Jeep's range: modern models

Jeep is one of the most famous American automakers. It dates back to 1941 and is considered the creator of the first mass SUV, after which cars of this class received an unofficial name. In this article, the modern Jeep range is considered.

Renegade

The simplest model of the firm. It was included in the Jeep range in 2014. It is a compact crossover built on the Fiat 500X platform . Has a body 5-door hatchback. The car is equipped with six engines: two diesel engines with a volume of 1.6-2 liters and four 1.4-2.4 liters with gasoline engines. Has 2 MKPP, 2 robotic and one automatic transmission. Renegade is available with front and four-wheel drive. The cost starts from 1.46 million rubles.

Compass

This is a compact crossover included in the Jeep range in 2006. Created on a platform developed in conjunction with Mitsubishi. Has a bearing 5-door body wagon. Compass meets with two diesels of 2 and 2.2 liters and a 2.4-liter petrol engine. Equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission and a variator with front and four-wheel drive. At the moment, the sale is not received.

Cherokee

The first generation of this machine, produced from 1974 to 1983, was a full-size SUV. The next two generations, which produced from 1984 to 2013, were compact off-road Jeep cars. The 2013 model lineup was replenished with the mid-size SUV Cherokee, which is still produced. As well as Renegade, the machine is built on a platform of joint development with Fiat and has a bearing structure. The car is equipped with two 2.4 and 3.2 liter petrol engines and one automatic transmission. Available with full and front-wheel drive. The price of Cherokee starts from 1.659 million rubles.

Grand Cherokee

Was included in the Jeep range in 1993. It is the largest car in the range of the company. Currently, the fourth generation is in production (from 2010). The frame is integrated into the 5-door station wagon. The car is equipped with a diesel engine of 3 liters and three gasoline volumes of 3.6-6.4 liters. It has four-wheel drive and two automatic transmissions. The cost of Grand Cherokee starts from 2.775 million rubles. Sport version of the SRT with a 6.4 liter engine is more expensive than the base car almost 2 times (its starting price is 5.2 million rubles).

Wrangler

This car is the direct successor of CJ, the first auto Jeep. The lineup replenished with this version instead of the previous one in 1987. The range of the company stands apart from the main line represented by traditional SUVs. Since 2007, the third generation of Wrangler has been in production. It is available with a hard and soft roof in the 5- and 3-door versions. And the first concerns to compact SUV, the second - to среднеразмерным. It meets with 2.8 liters diesel and petrol 3.6 and 3.8 liter engines. Equipped with all-wheel drive, three automatic and one manual transmission. The price starts from 3,115 (3,22 for a 5-door version) million rubles.

Features

Currently, Jeep is a division of Chrysler. Traditionally, the brand is focused solely on the production of off-road vehicles, although there is only one serious classic off-roader (Wrangler) in its assortment. The remaining models with the change of generations turned into urban SUV (Cherokee, Grand Cherokee). The two newest models initially belong to this segment (Compass, Renegade).

In the local market, the brand does not belong to the popular. So, in 2012, slightly more than 4.7 thousand cars were sold, while in the USA - 10 times more (more than 474 thousand).