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Jeep® Starts To Tease Its All-New Premium Electric Wagoneer S

Scheduled To Start Arriving This Fall...

It’s been fifteen months since Jeep® teased us with two battery-electric vehicle (BEV) offerings it was planning to bring to market in 2024 – the off-road-oriented Jeep Recon (EJ) and ultra-premium Wagoneer S (KX). Since then, Jeep has been silent about the two offerings, leaving fans in the wings. However, today, Jeep has finally begun to tease the new premium electric Wagoneer offering.

Jeep® Wagoneer S Sketch. (Jeep).

Originally, Jeep said it would offer a competition to find an official name for the Wagoneer S; however, it looks like Jeep has at least so far stuck with the name.

Wrapped around the STLA Large architecture, the Wagoneer S will feature a total of 600 horsepower and will have a range of 400 miles. Our sources have told us that the Wagoneer will feature a new 800-watt electrical architecture, which should drastically improve fast-charging speeds. And speaking of speeds, Jeep says the Wagoneer S will have a 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) time of 3.5 seconds.

Looking totally different than the bigger Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, the Wagoneer looks less Jeepish and sleeker than its stablemates.

The front of the vehicle features a completely new take on the traditional seven-slot grille. Angled upright, the seven-slot grille has breaks in it, while LED tracing lighting goes around the top of the slots. The headlights are more horizontal and swept back for a faster and sleeker look. Even the rear of the vehicle looks different, thanks to a floating rear spoiler over the hatch.

Jeep® Wagoneer S Sketch. (Jeep).

As a five-passenger SUV, the Wagoneer S will be similar in size to the next-generation Jeep Cherokee (KM). Although Jeep hasn’t officially announced it yet, our sources have indicated that the next-generation Cherokee, all-new Recon, and Wagoneer S will be produced at the Toluca Assembly Plant in Mexico. The Wagoneer S is expected to go on sale this fall in the United States and Canada (sold initially in Quebec and British Columbia), with worldwide distribution in 2025.

Robert S. Miller

Robert S. Miller is a diehard Mopar enthusiast who lives and breathes all that is Mopar. The Michigander is not only the Editor for MoparInsiders.com, 5thGenRams.com, and HDRams.com but an automotive photographer. He is an avid fan of offshore powerboat racing, which he travels the country to take part in.

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After the events this week with the weather, I hope Stellantis sticks with CCS connectors for its vehicles. After watching the videos of the Tesla supercharging stations frozen in Chicago, I would like to be a fly on the wall at GM and Ford executive offices. Last year they were "oh so smart" for going to the Tesla connecters. Somebody now has to be yelling, "What the heck were you thinking?" when they saw the news.

I cringe when I see the high speed charging voltage rates for these new battery electric Jeep models. The higher speeds seem to contribute to the fire risk. Lugging around larger battery packs cuts into efficiency. So I read such EV announcements bragging on charging speed and range as saying increased risk and lower efficiency.

We must remember that it's Big Brother shoving battery electric power down everyone's throats, and the manufactures must comply. Another hope I have is that Stellantis has a backup plan for these EV products when the, um, stuff hits the HVAC system.

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If there is one thing the Mopar arm of the Stellantis brand knows how to do, it's the fact that they do a good job at marketing with certain vehicles. Just from a personal standpoint, one of the gripes I have with EVs is their looks. They try too hard to look like an EV which to me, and again my personal opinion, is that I don't want a car that looks like an EV, or some cheap looking vehicle. You take a Tesla or a Bolt/Volt or anything in that and you look at them and immediately know they're electric. When you look at what Stellantis, FCA-Mopar is doing with their EVs, while they do have their own uniqueness to them, they don't have that bland appearance to them that make them feel stodgy or out of place. Looking at cars like the Wagoneer S, the Daytona, the Ram 1500 (REV and Ramcharger) and the Recon, while they have slight differences to them, they have many features that set the apart from the EV crowd when it comes to styling and makes them appear more normal. I actually can appreciate the approach that Stellantis (Mopar-branch) is taking with their EVs and hopefully they truly will be game-changers in the EV market. What makes me even happier is that there are companies out there, like Borla, who are embracing the EV market and doing things to bring excitement and customization to what will hopefully be a growing EV performance aftermarket scenario. By no means am I genuinely an EV fan, but with Dodge stepping into the market (Dodge/FCA) I'd consider buying something from the brand

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I noticed how it no longer has a W-A-G-O-N-E-E-R badge on the rear but rather a traditional Jeep emblem. I suppose Stellantis is moving away from the full Wagoneer brand (failure) and moving towards Wagoneer by Jeep?

I also wonder if this, like the new generation of Charger will offer Hurricane powertrains in addition to the electric.

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I noticed how it no longer has a W-A-G-O-N-E-E-R badge on the rear but rather a traditional Jeep emblem. I suppose Stellantis is moving away from the full Wagoneer brand (failure) and moving towards Wagoneer by Jeep?

I also wonder if this, like the new generation of Charger will offer Hurricane powertrains in addition to the electric.

I see Wagoneer on both front and rear in the photos. Don’t think Wagoneer is failing but it will take time to build the brand in a well established luxury niche with a relatively lesser known name. Give it time.
As to a gas engine, that was my hope since I want a mid size luxury Jeep, but never an electric Jeep. My plan B might be a next generation Cherokee but only with a Hurricane six.

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I noticed how it no longer has a W-A-G-O-N-E-E-R badge on the rear but rather a traditional Jeep emblem. I suppose Stellantis is moving away from the full Wagoneer brand (failure) and moving towards Wagoneer by Jeep?

I also wonder if this, like the new generation of Charger will offer Hurricane powertrains in addition to the electric.

People still say Jeep® Wagoneer... is was dumb to spin a subbrand when you are already paying premium prices for the normal models. Just embrace it.

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