The significance of Fiat Chrysler’s decision to unveil the 2015 Renegade in Geneva in March is plain: It will be the first U.S.-market Jeep to be built abroad. Sharing a platform with the Fiat 500L and built in Fiat’s Melfi, Italy, assembly plant, the Renegade also has a simple mission: to give Jeep an entry-level model that’s not a Compass or Patriot. While there certainly will be howls from the most reverent Jeep enthusiasts about the Renegade’s immigrant status, the new B-segment crossover should work harder at putting a smile on your spare-tire cover than those two small leftovers from the DaimlerChrysler era. The official line is that the Renegade is not a replacement for those fraternal C-segment twins. But we imagine that’s just corporate misdirection to keep the retail faucet flowing until Renegades hit dealer showrooms early next year with a base price below $20,000. *READ MORE ››*
Reported by Car and Driver 6 hours ago.
The significance of Fiat Chrysler’s decision to unveil the 2015 Renegade in Geneva in March is plain: It will be the first U.S.-market Jeep to be built abroad. Sharing a platform with the Fiat 500L and built in Fiat’s Melfi, Italy, assembly plant, the Renegade also has a simple mission: to give Jeep an entry-level model that’s not a Compass or Patriot. While there certainly will be howls from the most reverent Jeep enthusiasts about the Renegade’s immigrant status, the new B-segment crossover should work harder at putting a smile on your spare-tire cover than those two small leftovers from the DaimlerChrysler era. The official line is that the Renegade is not a replacement for those fraternal C-segment twins. But we imagine that’s just corporate misdirection to keep the retail faucet flowing until Renegades hit dealer showrooms early next year with a base price below $20,000. *READ MORE ››*
Reported by Car and Driver 6 hours ago.