The acclaimed premiere Bronco haunts: Jeep has published videotizer with a hybrid Wrangler
The American brand, owned by FCA group, intends to expand the range of its SUV frame.
Edition Jeep Wrangler was established in 1986, and the current SUV, the fourth generation, the brand introduced in the 2017th. Note, after the change of generation sales model in the US has increased significantly. According to Carsalesbase for 2018 dealers were able to implement 240 032 instance, which corresponds to an increase of 26%. This result – a record in the history of the Wrangler. However, last year the figure decreased by 5% (to 228 042 pieces). And then there’s the presentation of the direct competition of Ford Bronco, which caused a lot of noise in the States. It is not surprising that Jeep wants to attract the attention of buyers to their products.
Probably for this reason that the company recently published a short video featuring a hybrid version of the Jeep Wrangler. In the video the car moves on the road, including shows horses grazing in a field. According to the slogan in the video, the new Jeep would be “so quiet that will not disturb you during the holidays”.
The company still does not disclose details about the powertrain of the hybrid. We only know that this version will get a raise 4xe to the title. By the way, a hybrid Jeep Wrangler was debuted at the beginning of this year: the electrified frame of the SUV in January showed at the consumer electronics show CES in Las Vegas. It was expected that the brand will reveal the characteristics of plug-in hybrid setup in the framework of the car dealers in Geneva, new York and Beijing, but they canceled because of a pandemic coronavirus.
According to preliminary data, the Wrangler will borrow the hybrid system in Chrysler Pacifica. In this case, the basis of the power plant can enter the V6 petrol engine volume of 3.6 liters, as well as transmission with integrated electric motor (or motors). Reserve when driving in pure electric mode may be enough for 50 km.
As Kolesa.ru previously reported, further marking 4xe will get a fully electric version of Jeep models. Earlier the company planned that in 2022 in the line their will be at least four.
The other day the Jeep also showed a concept SUV frame 392 Wrangler Rubicon equipped with eight-cylinder engine capacity of 6.4 liters with a power of 456 HP (torque – 610 Nm). This motor is aggregated with eight-speed automatic transmission. On acceleration from zero to almost a hundred (97 km/h) this Wrangler will need less than five seconds. The company hasn’t officially announced that it intends to launch an SUV with a V8 engine in the series, but there is such a possibility.
Photo: Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
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Photo: Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
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Photo: Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
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Recall that in the motor line current Jeep Wrangler include two petrol engines: a 2.0-liter “turboservice” I4 with the recoil 272 HP (torque – 400 Nm) and a Pentastar V6 volume of 3.6 liters, with a capacity of 289 HP (352 Nm). In addition, the range has a 264-horsepower 3.0-liter turbodiesel V6 (599 Nm). It offers a six-speed “mechanics” and 8АКП.
The main competitor frame SUV Jeep Ford Bronco – in the range are a pair of petrol engines: 273-strong petrol “turboservice” EcoBoost volume of 2.3 liters (420 Nm), which is paired with either semiskorostnoy “mechanics” or with 10АКП; and “byturbulence” EcoBoost 2.7 litres with output of 314 HP (542 Nm), it is the kit only offered a ten step “automatic”. On sale in the American market the novelty will arrive in the spring of 2021.