The Jeep brand has confirmed the compact Avenger, the brand’s first battery electric vehicle (BEV), will be coming to showrooms in Australia and New Zealand in the second half of 2024.
Since it was unveiled in October 2022, the Jeep Avenger BEV has taken home a variety of accolades in its home market of Europe.
It was voted European Car of the Year 2023, Women’s World Car of the Year best family SUV, TopGear.com Electric Awards electric car of the Year 2023, Best Small Car at Autocar Awards 2023 and Small BEV Autovista Group Residual Value Award 2023.
Jeep says the Avenger is a key component in its global electrification strategy as the brand moves towards becoming the world leader in zero exhaust emission SUVs and it is produced at the Stellantis plant in Tychy, Poland.
Designed and built as a Jeep vehicle from day one, the Avenger packs the brand’s DNA into a compact SUV with a combination of capability, style, functionality, and technology to satisfy the needs of connected customers.
“The Jeep Avenger represents a key milestone for the Jeep brand, our first zero exhaust emission SUV,” Jeep Australia managing director Michael Filazzola says.
“A compact SUV, the Avenger will provide a new entry point to the Jeep range while adding another level of electrification to our offering in Australia and represents a further step in the Jeep brand’s evolution,” he says.
The Avenger has been designed to offer 360-degree protection with encased lights and colour-moulded skid plates for both urban and off-road driving.
At 4.08 meters the Avenger is the most compact Jeep but offers a roomy and versatile interior comfortably fitting five people and luggage. The interior continues Jeep’s “design to function” premise offering 34 litres of interior storage, the equivalent of a carry-on bag while the 1 meter-wide, square-shaped trunk is also spacious and extremely versatile.
The Avenger offers zero exhaust emissions and an electric range of up to 400km* WLTP and up to 550km*. Standard fast charging mode allows to recharge 30 km (average daily need) in three minutes, and go from 20 to 80% in 24 minutes.
A series of safety and ADAS features which provide level-2 driving autonomy include: Blind Spot Monitoring, Autonomous Emergency Braking with Vulnerable Road Users (pedestrian and cyclist) protection, automatic parking and 180-degree rear camera with drone view.
Designed for connected customers, the new Jeep Avenger ensures an on-board experience with a 10.25-inch radio screen Uconnect Infotainment combined with full digital cluster available in two variants (7 and 10.25 inches) coming as standard.
