With the much-awaited Compass, Jeep has created waves with its SUV in India. After which the Renegade might make its way to India as well in 2018.
While India gears up for the upcoming Compass, Jeep is already thinking about launching the smaller Renegade towards the end of next year. Now the Renegade is based on the same platform as the Compass and will share plenty of components. Size wise the Renegade has pretty much the same proportions as the Renault Duster or the Hyundai Creta, but boats a retro design theme which harks back to the original toothy Jeep design. Expected to be assembled alongside the Compass, the Renegade is sure to boast top notch quality thanks to stringent quality levels. On the engine front, the Renegade might get the same engines as the Compass albeit with slightly detuned power figures. Expect the 2.0 litre MultiJet engine to put out 140Bhp in the Renegade. It will also get a 1.4 Litre MultiAir engine that might make the same power as the diesel unit.
With a strong off-road heritage, expect the Renegade to be available with four-wheel drive options along with two-wheel drive variants. The Renegade will be positioned below the Compass and is expected to be the most affordable SUV in Jeep’s line up. In a bid to keep costs down, the Renegade might miss out on features like ESP, curtain airbags, frequency sensing damping shock absorbers and then some. We expect prices to start in the region of Rs. 16 lakh with the launch to happen towards the end of 2018.
