Renegade concept at Detroit Auto Show

[kayadog]

http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/2015-jeep-renegade-is-an-off-road-poster-child-in-this-1686822051

Some nice Renegade photos. Word is that they have begun to arrive at U.S. dealers.

 

[GetOutThere]

Took a good look at the Renegade here in Canada at the Canadian International Auto Show. Gotta say... for what it was, I wasn't overly impressed. Nice little vehicle, don't get me wrong... but $39k for a loaded Trailhawk. As a comparison, you could get the Nissan xTerra Pro4x for the same price, or the Frontier Pro4x for $37k.
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Granted, you're paying for some new tech, and great fuel economy, but still... hard to justify that price, especially since the Wrangler has a nicer interior in my opinion. Hell, the Cherokee Trailhawk is like $2k more, and is worlds better in terms of interior, with the same tech, and arguably the same off road chops.

 

[kayadog]

Is that Canadian dollars? I think the Trailhawk is about 26k U.S. For over 30k I'd be looking at at WK2 or Jk.

 

[GetOutThere]

Is that Canadian dollars? I think the Trailhawk is about 26k U.S. For over 30k I'd be looking at at WK2 or Jk.

Yes. As a comparison, in 2012 I bought my JKUR brand new, well optioned, at $45k.

 

[kojackJKU]

Yes, the dollar has tanked again, So our vehicle pricing went back up. pricing all depends on what you want. If you want a small rig, that has more capability than anything in its class, the renegade is worth every penny, if you are looking for more of a traditional rig, then the xterra or wrangler is a better buy.

 

[aristobrat]

Took a good look at the Renegade here in Canada at the Canadian International Auto Show. Gotta say... for what it was, I wasn't overly impressed. Nice little vehicle, don't get me wrong... but $39k for a loaded Trailhawk.

Holy currency conversions.

Playing around on the US website, it costs US$33,105 to build a Renegade Trailhawk that has just about every option:
Uconnect
Leather-Trimmed Seats
Remote Start
Passive Entry
9 Amplified Speakers with Subwoofer
Navigation w/ SiriusXM
Power Retractable/Removeable Panels
Tow Package
Premium Group (A/C dual zone auto temp control, heated front seats/wheel, power seats, wiper de-icer)
Blind Spot and Cross Path detection
Security Alarm

Equipping a Cherokee as closely as possible costs about US$4,000 more.

 

[RubiconGeoff]

Equipping a Cherokee as closely as possible costs about US$4,000 more.

I just did the same thing and got a ~$4000 difference between a similarly-equipped Renegade and Cherokee.

 

[kayadog]

Not sure how I feel about the trailer but love the Renegade (if it is real and not photoshop). It looks like it has a small lift. I wonder what the wheel/tire combo is?

 

[kayadog]

 

[kayadog]

Found some more info. It is from the Geneva auto show and is a Euro spec Trailhawk with a lift.

http://www.carscoops.com/2015/02/jeep-renegade-gets-trailer-sidekick.html?m=1

 

[GetOutThere]

The pricing I quoted earlier in the thread, despite being straight from the auto show board, is not what the build and price tells me on the site. A fully loaded Trailhawk was $35k on Jeep.ca

 

[GetOutThere]

Found some more info. It is from the Geneva auto show and is a Euro spec Trailhawk with a lift.

http://www.carscoops.com/2015/02/jeep-renegade-gets-trailer-sidekick.html?m=1

That front skid certainly isn't the usual one!

 

[Haf-E]

Anyone hear any numbers on the cargo weight capacity of the Renegade? GVWR? Curious how it stacks up against the Cherokee and the Wrangler Unlimited... Its a value which could make me choose one over the other.

Thanks!

 

[kojackJKU]

You cannot compare the renegade against the Cherokees. Of course both Cherokees have more cargo capacity. Compare the gade to its competition. which the Cherokee family is not.

 

[Tekel]

The renegade looks ok, its biggest fault is its built on the fiat 500L platform. Jeeps quality and reliability has fallen off a cliff. As seen by the first fiatjeep cherokee. That thing has had issue after issue and failure after failure. I don't expect this to be much different.