I wouldn’t call the new Renegade the most American Jeep on the planet. It’s built in Italy and shares DNA with the Fiat 500X. How fitting that Automobile’s Georg Kacher drove a Euro-spec version of it through the Austrian Alps. Read about his trip after the jump.
When the new 2014 Jeep Cherokee was designed, Jeep drivetrain engineers knew that Jeep customers expect their vehicles to be capable and come with a true low-range. Not only did they do that, but this FWD-based drivetrain architecture features a true locking rear, a true low-range gear ratio, and the trail performance expected out of a Jeep product.
Many people outside of our hobby that are environmentalists see us as gross polluters who destroy natural lands. Honestly, they couldn’t be further from the truth.