Jeep Turns To The Web For Assist Naming Its Electrical Wagoneer S

Jeep has an electrical Wagoneer on the best way. It revealed the mannequin and a number of other others in September, calling it the Wagoneer S on the time. Nevertheless, that gained’t be its official title when it goes on sale. Jeep launched a contest as we speak soliciting potential names from its group. The one who submits the chosen title will win a prize package deal valued at $40,000.

The competition runs from as we speak, Wednesday, November 23, by means of Friday, December 2. Jeep has a web site to just accept submissions, with a kind to fill out. The automaker is limiting submissions to 50 characters or much less. The grand prize winner will obtain a ski journey to Jackson Gap Mountain Resort. The package deal contains airfare, lodging, carry tickets, leases, information or instruction, and a $1,000 reward card to the retail retailer.

The Jeep Wagoneer S is only one EV set to affix the automaker’s lineup within the coming years. Jeep additionally previewed the 2024 Recon, a rugged electrical SUV that the Jeep Wrangler clearly impressed. The Recon and Wagoneer S will enter manufacturing in 2024 within the US.

The Wagoneer S will journey on the automaker’s STLA Giant platform. Jeep anticipates the SUV will supply as much as 600 horsepower (441 kilowatts). It’ll be able to sprinting to 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in 3.5 seconds, with Jeep aiming to offer the SUV as much as 400 miles of vary. A dual-motor configuration is polissible, with all-wheel drive customary and fewer potent fashions additionally attainable.

Whereas the Wagoneer S gained’t go on sale for greater than a yr, reservation books will open in early 2023. That probably means Jeep will host an official debut sooner reasonably than later. CES in January has turn into a very fashionable venue for automakers to launch new know-how and electrical automobiles, standing in for the previous Detroit Auto Present.

Jeep previewed the SUV’s styling, exhibiting off a svelte crossover extra related in measurement to the Jeep Grand Cherokee than the beefy, full-size Wagoneer. The automaker described the Wagoneer’s styling as distinctive, smooth, and aerodynamic. It’ll have “all-terrain administration” and “superior Jeep brand-focused know-how.”