vehicle doesn't have to wear a luxury badge just to have an excellent interior, and the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee takes that knowledge to heart. While our tester came equipped with the feature-heavy Overland package and all of the leather niceties that entails, we're told that lower rung models are no less gorgeous. Deep, real-wood accents are traced with chrome along the door panels and dash, and the excellent leather seats wear stylish contrasting piping. The cabin is lined with a host of small details that simply make it obvious that Chrysler's team put in the hours stressing over fit and finish. Five years ago, we simply wouldn't have thought this level of refinement was possible from any Chrysler branch, let alone Jeep.
To us, the icing on the cake is the steering wheel in the Grand Cherokee. Chrysler finally seems to have realized that the chunky, one-size-fits-all unit of yore wasn't doing anyone any favors, and chucked it in favor of piece that does considerably more for the overall cohesiveness of the interior. We can't underscore enough how important a steering wheel is to a vehicle's cabin, and Chrysler has absolutely nailed it with the Grand Cherokee's new tiller.
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Our Jeep came packing the much-celebrated new Phoenix 3.6-liter V6 under the hood. With 290 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque, the new engine is a few millennia ahead of the engine it replaces. During our First Drive, we felt like the six-pot didn't have quite enough gusto to shuffle around the 5,000 pound Grand Cherokee in a dignified fashion, but after a full week with the new engine, we're changing our tune. A little. The V6 handles day-to-day driving duties without any real issues, and will even summon up enough courage for interstate passes on command. It's smooth, though if you're expecting to dart out into the left lane, brace for plenty of revs from the wee sixer.
Chrysler mated the Phoenix with a five-speed automatic transmission that, while plenty smooth, seems to be the weak spot in the driveline. The EPA hasn't been kind to the Grand Cherokee V6, slotting our tester at 16 mpg city and 22 mpg highway. During mixed driving, we saw around 19, so the feds figures are spot on. Throwing an extra cog into the transmission would go a long way toward squeezing an extra mpg or two out of the SUV. Of course, losing a pound or hundred wouldn't hurt things, either.
Nestled behind that transmission is what Jeep calls its Quadra-Trac II four-wheel-drive system. With a bevy of settings (including ride-height adjustments) for nearly every type of off-road or slippery driving condition, the system is supposed to be to trails what a stand mixer is to baking – necessary.
Unfortunately, our time with the Grand Cherokee was abbreviated by a last-minute trip, so we weren't able to put the Grand Cherokee through its paces in the red clay of East Tennessee. Not that it's going to be asked to conquer the Sahara on a regular basis by average owners.
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We can say with some authority that the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee is as mild mannered while soft roading as one could possibly expect from of a vehicle that's still more an SUV than it's actual body-on-frame competitors. Chrysler has done a fantastic job with the suspension, providing a ride that soaks up breaks in pavement without succumbing to wallow or excessive body roll. Don't get us wrong, this isn't your momma's crossover, and as such, you can't expect to hustle it through a series of twists without appropriate amounts of understeer, but for a vehicle that we're told can keep pace with a Wrangler once the tarmac evaporates, it's an excellent driver.
Most domestic manufacturers seem to have finally gotten the memo that quiet means quality to the vast majority of buyers out there, and as such, the Grand Cherokee's cabin insulates you and yours from agitations like wind, road and engine noise. Really wind that 3.6-liter V6 up, though, and you will hear it sweating from the engine bay.
Jeep is asking around $30,215 for the base, two-wheel-drive version of the 2011 Grand Cherokee, though our nearly top-of-the-line tester hits the wallet for a more heady $43,695 with destination. Of course, that's with nearly every option the company could possibly cram into the truck with the exception of the mighty 5.7-liter V8. Speaking of that eight-pot, we've got to wonder if we'd opt for the more potent powerplant were it our name on the dotted line. At around two mpg less in both city and highway driving with an additional 70 horsepower, we'd certainly consider it. The sad fact is that the new V6 – or more accurately, the transmission – just doesn't offer enough in the way of fuel economy to warrant the hit in horsepower. There's some word that Chrysler will be bolting the Fiat Multiair system onto the Phoenix with significant increases in horsepower sometime soon. If that's the case, sign us up. Otherwise, we'll take the 5.7-liter, please.
