Codenamed “Wagoneer S” for speed, the upcoming midsize electric Jeep SUV needs a proper name.
, it has a swoopier look, modern LED-lit face, and a roof line that dives under the rear wing. The electric SUV will have a range of about 400 miles. But it has no name yet.in an interview."We have a few in the basket."The global chief said he would like to elicit the help of the Jeep community to choose the name. The plan is to organize a sweepstake on social media. Jeep will chum the waters by throwing out some suggestions and direction. He would not divulge them in advance.
The Wagoneer name has a lot of heritage and the new SUV is very modern, which makes it hard to know if the name should harken to the past or the future, Meunier says.The Wagoneer S will be built in North America, using the STLA Large platform, but the automaker is not saying where yet. Meunier notes there are. Most manufacturing decisions have been made but a few had yet to be finalized. The SUV will be assembled in North America where it will launch first, and then be exported to Europe.
The Wagoneer S is one of four new fully electric Jeeps for North America by the end of 2025. Meunier said the concept is almost final design and essentially production ready so what you see is what you will get.Also on tap are plug-in versions of the larger members of the Wagoneer family. A Jeep Grand Wagoneer 4xe and Jeep Wagoneer 4xe will hit the market in 2024. Meunier said it has not been determined yet whether they will be designated as 2024 or 2025 model years.
Jeep plans to offer electric versions of all its vehicles with the goal of EVs accounting for half of its total sales in North America and all its European sales by 2030.