The Jeep Renegade and Jeep Compass plug-in hybrids were an open secret and, finally, Jeep has decided to show them to the public at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. Both share the same platform, which will mean ease of production for the brand.
At first glance it will be difficult to distinguish them from the traditional combustion Jeep Renegade and Jeep Compass, and the fact is that the manufacturer has not invented anything new, maintaining its aesthetics and adding only the power outlet to plug them into the network. Of course, in the passenger compartment they have a specific instrument panel and a screen in the center console that shows information about the electrical section. Look at the below
Jeep Rengegade halo headlights, are they impressived you?
Its propulsion system is shared, with both models using a 1.3 turbo gasoline engine that is combined with a small block coupled to the rear axle, which gives it the so-called 4x4e all-wheel drive, since it is this that moves the rear wheels exclusively. , and with a small battery that gives it a range in electric mode of 100 kilometers.
Although Jeep has not wanted to specify, the Renegade PHEV will have a power greater than 190 hp and can accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in about 7 seconds. For its part, the Compass PHEV has 240 horsepower. Both are pending approval, but their emission figures are estimated at 50 g/km of CO2.