Chrysler really has done something impressive with the 2011 Grand Cherokee. The company is plainly operating with a dearth of resources compared to both Ford and General Motors, but has managed to turn out a product capable of keeping pace, if not besting comparable metal, from those two at the same time. Here's hoping the Pentastar can pull off similar feats of engineering and accounting wizardry with the rest of its fleet.
More Reviews From Autoblog.com
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Review
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Review
We're finally beginning to get a glimpse of exactly what Chrysler has been up to since snagging a whopping $6.6 billion in federal funding during the automotive implosion of 2009. While General Motors has been busily chugging along like nothing happened, the Pentastar hasn't exactly rolled out a wave of new and refreshed models. There's been an obvious hitch in the Chrysler giddy up, and those loyal to the company's three brands have been forced to settle for little more than slightly reworked option packages... until now. As 2010 comes to a close, the company is pulling the covers off a range of new models, each as important to its future success as the last.
In a world populated by bubble crossovers, the Grand Cherokee clearly stands apart.
At the front of the pack is the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, a vehicle that's become synonymous with Chrysler's righting of itself in the public eye thanks to some of the most well-crafted advertisements in the industry. If you don't know what we're on about, we highly suggest pointing your browser toward YouTube and spending a few minutes watching the company's "The Things We Make, Make Us" spot. Be prepared for an overwhelming sense of patriotic duty, as well as a burning desire to pick up a hammer and bang some nails.
Even before Chrysler's run-in with Chapter 11, there were flickers of hope within the company's fleet. The Dodge Ram packed one of the best interiors in the segment, and the previous-generation Grand Cherokee wasn't a horrible place to spend a few hours. The 2011 Grand Cherokee picks up those cues and runs with them in all directions, resulting in a vehicle that's as capable off road as it is jousting with mid-town traffic. If this is the new face of Chrysler, we like what we see.
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Review
This is a handsome vehicle. Jeep has a long and storied history of brutish designs to pull from, and the 2011 Grand Cherokee picks from the best. The familial squared-off fender arches and seven-slot grille join new, glowering headlamps for a look that's all around more determined than its predecessor. The narrow lights and upright fascia give the Grand Cherokee an aggressive nose that looks all but determined to pull the new Chrysler from the ashes of the old single-handedly. Short overhangs front and rear are plenty functional for taking on your favorite trails, but they also give the SUV the sort of ready-for-anything stance that made buyers fall in love with high-riders to begin with. In a world populated by bubble crossovers, the Grand Cherokee clearly stands apart.
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Review
That look continues down the side of the vehicle. With blacked-out B- and C-pillars backed up by angular rear bodywork, the design is beautifully modern. For once, the designers at Chrysler don't seem to be completely beholden to retro styling, and that fact pays huge dividends for the Grand Cherokee. Light splashes of chrome on the door handles, mirrors and roof rack are more fine jewelry than bling, and demonstrate a level of restrained taste that we don't see too often from domestic manufacturers. In short, it's a vehicle that you're proud to drive, and that draws attentive stares no matter where you go.
Chrysler was one of the first domestic companies in recent times to underscore the fact that a vehicle doesn't have to wear a luxury badge just to have an excellent interior, and the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee takes that knowledge to heart. While our tester came equipped with the feature-heavy Overland package and all of the leather niceties that entails, we're told that lower rung models are no less gorgeous. Deep, real-wood accents are traced with chrome along the door panels and dash, and the excellent leather seats wear stylish contrasting piping. The cabin is lined with a host of small details that simply make it obvious that Chrysler's team put in the hours stressing over fit and finish. Five years ago, we simply wouldn't have thought this level of refinement was possible from any Chrysler branch, let alone Jeep.
To us, the icing on the cake is the steering wheel in the Grand Cherokee. Chrysler finally seems to have realized that the chunky, one-size-fits-all unit of yore wasn't doing anyone any favors, and chucked it in favor of piece that does considerably more for the overall cohesiveness of the interior. We can't underscore enough how important a steering wheel is to a vehicle's cabin, and Chrysler has absolutely nailed it with the Grand Cherokee's new tiller.
