The Jeep Renegade Concept vehicle completes Chrysler’s trio lineup for the upcoming Detroit Auto Show this year. This concept vehicle is already interesting to note as it is not everyday that we encounter a concept vehicle from Jeep. But that’s not all that adds to its interesting appeal as its design and feasibility make the Jeep Renegade concept vehicle all the more interesting.
The Jeep Renegade Concept is covered in all-aluminum construction as the automaker wants to keep its weight down. It is also equipped with a parallel hybrid drivetrain as it consists of 40-mile lithium-ion battery pack coupled with a BLUETEC diesel engine. This is the same battery pack featured in the ecoVo0yager Concept of Chrysler. That is really not what we would expect from the off-road auto maker but it doesn’t mean that its market appeal was reduced. I think it even helped increase its market appeal from having that parallel hybrid drivetrain. Jeep is proudly saying that its concept vehicle can cover 110 miles per gallon which is not a far-fetched thing to happen since it has that 40-mile lithium-ion battery pack.
As Jeep is now to be a producer of off-road vehicles, the design that Jeep Renegade Concept vehicle takes is appropriate for all weather conditions. You can even descry-be it to be somewhat sport because of its speedster windshield and roll bar. And with the lower-door openings and the hose-out interior of the concept vehicle, you can say that it indeed comes from the Jeep clan. It doesn’t have much front overhang and has vertical headlights which provide its front end with an aerodynamic but rugged look. This actually fits well with the seven-slot grill trademark of Jeep vehicles.
Just to give a background of its exterior – its length is 153 inches with a width at H-point of 62.9 inches, a height of 56.3 inches and its wheelbase is 101.6 inches.