They also revealed a brand-new all-electric SUV idea with a standard transmission.
This isn't a very early April Fool's gag. Jeep simply revealed a mashup of a 1978 Cherokee with a 2022 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe, a higher-end crossbreed SUV, to produce a Frankenstein vehicle that's hefty both on tasty vintage appearances and modern efficiency metrics. The 1978 Jeep Cherokee 4xe Idea vehicle is an old-school two-door event with a contemporary Starburst yellow paint job that could actually be incorrect for a adoringly cared-for, decades-old vehicle.
Underneath the hood is where all the modern technology resides. For the uninitiated, 4xe vehicles are 4x4 plug-in crossbreed electrical SUVs, so there are "2 electrical electric motors, a high-voltage battery load and a modern 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4 engine," as Jeep explains it. An eight-speed transmission and custom 37-inch tires covered about 17-inch "slotted mag" design wheels complete the design. The interior is also a customized job, with low-back container sittings cut in natural leather, a four-point safety cage rather than a back bench seat and a back freight space complete with a full-size spare tire.
This is simply among many idea vehicles Jeep revealed as component of its yearly Easter Jeep Safari occasion kept in Moab, UT, where the company prefers to display some wild models. The various other emphasize is the fully-electric Magneto 3.0 Wrangler model, based upon the two-door 2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. It features a custom-made electrical electric motor that runs up to 6,000 rpm connected to a six-speed manual transmission. That is right, this EV is a standard transmission.
Jeep is messing with this Magneto EV idea for a couple of years, but this year's variation greater than increases the top amps available in the propulsion system and offers a 20 percent increase in range. The electric motor provides up to 900 extra pounds of torque and 650 horse power.
These are idea/model vehicles, so you can't stroll right into a regional display room and try one out, however you could see them personally if you're in Utah from April first to April 9th. Jeep is production huge inroads recently in the crossbreed and EV space, making great up until now on its promise to launch crossbreed variations of each of its primary models by 2025.
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