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Our Jeep came packing the much-celebrated new Phoenix 3.6-liter V6 under the hood. With 290 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque, the new engine is a few millennia ahead of the engine it replaces. During our First Drive, we felt like the six-pot didn't have quite enough gusto to shuffle around the 5,000 pound Grand Cherokee in a dignified fashion, but after a full week with the new engine, we're changing our tune. A little. The V6 handles day-to-day driving duties without any real issues, and will even summon up enough courage for interstate passes on command. It's smooth, though if you're expecting to dart out into the left lane, brace for plenty of revs from the wee sixer.
Chrysler mated the Phoenix with a five-speed automatic transmission that, while plenty smooth, seems to be the weak spot in the driveline. The EPA hasn't been kind to the Grand Cherokee V6, slotting our tester at 16 mpg city and 22 mpg highway. During mixed driving, we saw around 19, so the feds figures are spot on. Throwing an extra cog into the transmission would go a long way toward squeezing an extra mpg or two out of the SUV. Of course, losing a pound or hundred wouldn't hurt things, either.
Nestled behind that transmission is what Jeep calls its Quadra-Trac II four-wheel-drive system. With a bevy of settings (including ride-height adjustments) for nearly every type of off-road or slippery driving condition, the system is supposed to be to trails what a stand mixer is to baking – necessary.
Unfortunately, our time with the Grand Cherokee was abbreviated by a last-minute trip, so we weren't able to put the Grand Cherokee through its paces in the red clay of East Tennessee. Not that it's going to be asked to conquer the Sahara on a regular basis by average owners.
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We can say with some authority that the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee is as mild mannered while soft roading as one could possibly expect from of a vehicle that's still more an SUV than it's actual body-on-frame competitors. Chrysler has done a fantastic job with the suspension, providing a ride that soaks up breaks in pavement without succumbing to wallow or excessive body roll. Don't get us wrong, this isn't your momma's crossover, and as such, you can't expect to hustle it through a series of twists without appropriate amounts of understeer, but for a vehicle that we're told can keep pace with a Wrangler once the tarmac evaporates, it's an excellent driver.
Most domestic manufacturers seem to have finally gotten the memo that quiet means quality to the vast majority of buyers out there, and as such, the Grand Cherokee's cabin insulates you and yours from agitations like wind, road and engine noise. Really wind that 3.6-liter V6 up, though, and you will hear it sweating from the engine bay.
Jeep is asking around $30,215 for the base, two-wheel-drive version of the 2011 Grand Cherokee, though our nearly top-of-the-line tester hits the wallet for a more heady $43,695 with destination. Of course, that's with nearly every option the company could possibly cram into the truck with the exception of the mighty 5.7-liter V8. Speaking of that eight-pot, we've got to wonder if we'd opt for the more potent powerplant were it our name on the dotted line. At around two mpg less in both city and highway driving with an additional 70 horsepower, we'd certainly consider it. The sad fact is that the new V6 – or more accurately, the transmission – just doesn't offer enough in the way of fuel economy to warrant the hit in horsepower. There's some word that Chrysler will be bolting the Fiat Multiair system onto the Phoenix with significant increases in horsepower sometime soon. If that's the case, sign us up. Otherwise, we'll take the 5.7-liter, please.
Chrysler really has done something impressive with the 2011 Grand Cherokee. The company is plainly operating with a dearth of resources compared to both Ford and General Motors, but has managed to turn out a product capable of keeping pace, if not besting comparable metal, from those two at the same time. Here's hoping the Pentastar can pull off similar feats of engineering and accounting wizardry with the rest of its fleet.
More Reviews From Autoblog.com
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Wallpaper
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Wallpaper
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Wallpaper
The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee has been unveiled and its highlights include a choice of three 4×4 systems, new Jeep Quadra-Lift Air Suspension and Selec-Terrain and towing capability of 3,356 kg. On-road dynamics are improved courtesy of new independent front and rear suspension systems and a new body structure that substantially increases torsional stiffness.
The new Grand Cherokee also features Chrysler’s all-new 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 engine which boasts 11% better fuel economy and delivers more than 800 km on one full tank. Read more on the Pentastar here.
