Jeep has launched the Commander, a three-row SUV based on the Compass, in the South American markets The new Jeep Commander is the newest 7-seater SUV and will be manufactured at its facility in Brazil.

The new Jeep Commander features the brand's signature grille up front, flanked on either side by sleek LED headlamp clusters. The LED daytime running lights are integrated with the fog lamps, positioned on the front bumpers.

The three-row SUV measures 4,769 mm in length, 1,859 mm in width, and 1,682 mm in height. The SUV has a wheelbase of 2,794 mm.

The new Jeep Commander is similar to the Compass. It comes packed with plenty of premium features and tech, including a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a fully digital instrument cluster, panoramic sunroof, premium leather, and suede upholstery all around, wireless charging.

Jeep Commander has a large boot space that can hold 233 litres at least with all seven seats up. However, it can be increased to up to 661 liters with the third-row seats down. If the last two rows are folded, the luggage capacity can go up to 1,760 litres.

The 2022 Jeep Commander will be offered in two trims - Limited & Overland. Both variants come with a choice of two engine options including a 1.3-litre turbo-petrol engine producing 185 BHP / 270 Nm and a 2.0-litre turbo-diesel unit producing 178 BHP / 380 Nm.

The Commander SUV comes with seven airbags (two front, two sides, two curtains, and one for the driver's knee) and all the semi-autonomous systems of the ADAS, which translates to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems as some of the key safety features. 

The prices for the Jeep Commander in Brazil start from BRL 199,990 (USD 38000).

Jeep will introduce the 7-seater SUV in India as well, although the India-spec model will be called 'Meridian'. The Jeep Meridian is expected to launch in India sometime in early-2022.

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Fiat Chrysler’s Jeep brand is starting to offer gas-electric hybrid and eventually full electric powertrains across its lineup.

The company rolled out the first of them for the U.S. on Thursday, a plug-in rechargeable Wrangler to go on sale in America, Europe and China early next year.

The Wrangler 4xe can go 40 kilometers on electricity before a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine takes over. Drivers can choose to have an engine-powered generator recharge the batteries (at a higher fuel consumption rate), although it would take about 2.5 hours at 72.4 to 88.5 kilometers per hour to fully replenish them.

The Wrangler 4xe, due in showrooms early next year, will have a 375 horsepower available if electric and gas motors are used at the same time, and the company says it will get the equivalent of 50 miles per gallon of gasoline (21.3 kilometers per liter). It can also run in a hybrid mode, switching between gasoline and electricity to get the most efficiency.

Fiat Chrysler says Jeep will have electric options on each of its vehicles in the next few years. Already it’s introducing plug-in Compass and Renegade small SUVs in Europe.

The market in the U.S. also is unclear for a plug-in Wrangler, or any electric vehicles for that matter, Fiat Chrysler said. Last year in the U.S., only 310,000 plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles were sold, less than 2% of the market.

The price for the plug-in wasn’t revealed, but it will surely be a premium over the gas-powered version. A four-door model for 2021 starts at $31,795.

At the other end of the spectrum, Fiat Chrysler also announced that the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer full-size SUVs will return next year. The company showed off a Grand Wagoneer concept vehicle with a fully electric powertrain.

Source: AP

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The US automaker showcased its future plans for the Jeep electric SUV. Now, the brand has revealed that it would bring the first all-electric Jeep in the first half of 2023.

Jeep's parent company Stellantis has confirmed this during the latest financial result announcement. According to Stellantis, it will launch 21 low-emission vehicles over the next two years.

The fourth-largest automaker in the world has also confirmed that it plans to invest around $35.5 billion in the electrification of its fleet of vehicles by 2025.

Jeep would be one of the major brands to receive a chunk of this huge investment. This comes in line with Jeep's strategy to electrify 70% of its total global sales by 2025.

The future Jeep electric SUVs would get autonomous off-roading capabilities, remote vehicle tracking, self-driving technology, etc among other features.

It would also get a multi-power port, biometric facial recognition to unlock the vehicle, dynamic tire pressure for off-roading adventures, peer-to-peer charging, the ability to connect with a drone.

Jeep Wrangler already comes available in a hybrid 4xe configuration in China and Europe. Among other electrified Jeep models, Compass and Renegade are available with plug-in hybrid options.

The automaker is working on a Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrid that could launch later in 2021.

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