Jeep released the European version of the 2019 Renegade recently, but what about the North American version?
Here, Real Fast Fotography caught front and rear shots of a thinly camouflaged Renegade; the camo almost seems designed to shout “photography me!” Under the hood is, well, a surprise; in Europe, the Renegade is rumored to be switching to the new GSE series engines, a vast improvement over the current 1.4 liter “FIRE” engine. It would be a serious boost to the car’s overall performance if it, too, made the switch. The big 2.4 liter Global World Engine is likely to remain, given a shortage of parts for making the new 2.0 liter GME engines.
Both versions are made in Italy; in theory the Renegade could be made with the Compass in Mexico, but since the Compass is selling like wildfire and the Renegade… isn’t … there’s not much point there. The Renegade is also made in Brazil and China, but those aren’t exported to the US or Canada.
David Zatz has been writing about cars and trucks since the early 1990s, including books on the Dodge Viper, classic Jeeps, and Chrysler minivans. He also writes on organizational development and business at toolpack.com and covers Mac statistics software at macstats.org. David has been quoted by the New York Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Detroit News, and USA Today.
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