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Wallpaper
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Wallpaper
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Wallpaper
The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee has been unveiled and its highlights include a choice of three 4×4 systems, new Jeep Quadra-Lift Air Suspension and Selec-Terrain and towing capability of 3,356 kg. On-road dynamics are improved courtesy of new independent front and rear suspension systems and a new body structure that substantially increases torsional stiffness.
The new Grand Cherokee also features Chrysler’s all-new 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 engine which boasts 11% better fuel economy and delivers more than 800 km on one full tank. Read more on the Pentastar here.
Jeep Renegade Concept (2008
A B-segment Jeep® concept vehicle, the Renegade is a sporty, "minimized" two-seater ideally suited for the all-weather fun of dune-surfing or rock-crawling.
"With an electric motor powering each axle, the Jeep Renegade concept is designed for a 'hang on and have fun experience,'" said Tony Shamenkov, Jeep Renegade concept principal exterior designer.
Constructed of environmentally responsible materials, sustainability is a key theme of the Jeep Renegade concept.
Renegade is targeted at customers in the "Stylish Green" segment of the marketplace - those who are extremely environmentally oriented, appreciate high-tech and innovation, and enjoy performance combined with style in keeping with their "green" attitude.
Jeep Renegade Concept Technology
The advanced propulsion system in the Jeep Renegade concept starts with a 40-mile lithium-ion battery pack. A range extender - in Renegade's case, a small-displacement (1.5-liter, 3-cylinder) BLUETEC diesel engine - allows for journeys beyond 40 miles. In fact, the Jeep Renegade concept boasts a 400-mile range.
Renegade's BLUETEC diesel engine generates an additional 115 horsepower when needed, while greatly reducing exhaust emissions when compared to standard gasoline engines. Renegade is capable of achieving an equivalent petroleum fuel economy of 110 miles per gallon, which is four-to-five times greater than an equivalent gasoline-only vehicle.
The all-new Jeep Renegade concept's lightweight aluminium architecture and regen-braking system help to improve overall efficiency, while dual electric 200 kilowatt (268 horsepower) motors propel a very capable 4x4 system - complete with low range and locking differentials -- worthy of carrying the Jeep name.
Jeep Renegade Concept Exterior
The Jeep Renegade concept's "one-with-nature" personality is emphasized by its large, flaring wheel openings, oversized wheels and tyres, and cut-down speedster windshield -- all of which combine to deliver on the Renegade's promise of cross-country fun and agility.
Among the unique exterior details are "deconstructed" rubber-clad headlamps and tail lamps, as well as just-for-fun elongated triangular openings in each of the two sculpted doors.
While the Renegade features a roll bar, it has no top. Instead, the cargo deck just behind the cockpit can be fitted with a variety of "lids." Options include a plain lid, or lids configured to accommodate the gear of a particular outdoor day-trip activity, such as mountain biking or kayaking. Or it can come "as built" -- with formations designed to accommodate two matching water scooters with open storage underneath. Fluid-fill caps, a plug-in port and a first-aid kit are also included.
Jeep Renegade Concept Interior
Sustainability - a ratio between the energy needed to build and ship the vehicle as compared with the impact these processes have on the environment - is a key focus of the Jeep Renegade concept's interior design.
Materials used in constructing the Jeep Renegade concept were deliberately selected to be environmentally responsible, both in manufacture and end-of-vehicle-life recyclability.
Innovative construction includes one-piece moulded soy-based foam seats and doors, a one-piece co-moulded instrument panel with a urethane skin, a co-moulded aluminium/silicone steering wheel, a one-piece moulded chassis created without using environmentally-harmful resins, and a one-piece moulded interior compartment "tub." This environmental care in designing the Renegade's interior is aligned with Jeep's "harmony with nature" philosophy.
"The Jeep Renegade concept's interior — actually the entire vehicle — is designed to minimise the number of parts necessary for assembly and function," said Scott Anderson, principal interior designer of the Renegade concept. "We designed the Renegade with an eye toward simplification of systems, both in parts and processes."
The HVAC system, for example, is not coolant-based, while the colour, grain and gloss of the interior parts are moulded in one piece. Even the no-gloss exterior colour of the Renegade's lightweight composite body is moulded in to avoid the use of solvents present in automotive paints.
