The Jeep Renegade will remain in the catalog for eleven years, with two interludes to breathe new life into it: the first took place in 2018, the second will arrive in 2022. Discovery of the first images of the next restyling.
Launched in 2014 and restyled in 2018, the Jeep Renegade will once again pass on the operating table. Because the compact SUV of the American brand still has a long career ahead of it that will take it until 2025. Enough to give time to the “baby” Jeep project to enter the scene in early 2023 and allow the second generation of the Renegade to grow in size. Now part of the Stellantis group, Jeep is reorganizing its ranges accordingly.
Subtle evolutions for the Renegade
Prototypes of the Jeep Renegade phase 3 were found in Brazil, not far from its production site located in Goiana. Remember that the Jeep renegade sold in Europe are manufactured in Italy in the Melfi factory. Some stylistic changes are expected, and technology will advance as well. Enough to accompany the plug-in hybrid engines called 4xe, presented in the summer of 2019 and then marketed in France in the summer of 2020.
Despite the heavy camouflage we can guess a softer grille design, while at the rear the optical unit should adopt scrolling indicators. On board, the Renegade 2022 will be entitled to the wheel recently released by the restyled Jeep Compass, behind which will nestle a digital instrumentation. Nothing new on the touchscreen. It will retain a diagonal of 8.4 inches, the dashboard not having been redesigned. However, the multimedia system software should be more responsive.
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Gasoline, hybrid but no more diesel
Under the hood, the 190 and 240 hp PHEV (4xe) versions will always be the model’s heyday, Conversely the 1.6 Multijet 130 diesel unit which could leave the scene for good. Finally, the gasoline offer will remain camped on the 120 hp 1.0 and 150 hp 1.3 engines.
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