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The new Jeep Renegade small SUV is available in other markets, but not Australia – yet.
The new Jeep Renegade small SUV is available in other markets, but not Australia – yet.
Justin Hilliard
Head of Editorial
12 Jan 2020
2 min read

It’s been nearly two years since the facelifted Jeep Renegade small SUV was revealed overseas, yet it’s still not in Australian showrooms despite being confirmed for a launch by the American brand.

So, what exactly are Jeep Australia’s plans for the Renegade? A spokesperson told CarsGuide the company doesn’t comment on future product, so it’s anybody’s guess at this point.

Upon the facelift’s reveal in June 2018, Jeep Australia did, however, indicate it would arrive in the fourth quarter of that year, but it was later pushed back to the second half of 2019, which has since come and gone.

Now the Renegade no longer appears on Jeep Australia’s website, although the spokesperson did say dealers still have stock of the pre-facelift model.

That said, only 70 examples of the Renegade were sold last year, following 163 sales in 2018, so the pre-facelift version’s runout campaign is seemingly entering its final stages.

The facelifted Renegade was first released in the market it’s built in, India, while Jeep’s native United States followed, and Australia has been left waiting.

Perhaps Jeep Australia has been waiting for availability of the new plug-in hybrid Renegade, the 4xe? It hasn’t entered production yet and could very well represent the company’s first foray into electrification, with 50km of zero-emissions driving range promised.

Two new turbo-petrol engines are also offered in the facelifted Renegade, including an 89kW 1.0-litre three-cylinder and a 1.3-litre four-cylinder available in two states of tune (112kW and 134kW).

For reference, the pre-facelift version launched in October 2015 ranges in price from $26,290 plus on-road costs for the manual Sport FWD to $40,290 for the automatic Trailhawk AWD.

If Jeep Australia makes an announcement regarding the Mazda CX-3-rivalling Renegade’s future, expect to read about it here.

Justin Hilliard
Head of Editorial
Justin’s dad chose to miss his birth because he wanted to watch Peter Brock hopefully win Bathurst, so it figures Justin grew up to have a car obsession, too – and don’t worry, his dad did turn up in time after some stern words from his mum. That said, despite loving cars and writing, Justin chose to pursue career paths that didn’t lend themselves to automotive journalism, before eventually ending up working as a computer technician. But that car itch just couldn’t be scratched by his chipped Volkswagen Golf R (Mk7), so he finally decided to give into the inevitable and study a Master of Journalism at the same time. And even with the long odds, Justin was lucky enough to land a full-time job as a motoring journalist soon after graduating and the rest, as they say, is history. These days, Justin happily finds himself working at CarsGuide during the biggest period of change yet for the automotive industry, which is perhaps the most exciting part of all. In case you’re wondering, Justin begrudgingly sold the Golf R (sans chip) and still has plans to buy his dream car, an E46 BMW M3 coupe (manual, of course), but he is in desperate need of a second car space – or maybe a third.
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