The dual-cockpit instrument panel is symmetrically balanced for easy "plug and play" left-hand drive and right-hand drive applications. There is no conventional wiring. Instead, the instrument panel features wireless electronics in sealed, self-contained units, removable by the customer. The panel is built about an exposed cross-car beam containing an integrated power strip, and on the passenger side, yaw, pitch and roll indicators (also built into the fluid-fill gauges). The instrument panel itself is hollow, allowing ample open storage below the beam. Separately-configured impact-absorbing vinyl-wrapped knee-blockers "float" beneath the cross-car beam.
The thin multi-plane acrylic instrument cluster mounts to the steering column, while the similar but separate centre control screen mounts on a swivel base -- providing easy access to both occupants.
Located at the intersection of the steering wheel's T-shaped spokes, the circular LED screen rotates, allowing the driver to select the drive mode, while a flattened rim provides roomier thigh clearance. A driver air bag is concealed beneath the screen. Red or green translucent shift buttons allow Park, Reverse or Drive selections.
The Jeep Renegade concept's sporty doors incorporate unique canvas-pull remote "handles," while the rush of the moving landscape visible through the door's elongated openings enhance the feeling of carefree, open-air mobility.
The Renegade's contoured, figure-form seats -- covered in scuba-like waterproof materials that are both soft-touch and flexible -- feature in-seat belts and unusual, hollow, lightweight upside-down "U-shaped" headrests. The seats feature a urethane skin with soy-based foam co-moulded with a composite substructure. The integral seatbelts, along with slender accent strips on the seats and instrument panel, repeat the Palm Metallic exterior colour.
A "thermal unit" in the centre console plugs into the electrical battery pack, permitting food to be either heated or cooled.
"Inspired by the simplicity and functionality of scuba diving gear, we wanted the interior of the Jeep Renegade concept to be weather-tight and durable," Anderson said.
The Renegade's wireless interior is designed to be hosed down. It features a drain in the floor, while the formations built into the floor mat are designed to channel water to the opening. Hollow-section billet-formed pedals float above the tub floor.
Fun, functional and fabricated from recyclable materials, the Jeep Renegade concept offers agile, capable performance without sacrificing the environment its drivers seek to explore. Keeping with Jeep owners' desire to use their vehicles as an extension of their active lives, they Jeep Renegade concept promotes enjoyment of the good things of the earth while taking care of its future.
Jeep Renegade Concept Vehicle Specifications
Vehicle Type: Range-extended Electric Vehicle (40-mile all-electric range with diesel range extender), Two-passenger, open-air
Weight and Dimensions
Weight/GVWR: 3150 lbs./3600 lbs.
Length: 153.0 inches/3885mm
Width at H-point: 62.9 inches/1598mm
Height: 56.3 inches/1431mm
Wheelbase: 101.6 inches/2580mm
Front overhang: 25.0 inches/634mm
Rear overhang: 26.4 inhces/671mm
Track front/rear: 62.2 inches/1580mm
Approach angle: 44.0 degrees
Departure angle: 52.0 degrees
Breakover angle: 32.0 degrees
Turn circle: 35 feet/10.7m
Maximum width: 71.4 inches/1814mm
Powertrain and Suspension
Layout: Four wheel drive with low range and locking differentials
Motor: Dual electric
Power: 200 kW (268 hp) x 2
Regenerative braking
Battery: 16 kWh Li-ion battery pack
Range extender: 1.5-liter, 3-cylinder diesel
Fuel volume: 10 gallons
Suspension
Front - SLA
Rear - Multi-link
Wheels and Tyres
Tyre size front/rear: 235/65R20x7.5 inches 32.1 inches/814mm
Tyre manufacturer: BF Goodrich
Colour Scheme
Exterior: Palm Metallic
Interior: Black
Key Performance Attributes
0-60 mph: 8.5 seconds
Standing ¼ mile: 13.6 seconds
Top speed: 90 mph
All-electric range: 40 miles
Total range: 400 miles
Fuel economy: 110 mpg (combined, est.)
"With an electric motor powering each axle, the Jeep Renegade concept is designed for a 'hang on and have fun experience,'" said Tony Shamenkov, Jeep Renegade concept principal exterior designer.
Constructed of environmentally responsible materials, sustainability is a key theme of the Jeep Renegade concept.
