We tested the petrol engined Jeep Avenger a few months ago – and to our surprise we didn’t like it very much.
There wasn’t a great deal about it to dislike (though we were horrified to find that the bodywork in the engine compartment hadn’t been fully painted) but very little to get excited about. Our conclusion was that the
EV version is better.
Here, we’re taking a quick look back at why. The Avenger was initially launched here as a 4×2 EV, with the aforementioned petrol model coming along later – in addition to an e-Hybrid and the all-wheel drive plug-in 4xe.
List prices start at £26,050 (petrol), £27,050 (e-Hybrid), £29,999 (EV) and £31,219 (4xe). So the EV is not bustingly expensive as EVs go, even when you climb the range (there are three models, with the top Summit model giving you the full works for £33,999).
It has 156bhp and 192lbf.ft, it’ll go from 20%-80% in less than 30 minutes with a fast charger and it’ll cover up to 248 miles on a brimmed battery. And. overall, the Avenger has been responsible for something like a tripling of Jeep’s sales in the UK, so whether you prefer to plug in or fill up it’s clearly doing great things as a vehicle.
Now, we know that the bulk of the people who choose vehicles do so based on things like its looks, cabin, media system, brand name and whether you can get it in a nice colour. Jeep certainly ticks the brand name box and the Avenger collects all the others, too.
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