"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
10/21/2016 at 08:59 • Filed to: Jeep
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"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
10/21/2016 at 08:59 • Filed to: Jeep | 3
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But Jeep saying they want to make a Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer to dent Range Rover sales for “up to” $140k is egregious?! Yo, the Hellcat Grand Cherokee is probably going to range from $84,995 to $104,000! Maserati isn’t going to build SUVs above the Levante, so let Jeep have it!
Didn’t they just preview the detuned 575 hp Hellcat engine in that Ram Rebel TRX Concept? I think that’s kind of a good cue for what will be standard in the Grand Wagoneer.
From what I’m hearing, the Wagoneer is a three-row Grand Cherokee Overland and Summit that will start at less than the Touareg’s $49,495 starting price (probably like $43,000 for a base Wagoneer). The Grand Wagoneer seems to be destined as a two row, 4-passenger luxury SUV with 1st class seating for rear occupants and could be 100% in line with the Range Rover’s pricing scheme but starting at just under $80k.
I don’t see anything wrong with using Maserati interior materials and a retuned supercharged 6.2L HEMI V8 engine in a vehicle with Jeep’s off-road credibility to be a value oriented Range Rover competitor.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if Jeep figures out a way to make a Grand Wrangler to go after G-Class buyers. Think about that?!
random001
> Wobbles the Mind
10/21/2016 at 09:08 |
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No wood paneling, no deal.
duurtlang
> Wobbles the Mind
10/21/2016 at 09:10 |
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I don’t see them building a G-Class competitor. The G is a dinosaur with a unique presence. Had they wanted to compete with the G they should’ve kept this in production (excluding the fake wood)
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Wobbles the Mind
> random001
10/21/2016 at 09:13 |
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But carbon fiber paneling, imagine that!
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random001
> Wobbles the Mind
10/21/2016 at 09:15 |
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Only if it’s an actual printed vinyl carbon fiber like panel.
EL_ULY
> Wobbles the Mind
10/21/2016 at 09:20 |
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i’d get the Volvo indeed....
.... unless it’s some sort of SRT editon
DipodomysDeserti
> Wobbles the Mind
10/21/2016 at 09:53 |
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I also wouldn’t be surprised if Jeep figures out a way to make a Grand Wrangler to go after G-Class buyers.
You ever met a G Class owner? No way in hell they’d buy a Jeep.
CB
> Wobbles the Mind
10/21/2016 at 13:15 |
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Your headline seems incredibly reductionist. Why pay x amount for any vehicle? Why not just buy a barebones one? I mean they all drive, right? Clickbait headline is clickbait.
Gamecat235
> DipodomysDeserti
10/21/2016 at 13:26 |
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I could see a very particular cross-section of buyers who own G63’s also owning the SRT8 GC. In fact I would bet that at least a few of them exist. These are the people who cross-shop the SRT8 with other SUVs (Cayenne GTS / Turbo S - G63 - finding a mythological R63 - etc).
G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> Wobbles the Mind
10/21/2016 at 16:55 |
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I couldn’t really see it because Jeep never was a premium brand, and there will be interior components shared with much cheaper vehicles. Window switches from a 300 or infotainment from a Ram, or maybe even the steering wheel from the Cherokee. A premium product is a whole package experience and when you’re talking north of $85k for an SUV, details matter.
RPM esq.
> G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/21/2016 at 20:47 |
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Agreed. Not that I’m shopping for a $90k SUV, but to the extent that I’m shopping for a luxury car, cheapo parts bin switchgear/interior parts is a dealkiller every time.