With the suspension in full flex with that “lift” I’d imagine the ride quality is pretty bad. You’ll get ground clearance, but that’s about it. Norm would have quite a bit to say about that monstrosity, and none of it good. Bob Sheaves too probably, he’s not a fan of lift kits IIRC. That thing looks like a bullfrog in full rigor mortis.
The 2.0T that gets better mileage than the 2.4 in the Cherokee is a no brainer, of course the Renegade and Compass should be modified to take it. Federalizing a small 4 cylinder after Dieselgate? Absolutely not, even without the tougher emissions regulations coming that is a terrible idea.
Yeah that was honestly my first thoughts too, lol.
The Renegade build and price show the 1.3T as the standard engine on the Trailhawk.
Yep that's Renegade, the subcompact, the one wrong sized for the US. I said they should all get it.
Front end face be like: 😐
Nobody knows how big that is, though. The general guess I've seen is that its Compass sized, so bigger then the Renegade. However, it could be bigger, pushing it into the middle or even larger end of the compact class. We also don't have a name so whether its a new version of something or a whole new separate vehicle isn't clear. For all we know, that is the new Cherokee or its replacement and they will offer an all electric version.
While I agree that those numbers look bad, we have no idea to what degree they throttled production of those models to make sure they could support initial demand for the four new models that showed up last year. If you go back to 2019 those vehicles all did much better. Renegade was at 77k, Compass at 144k, and Cherokee at 191k.
Cherokee has always been bad. And by bad I mean high incentives to get the number of sales to what they were.
The problem I saw (as a former KL Trailhawk owner) was that Cherokee was very much a compromise, square peg in a round hole. It tried to fulfill too many "needs":
I think this is more a compass replacement than renegade. Reason: it fits with the style it already has, adds a little Cherokee drl/headlight style up front, and has the hidden rear door handles from the first generation model.
I honestly think it is the replacement for the Renegade....They didn't really do much with the current update only a grill change and inclusion of the digital instrument panel. Plus the Renegade is a full 2 years older than the Compass and it looks like it has styling cues from both Compass and Renegade. I just hope this makes the market because it is a sharp looking little CUV
Toyota and Honda and Nissan and Mazda and Chevy/Buick and Subaru and Hyundai/Kia and Ford and VW. The segment is competitive, the little Jeeps aren't.
That's what happens when you put all your eggs in the Jeep basket. You can't assign any of those roles to Chrysler/Dodge.
Good Catch!
