Jeep reveals all-electric Wrangler principle SUV

Jeep has actually revealed a brand-new all-electric variation of its renowned Wrangler SUV, however customers will likely need to wait a minimum of a couple of years to buy one.

The brand name on Monday debuted the Wrangler “Magneto” as a principle automobile, suggesting it’s a custom-made item generally developed by car manufacturers to assess consumer interest or reveal the future instructions of a car or brand name.

“It’s a sustainable, stealthy, rock-climbing force,” Jim Morrison, vice president of the Jeep brand name in North America, stated throughout a media occasion. “It’s a zero-emissions concept vehicle with Jeep 4×4 capability taken to the next level.”

Jeep executives have actually stated every Jeep will provide some kind of electrification moving forward, however it has actually not verified an all-electric variation of the Wrangler. The business just recently began offering a plug-in hybrid electrical variation of the Wrangler under a brand-new “4xe” name, a play on the brand name’s off-road track record integrated with electrification. Plug-in hybrid electrical designs have batteries like EVs however likewise still have a conventional internal combustion engine.

The Jeep Wrangler Magneto principle is based off a two-door 2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. To make it an EV, engineers switched out its internal combustion engine and some supporting parts for electrical parts such as 4 batteries and an e-motor.

The automobile can as much as 273 foot-pounds of torque and 285 horse power. The Magneto runs 0-60 miles per hour in 6.8 seconds. The business did not launch the electrical series of the automobile.

The most special feature of the Magneto is it has a six-speed handbook transmission, which electrical cars do not need since of their motors. Mark Allen, head of Jeep style, stated the automobile “has the best characteristics” of an automated transmission however the “direct-drive feel” of a manual transmission, which is an essential draw for off-road lovers.

The Magneto was revealed along with a number of other custom-made or principle cars for the Jeep Easter Safari, a yearly off-road occasion for the brand name in Moab, Utah. Jeep frequently utilizes the off-road occasion as a testing room for the abilities of its cars along with a method to assess consumer interest in brand-new items.

“The Moab Easter Jeep Safari has been a great tradition for more than half a century,” Morrison stated. “It’s a place where we get to connect with our most die-hard off-road enthusiasts and the ones who are most loyal to our brand.”