Renegade is targeted at customers in the "Stylish Green" segment of the marketplace - those who are extremely environmentally oriented, appreciate high-tech and innovation, and enjoy performance combined with style in keeping with their "green" attitude.
Jeep Renegade Concept Technology
The advanced propulsion system in the Jeep Renegade concept starts with a 40-mile lithium-ion battery pack. A range extender - in Renegade's case, a small-displacement (1.5-liter, 3-cylinder) BLUETEC diesel engine - allows for journeys beyond 40 miles. In fact, the Jeep Renegade concept boasts a 400-mile range.
Renegade's BLUETEC diesel engine generates an additional 115 horsepower when needed, while greatly reducing exhaust emissions when compared to standard gasoline engines. Renegade is capable of achieving an equivalent petroleum fuel economy of 110 miles per gallon, which is four-to-five times greater than an equivalent gasoline-only vehicle.
The all-new Jeep Renegade concept's lightweight aluminium architecture and regen-braking system help to improve overall efficiency, while dual electric 200 kilowatt (268 horsepower) motors propel a very capable 4x4 system - complete with low range and locking differentials -- worthy of carrying the Jeep name.
Jeep Renegade Concept Exterior
The Jeep Renegade concept's "one-with-nature" personality is emphasized by its large, flaring wheel openings, oversized wheels and tyres, and cut-down speedster windshield -- all of which combine to deliver on the Renegade's promise of cross-country fun and agility.
Among the unique exterior details are "deconstructed" rubber-clad headlamps and tail lamps, as well as just-for-fun elongated triangular openings in each of the two sculpted doors.
While the Renegade features a roll bar, it has no top. Instead, the cargo deck just behind the cockpit can be fitted with a variety of "lids." Options include a plain lid, or lids configured to accommodate the gear of a particular outdoor day-trip activity, such as mountain biking or kayaking. Or it can come "as built" -- with formations designed to accommodate two matching water scooters with open storage underneath. Fluid-fill caps, a plug-in port and a first-aid kit are also included.
Jeep Renegade Concept Interior
Sustainability - a ratio between the energy needed to build and ship the vehicle as compared with the impact these processes have on the environment - is a key focus of the Jeep Renegade concept's interior design.
Materials used in constructing the Jeep Renegade concept were deliberately selected to be environmentally responsible, both in manufacture and end-of-vehicle-life recyclability.
Innovative construction includes one-piece moulded soy-based foam seats and doors, a one-piece co-moulded instrument panel with a urethane skin, a co-moulded aluminium/silicone steering wheel, a one-piece moulded chassis created without using environmentally-harmful resins, and a one-piece moulded interior compartment "tub." This environmental care in designing the Renegade's interior is aligned with Jeep's "harmony with nature" philosophy.
"The Jeep Renegade concept's interior — actually the entire vehicle — is designed to minimise the number of parts necessary for assembly and function," said Scott Anderson, principal interior designer of the Renegade concept. "We designed the Renegade with an eye toward simplification of systems, both in parts and processes."
The HVAC system, for example, is not coolant-based, while the colour, grain and gloss of the interior parts are moulded in one piece. Even the no-gloss exterior colour of the Renegade's lightweight composite body is moulded in to avoid the use of solvents present in automotive paints.
The dual-cockpit instrument panel is symmetrically balanced for easy "plug and play" left-hand drive and right-hand drive applications. There is no conventional wiring. Instead, the instrument panel features wireless electronics in sealed, self-contained units, removable by the customer. The panel is built about an exposed cross-car beam containing an integrated power strip, and on the passenger side, yaw, pitch and roll indicators (also built into the fluid-fill gauges). The instrument panel itself is hollow, allowing ample open storage below the beam. Separately-configured impact-absorbing vinyl-wrapped knee-blockers "float" beneath the cross-car beam.
The thin multi-plane acrylic instrument cluster mounts to the steering column, while the similar but separate centre control screen mounts on a swivel base -- providing easy access to both occupants.
Located at the intersection of the steering wheel's T-shaped spokes, the circular LED screen rotates, allowing the driver to select the drive mode, while a flattened rim provides roomier thigh clearance. A driver air bag is concealed beneath the screen. Red or green translucent shift buttons allow Park, Reverse or Drive selections.
