JEEP will supply its Avenger light-segment SUV in Australia from the second half of 2024 as an all-electric proposition, round 18 months after the mannequin went on sale in Europe.
Expressions of curiosity in Jeep’s first electrical mannequin – which shares its Peugeot/Citroen eCMP underpinning with the likes of the Fiat 600, DS 3 Crossback, Opel Mokka and Peugeot 2008 – are actually open, the Avenger making a claimed 115kW/260Nm through a single electrical motor driving the entrance wheels.
The Avenger incorporates a 400V/54kWh lithium-ion battery pack which might ship a driving vary of as much as 400km (WLTP). AC and DC charging (as much as 100kW) is offered, replenishing cost from 20 – 80 per cent in as little as 24 minutes.
Jeep Australia says the Polish-built Avenger “spearheads the introduction of a portfolio of succesful, totally electrical autos, and is a key part in a world electrification technique because the model strikes in direction of changing into the world chief in zero exhaust emission SUVs”.
Measuring 4084mm in size, 1776mm in width, and 1528mm in top, the five-seat Avenger gives 355 litres of cargo house with the rear seats in place, giving it related baggage quantity to opponents just like the Kia Stonic (352 litres) or Mitsubishi ASX (358 litres).
Promising “all-terrain and all-weather functionality”, the Avenger will supply “an entire sequence of security and ADAS options” able to offering Stage-2 autonomous driving.
Different customary security expertise contains adaptive cruise management, autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian and bicycle owner detection, blind spot monitoring, self-parking, and a 180º reversing digital camera with “drone view”.
In-cabin connectivity sees the Avenger supply the newest Uconnect infotainment system mixed with a digital instrument panel in both 7.0- or 10.25-inch codecs, relying on variant.
“The Jeep Avenger represents a key milestone for the Jeep model, our first zero exhaust emission SUV,” mentioned, Jeep Australia managing director Michael Filazzola.
“A compact SUV, the Avenger will present a brand new entry level to the Jeep vary whereas including one other stage of electrification to our providing in Australia and represents an extra step within the Jeep model’s evolution.”
Mr Filazzola mentioned additional data, together with native specification data and pricing, will probably be introduced nearer to the mannequin’s launch.
It’s hoped the Avenger will assist Jeep to rekindle curiosity within the model, whose gross sales have declined significantly over the previous 18-24 months.
Appreciable value will increase on many fashions within the present Jeep portfolio have seen the American model’s gross sales figures fall to near-record lows, with whole year-to-date (YTD) gross sales tallying simply 2937 items (or 0.4 per cent of the general market).
Of that whole, Jeep has offered 951 Compass small SUVs, 16 Cherokees, 658 Wranglers, 805 Grand Cherokees, and 507 Gladiator utes.
