Jeep car is tearing down the doors on the electric vehicle party by finally fully detailing its first all-electric product, the 2024 Wagoneer S is incredibly quickly and confusingly named. Jeep’s first electric vehicle Coming to dealers are a lot of impressive numbers: 600 horsepower, 617 pound-feet of torque, 300 miles of range, 6,700 pounds of girth, a 0-to-60 time of 3. .4 seconds and a starting price of almost $72,000.
Even though it’s an electric car, Jeep still wants it Driver S behave like an off-road Jeep. That’s why it will come with Standard 4-wheel drive And Jeep’s Selec-Terrain transaction management system with five driving modes, including Snow and Sand, so you can get by driver It’s dirty. It also has enough power to tow a 3,400-pound trailer if you’re into that sort of thing.
The driver S rides on Stellantis’ STLA large platformso it also has all the usual EV stuff you’d expect from a modern car luxury electric crossover. Jeep says its 400-volt, 100-kWh battery pack can be charged from 20 to 80 percent in just 23 minutes if you’re using a DC fast charger, and every Launch Edition truck will receive a free 48-amp pack. fee Level 2 home charger or public charge credit. Not too bad.
Outside driver The S certainly looks like a Jeep, only nicer. It still has the classic seven-slot grille that has been synonymous with Jeeps for decades, but it no longer serves the same function. Because there is no need for an upper grille tram, Jeep decided to use it for accent lighting. After all, it’s the trendy thing to do and I think it looks pretty cool – better than the glowing icons, anyway. There are aluminum and satin black accents, and the wheels are only 20 inches.
The driver S uses flush-mounted door handles and a more aerodynamic shape for improved efficiency, incl The sloping roofline with a giant cantilevered rear spoiler is placed above the sloping rear window. Jeep says the Wagoneer S has a pretty good drag coefficient of 0.29. All in all, it’s a really nice design that, while not revolutionary, brings the Jeep brand seamlessly into the electric age. That is, it looks exactly like what you think it does an electric Jeep crossover will look like
The interior tells much the same story. It seems like every other modern Jeep interior, with a lot of screens – four to be specific. There’s one for the gauge cluster, two stacked in the center console and one in front of the passenger. In total, Jeep says there’s more than 45 inches of screen and doesn’t include a head-up display or rearview mirror camera. The flat bottom two-spoke steering wheel looks more strange than other Jeeps.
Aside from the plethora of piano black plastic, there seems to be a pretty good mix of materials and surfaces that make up the interior of the piano. driver S feels like something that should costs more than 70,000 USD. Jeep said so recycled materials are all “intentionally integrated” into the crossover’s interior, and the seating surfaces, dashboard, doors and console are all covered in non-leather synthetic material.
Jeep is also doing away with conventional opening doors in the interior – like so many other electric vehicles, the Wagoneer S will do just that. thumb buttons to open the door. Additionally, like most expensive luxury SUVs, it will come with an array of ambient lighting with 64 colors to choose from, giving the 5-passenger Wagoneer S any color you want. can think of.
Similar to other high-end Jeep models, Wagoneer S is equipped McIntosh stereo system, and this application has 1,200 watts of power, 19 speakers and a 12-inch rear subwoofer. That’s a strong guy. It will come standard with everything you would expect from a luxury car such as a surround-view camera, a suite of driver assistance systems, blind-spot monitoring, a panoramic sunroof, 12-way power seats, Heated and ventilated seats. at all four corners and Jeep’s Uconnect infotainment system.
So, on paper, the 2024 Wagoneer S sounds like a pretty attractive package. People love Jeeps, so this seems like the natural next step for the brand. However, I only have one problem with it: the name. I don’t understand why it’s called the Wagoneer S, and that’s mostly because of the size. The truck is 192.4 inches long, which is actually 1.1 inches long shorter two rows more than the Grand Cherokee. It’s a whopping 22.3 inches shorter than the shortest Wagoneer. I do not understand. The only thing I can think of is that Jeep feels “driver” the name carries more sauce than “Grand Cherokee.” Clearly, the public chose the namebut I don’t believe that.
Despite the name, the Wagoneer S looks like a really solid contender in the world of mid-size electric crossovers. We just have to follow the trail to see if this Jeep really lives up to its name. Jeep says the 2024 Wagoneer S Launch Edition will be available at dealerships in the US and Canada this year, and it will start at $71,995 including destination.
