2015 Jeep Renegade Limited 4x4 - Test

The taillights also provide small Jeep grille-and-headlights symbols embedded within them. Open the back doors and you will find NO MEASURE! Modeled to the black-plastic rocking chair panel.

We finally quit attempting to locate every one of the whimsical Easter eggs which have turned this latest Jeep from an old Highlights for Children magazine right into a vehicular variant. Just as our photographer put his equipment away we'd discover another small detail that is cartoonish.

Well, Scott, the longsuffering supervisor of the Rainforest Cafe who and then had offered up the vine-covered, gift shop-equipped, themed eatery as our picture place. What better spot to drive this animation Jeep than in an animatronic form of the rain forest in a outlet mall? Just.

Crabby people will believe the overwhelming amount of Easter eggs concealed in the Renegade is daft. Most buyers will not.
But when it appears we are being overly dismissive of the Renegade due to its own silliness, we do not actually mean to be. We're moved by whimsy and silliness. We comprehend what this lively small ute replaces. We recall the misery box which was the Jeep Patriot. We recall also the Compass, which looked such as the wad of material longtime smokers cough up during their morning showers. Those two things continue to be on sale, if you're able to believe it. And though Jeep has never formally stated that they will be replaced by the Renegade, it'll. So we are not unhappy to not be unhappy.

And hey, this li'l Jeep is not saddled with the terrible CVT automatic that its forebears were. So buck up, children!

This Jeeplet has a variation -speed automatic that finds responsibility in Jeep Cherokee and the Chrysler 200. Well, it is also possible to get a six-speed manual transmission, although not in highend Limited variants Renegade like our evaluation. The lower level Sport and Latitude versions come standard using the stick.

Each single time you press on your right foot intensely to the accelerator the engine sends waves of soothing oscillations throughout the pedal. Kind. The 2.4-liter's soundtrack, nevertheless, is less soothing as opposed to whale songs that always accompany spa massages. It is not what you'd call a smooth engine. As in the' earlier application the nine-speed is a decent piece of work by having an complete aversion to equipment that is ninth. It's definitely tuned for fuel efficiency swaps cogs in a effort to get to the best potential equipment when you possibly can. This permits a rest--one from which the Tigershark unwilling to wake up to be taken by it. The large four feels until it drops a gear or two like it is lugging. On the upside, with 175 pound-feet of torque the engine has grunt that is adequate. And it wants it because, at 3454 pounds, our jam-packed four wheel drive Renegade is heavy. It's more heavy by 84 pounds than the last four wheel drive Buick Encore we examined, and it is not hundreds of pounds lighter than four wheel drive Nissan Juke or a Kia Soul. As a result, the Renegade isn't fast. It wants 8.8 seconds to arrive at 60 miles per hour and gets through the quarter mile in 16.8 seconds at 81 miles per hour. It's, nevertheless, faster than a four wheel drive Encore, which at 10.0 seconds to 60 miles per hour is formally slow.

But, consider the matter. Did you anticipate it to be fast? No, you did not. For bopping as well as for excursions to the mall? The turbocharged Renegade is a tenth of a second faster to 60 miles per hour. So do not expect to surprise anyone.

Surprised we were by the impartial handling features of the small box on the skidpad. And, riding on 225/55R 18 Goodyear Eagle Sport All Season tires, it can just handle a measly 0.78 g of hold (about exactly like a minivan). The chassis feels assured, even lively. The relatively quick steering is a huge element here. Our only criticism that is dynamic is the absolutely retro-design brake dive. Hit the brakes for the very first time watching for sidewalk in the nose sniff the Renegade provides adequate braking performance using a 70-to-zero-miles per hour stop of 166 feet (better than your typical minivan).

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You will not really need to take this engine there anyhow, although there is not any way to tell exactly where the redline is.
The matter's relative slowness and crudeness that is small remind us that it is according to an economy model. Nicely, that is a minor wonder, the Renegade is really capable and pleasing to operate a vehicle. It is more challenging to bear this in your mind when the evaluation auto lists. Gulp. But, look, we desired to check out all of the goodies we'd Jeep load up it. For reference, a Sport version with front-wheel drive begins at only under $19,000. The back panel can be powered on by the front panel should you not wish both to remove completely. Our Renegade was of the four wheel drive variety (a $2000 option using a reasonably easy front drive system that automatically engages the back axle on demand, on any trim level). You are not far from your reality in case you think of this as a mechanical traction control apparatus.

All the choices result in a largely cozy and suitable encounter. The road and wind noise will remind you that you're within an market-based vehicle, even though it is a well-equipped one. But Jeep has attempted to attenuate that sound with its "body cavity quieting foam," which sounds like just the thing we have needed for quite a while. The number and steering wheel means that it is not difficult for the motorist to get comfy. The control layout is clear-cut--one of a small number of things that are daft in is a redline (or zone that is reddish) on the tachometer which resembles a glancing paintball strike. Otherwise, this can be a rationally arrayed inside, left in adequate-looking materials, also it functions nicely. Visibility is not any issue, other than columns that are broad. That is around four inches shorter than the usual Civic sedan's. Still, we're able to fit a six-foot-three man -foot-three man. And as a result of the layout that is cubic, there is lots of rear headroom.

With 51 cubic feet of cargo capacity with all the back seats folded, nearly the exact same hauling ability is provided by the Renegade with a higher load flooring, only as an old Audi A4 Avant.