A comparatively new saga involving hornets within the Pacific Northwest begins with the adjective “homicide” and will get worse from there. A comparatively dated saga involving hornets within the automotive trade begins with the title “Dodge” and is — or might be — a lot friendlier to plant and animal life. Final yr, former Dodge mum or dad firm Fiat Chrysler trademarked the time period “Dodge Hornet” for the primary time. Two months in the past, an Italian publication credited its sources with information that present mum or dad firm Stellantis will create a Dodge model of the Alfa Romeo Tonale (pictured) and name it the Hornet. Now, Mopar Insiders picked up on Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares sharing a roadmap of the 20 PHEV and battery-electric autos coming our approach within the subsequent two years between the corporate’s 14 manufacturers. Dodge deserves a single PHEV entry within the 2022 column. MI says this would be the Hornet.
As FCA recast its U.S. lineups to provide Dodge extra focus and provides Chrysler a purpose to exist, Dodge misplaced the Caliber, Nitro, and Journey. The way in which this new report is put, and as we mused a yr in the past, the approaching Hornet will change the Journey — an area Dodge may do effectively to return to. By no means given a lot love by the mum or dad firm, the Journey was a hoary outdated factor over its 13 years in the marketplace, however offered in exceptional numbers to the top. In line with Automobile Gross sales Base, gross sales elevated almost yearly for the primary 9 years of the Journey’s life. Even in the course of the gross sales decline over the past 4 years of its manufacturing life, the Journey discovered 298,594 properties within the U.S. Greater than 12,000 zombie models have been moved off tons this yr.
A Dodge Hornet doubtless would not supply the Wal-Mart rollback pricing the Journey was identified for. Additionally, the Hornet would pack in simply two rows, whereas the Journey provided three. However, we’re now speaking about three autos sharing main inside organs; the Alfa Romeo Tonale leans closely on the Jeep Compass platform and internals, and the Dodge is predicted to be constructed on the similar Naples, Italy plant because the Alfa Romeo. The economies of scale are there. As for powertrain, we all know there is a Tonale PHEV coming, but it surely’s thought to get its plug-in system from the Jeep Renegade 4xe that is primarily based across the smaller 1.3-liter four-cylinder with both 190 or 240 complete horsepower as a substitute of the bigger 2.0-liter engine within the Wrangler 4xe. We would count on this for the Hornet, too, and for the Hornet to match the Compass 4xe’s 30 miles of all-electric driving.
Mopar Insiders says the Dodge Hornet even has a codename, both GG or 5920. We would search for official info to come back after the Tonale launches in early 2022.
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