Jeep has an electrical Wagoneer connected the way. It revealed the exemplary and respective others successful September, calling it the Wagoneer S astatine the time. However, that won’t beryllium its authoritative sanction erstwhile it goes connected sale. Jeep launched a contention contiguous soliciting imaginable names from its community. The 1 who submits the chosen sanction volition triumph a prize bundle valued astatine $40,000.
The contention runs from today, Wednesday, November 23, done Friday, December 2. Jeep has a website to judge submissions, with a signifier to capable out. The automaker is limiting submissions to 50 characters oregon less. The expansive prize victor volition person a skis travel to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The bundle includes airfare, lodging, assistance tickets, rentals, usher oregon instruction, and a $1,000 acquisition paper to the retail store.
The Jeep Wagoneer S is conscionable 1 EV acceptable to articulation the automaker’s lineup successful the coming years. Jeep besides previewed the 2024 Recon, a rugged electrical SUV that the Jeep Wrangler intelligibly inspired. The Recon and Wagoneer S volition participate accumulation successful 2024 successful the US.
The Wagoneer S volition thrust connected the automaker’s STLA Large platform. Jeep anticipates the SUV volition connection up to 600 horsepower (441 kilowatts). It’ll beryllium susceptible of sprinting to 60 miles per hr (96 kilometers per hour) successful 3.5 seconds, with Jeep aiming to springiness the SUV up to 400 miles of range. A dual-motor configuration is polissible, with all-wheel thrust modular and little potent models besides possible.
While the Wagoneer S won’t spell connected merchantability for much than a year, preservation books volition unfastened successful aboriginal 2023. That apt means Jeep volition big an authoritative debut sooner alternatively than later. CES successful January has go a precise fashionable venue for automakers to merchandise caller exertion and electrical vehicles, lasting successful for the erstwhile Detroit Auto Show.
Jeep previewed the SUV’s styling, showing disconnected a svelte crossover much akin successful size to the Jeep Grand Cherokee than the beefy, full-size Wagoneer. The automaker described the Wagoneer’s styling arsenic unique, sleek, and aerodynamic. It’ll person “all-terrain management” and “advanced Jeep brand-focused technology.”