The Jeep 7-seat SUV was spied testing on in the USA
in October this year. Now, it has reached China for road testing, spy shots
published by autohome.com.cn have revealed.
According to a recent trademark filing in China,
Jeep could name its 7-seat SUV ‘Jeep Grand Commandeer’. From the SUV’s
proportions and visible exterior elements, including the headlamps, tail lamps
and tailpipes, it looks like the production version of the Jeep Yuntu concept.
The Jeep 7-seat SUV, will ride on
a unibody platform. The Jeep Yuntu concept was a plug-in hybrid vehicle. The
Jeep 7-seat SUV, according to the Chinese publication’s report, will draw power
from a 270 hp 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine. This engine should find its
place in the facelifted 2019 Jeep Cherokee as well. In addition to the petrol
engine, Jeep could offer a plug-in hybrid option for the three-row SUV. The
hybrid variant could borrow the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid’s powertrain, which
consists of a 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 petrol engine and two electric motors.
The Jeep 7-seat SUV is expected to have its world
premiere at the 2018 Beijing Auto Show in April next year. Its production
should commence later the same year.