Jeep Renegade

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Jeep Renegade
a 2015 Jeep Renegade in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Overview
ManufacturerJeep (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles)
Model years2015 — present
Body and chassis
Body style5-door SUV
LayoutTransverse front-engine, front-wheel drive / four-wheel drive

The Jeep Renegade is a subcompact crossover SUV. It is built in Melfi, Italy on the same assembly line as the Fiat 500X, which it shares its platform with. The Renegade started production in 2014 as a 2015 model. It is the first Jeep model built only outside of North America. It is sold in South Africa, Europe, North America, and Brazil.

In the US, the Renegade is available in the following trims: Sport, Latitude, Limited, and TrailHawk. All trims except TrailHawk are available with front and four-wheel-drive. The TrailHawk features four-wheel-drive as standard.

The Renegade has two four-wheel drive systems: Active Drive I and Active Drive Low. Both are mated to Jeep's Selec-Terrain System.

Engines[change | change source]

In the US, the Renegade comes powered by the following engines:[1]

  • 1.4 L Inline-4 MultiAir Turbo with 119 kW (160 hp; 162 PS) mated to a 6-speed manual transmission
  • 2.4 L Inline-4 Tigershark MultiAir2 with 134 kW (180 hp; 182 PS) mated to a 9-speed automatic transmission

References[change | change source]

  1. "2015 Jeep Renegade Specs & Features". RoadTests.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-16.

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