The Jeep Renegade concept's sporty doors incorporate unique canvas-pull remote "handles," while the rush of the moving landscape visible through the door's elongated openings enhance the feeling of carefree, open-air mobility.
The Renegade's contoured, figure-form seats -- covered in scuba-like waterproof materials that are both soft-touch and flexible -- feature in-seat belts and unusual, hollow, lightweight upside-down "U-shaped" headrests. The seats feature a urethane skin with soy-based foam co-moulded with a composite substructure. The integral seatbelts, along with slender accent strips on the seats and instrument panel, repeat the Palm Metallic exterior colour.
A "thermal unit" in the centre console plugs into the electrical battery pack, permitting food to be either heated or cooled.
"Inspired by the simplicity and functionality of scuba diving gear, we wanted the interior of the Jeep Renegade concept to be weather-tight and durable," Anderson said.
The Renegade's wireless interior is designed to be hosed down. It features a drain in the floor, while the formations built into the floor mat are designed to channel water to the opening. Hollow-section billet-formed pedals float above the tub floor.
Fun, functional and fabricated from recyclable materials, the Jeep Renegade concept offers agile, capable performance without sacrificing the environment its drivers seek to explore. Keeping with Jeep owners' desire to use their vehicles as an extension of their active lives, they Jeep Renegade concept promotes enjoyment of the good things of the earth while taking care of its future.
Jeep Renegade Concept Vehicle Specifications
Vehicle Type: Range-extended Electric Vehicle (40-mile all-electric range with diesel range extender), Two-passenger, open-air
Weight and Dimensions
Weight/GVWR: 3150 lbs./3600 lbs.
Length: 153.0 inches/3885mm
Width at H-point: 62.9 inches/1598mm
Height: 56.3 inches/1431mm
Wheelbase: 101.6 inches/2580mm
Front overhang: 25.0 inches/634mm
Rear overhang: 26.4 inhces/671mm
Track front/rear: 62.2 inches/1580mm
Approach angle: 44.0 degrees
Departure angle: 52.0 degrees
Breakover angle: 32.0 degrees
Turn circle: 35 feet/10.7m
Maximum width: 71.4 inches/1814mm
Powertrain and Suspension
Layout: Four wheel drive with low range and locking differentials
Motor: Dual electric
Power: 200 kW (268 hp) x 2
Regenerative braking
Battery: 16 kWh Li-ion battery pack
Range extender: 1.5-liter, 3-cylinder diesel
Fuel volume: 10 gallons
Suspension
Front - SLA
Rear - Multi-link
Wheels and Tyres
Tyre size front/rear: 235/65R20x7.5 inches 32.1 inches/814mm
Tyre manufacturer: BF Goodrich
Colour Scheme
Exterior: Palm Metallic
Interior: Black
Key Performance Attributes
0-60 mph: 8.5 seconds
Standing ¼ mile: 13.6 seconds
Top speed: 90 mph
All-electric range: 40 miles
Total range: 400 miles
Fuel economy: 110 mpg (combined, est.)
Jeep to Storm Detroit with Renegade Hybrid Concept
Starring alongside what become the rather more conservative Chrysler and Dodge concept vehicles next to Jeep's Renegade Hybrid Vehicle at January's Detroit Auto Show is a concept car designed from the outset to turn around heads as much as global warming. This is a compact, sports concept employing weight-saving strategies and an array of drivetrain technologies to produce an eco-Jeep worthy of its nameplate.
Packing the combination of a lithium-ion battery pack, electric motors and a Bluetec diesel engine, the Jeep Renegade is a concept whose strength lies in numbers: namely the 110 mpg fuel consumption figure that Chrysler expects it to return. Four-wheel-drive capability is assisted through dual electric motors with an 85 kW total output which are each dedicated to an axle.
To aid achieving such impressive fuel economy, an aluminium frame reduces weight, while stylish but lightweight features such as a cut-down windshield, roll bar, openings in the door panels and a hose-out interior too aid both function and form.
Stay tuned for more information to follow shortly ahead of the concept's debut at Detroit early next year. Until then, stay in the know for all things eco-friendly on our green category page.
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