Most affordable SUV by Jeep currently under production, will be sub-4 meter in length

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The sub-4 meter SUV segment in India is becoming more popular day by day. As more car manufacturers are entering this segment day by day, Jeep is planning to enter this segment too with is new SUV. Even though the American manufacturer has shown its interest to enter the sub-4 meter segment, it has refrained from making any statement about the same.

According to reports, this new compact SUV will be less than 4 meters in length and is expected to be the most affordable vehicle offered by the company. This roughly means the new SUV will be placed below Compass in Jeep’s hierarchy in India.

This new compact SUV by Jeep might resemble a lot like the Renegade which is the currently the smallest SUV by the company. Despite undergoing testing in India, the Renegade cannot be launched because of its length above 4m. As the company will not be able to receive tax advantages by the government, it has opted to develop a new compact SUV which has sub 4m length.

In terms of features the new SUV will be first in the segment to offer an AWD (all-wheel drive) system. It can easily assumable that the new SUV will get the 7-slat grille which is signature of Jeep. There will also be a presence of LED headlamps along with LED DRLs in this mini SUV.

The platform of the new Jeep SUV will be built on the CMP (Common Modular Platform) which has already been used by Peugeot, Vauxhall, Citroen vehicles. The use of CMP will act as a cost cutting measure for Jeep as it will be developed with more than 90% locally sourced components.

In terms of specifications, the compact SUV will use a 1.2-litre engine. It will generate a power of 100 bhp and a torque of more than 150 Nm. The engine will be coupled with either a manual or an automatic gearbox.

The price of the Jeep sub-4 meter SUV is expected to be somewhere between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 13 lakh (ex-showroom) as it launches in India.

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