Jeep Renegade, new CUV

[Capt Worley PE]

Chrysler Group unveiled a new small Jeep SUV that will be built in Italy. The Renegade will be the first Jeep ever to be built exclusively outside of the United States. It was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland.

The Renegade will be produced with 16 different engine and transmission combinations and will be sold in more than 100 countries, Chrysler Group said, including the United States. Since the merger of Chrysler and Fiat in January, Chrysler Group is now part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The Renegade includes input from both the American and Italian sides of that company.

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The Renegade will offer the sort of off-road capability traditionally associated with Jeeps, Chrysler said in its announcement, but with city-sized proportions. Like the Jeep Wranger, it will be available with removable roof panels.

http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/04/autos/jeep-suv-renegade/index.html?iid=HP_LN

 

[Road Guy]

facepalm

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

lol @ "sort of off-road capability"

 

[Capt Worley PE]

I think it is going to be a huge hit.

Tiny CUV's are doing well. Look at the Buick Encore. And this is for world markets, where they will sell even better.

If they were going after the Soul/Juke crowd, they hit it out of the park.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Even hipsters need to get to wor.... ok I can't finish it without laughing.

 

[Road Guy]

I really think out of respect for the jeep namesake they should change the ******* name. This is a renegade

 

[Supe]

Even hipsters need to get to wor.... ok I can't finish it without laughing.

That's what their fixed speed bicycles are for.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

I really think out of respect for the jeep namesake they should change the ******* name. This is a renegade

Too much chrome.

Negates the round eyes.

Not a jeep.

 

[Road Guy]

Jesus Christ it was just the first pic I pulled of the net.. Lets see your jeep!

 

[Capt Worley PE]

Jesus Christ

No, it's me, Worley.

it was just the first pic I pulled of the net.. Lets see your jeep!

 

[knight1fox3]

How about the JP version?

 

[engineergurl]

based on EB.com established standards... ^^^ that is not a jeep

 

[Road Guy]

I would argue that the YJ jeeps are probably the last real jeeps because all the ones that came after it had too much really electronic ******** options in

 

[Capt Worley PE]

I would argue that the YJ jeeps are probably the last real jeeps because all the ones that came after it had too much really electronic ******** options in

That argues that the CJs are the last real jeeps (which I actually concur with).

I'd actually say the CJ-5 was the last real jeep, because the -7s were made for the sissy-boy automatics.

 

[Road Guy]

I owned a CJ-5, a YJ, and a TJ... My favorite was the YJ. The CJ 3 speed handled horribly on the pavement above 40 mph, the TJ just had too much **** to break and I found the YJ comfortable in the middle... Comfortable enough on the highway but great for the dirt and mud

The CJ looks "cooler" but in the winter they have zero heat , dangerous roll bar and really zero comfort(I drove one to Daytona- good lord that was a long long trip)..

 

[Capt Worley PE]

^There is no way I'd use one for a daily driver. That isn't what they were made for.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

How about the JP version?

I know a few of those (I'm in the red hoodie next to my car, the guy in the yellow shirt to my left is a good friend and owns both the JP Jeep and the Ecto-1 Magnum):

 

[Capt Worley PE]

^What's the 10AE RX-7 supposed to be?

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

It's from an anime movie, Initial D. The other car in the below picture is the main character's car, the RX-7 is his friend.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_D

 

[DVINNY]

That's a cool pic. (3 posts back)

My kids would love the Doc Hudson