Jeep has released two more images of their new
concept car for the Shanghai Auto Show. They furthermore unveiled the
Chinese name of the vehicle: Yuntu (云图). Literally that means cloud
map. The Yuntu previews a new seven-seat SUV especially designed for
China, it will be manufactured locally at the Guangzhou-Fiat joint venture.
The Yuntu will initially only be sold in China, but
might be exported to other markets in the future. It is expected to lauch on
the Chinese car market in early 2018 to compete with cars such as the Volkswagen Teramont, the Ford Edge, and the Toyota
Highlander.
No word yet on power but the renderings show a PHEV badge on the
front fender, so the concept at least will be a plug-in hybrid. The production
car will likely get 2.0 and 3.0 V6 engines, in addition to a hybrid version.
Rumors say that the English name of the production
version will be Commander. The last Jeep to carry that name was
the 2005-2010 Commander
XK.
