The all-electric Jeep Avenger is set to land on Australian shores next year having already established itself in Europe. It will land in showrooms in the second half of 2024 and while local prices and specifications won’t be announced until a later date, the company is confident that it will prove popular. Underpinning the Jeep Avenger is the same Stellantis eCMP architecture as the likes of the Peugeot e-2008, Opel Moka-e, and Citroen DS3 E-Tense. In Europe, it comes standard with an electric motor at the front axle with 154 hp and 260 Nm of torque that receives its juice from a 54 kWh battery located under the front and rear seats, and through the central tunnel. It is good for 550 km of driving in urban settings and 400 km over the combined cycle.
When connected to a fast charger, Jeep
says the Avenger needs just 24 minutes to charge from 20-80% and that 30 km of range can be added in three minutes, enough for the daily driving
needs of most individuals. A key factor in the Avenger’s success in Australia
will be its price. It will need to pull buyers away from similarly-sized
electric SUVs like the BYD Atto 3 and forthcoming Ford Puma EV, although it
does have a more rugged, off-road-focused nature than either of those two. In
the UK, prices for the Avenger start at £ 35,700, which works out to be over
AU$ 71,000.
