Emissions have been mowing European offerings of various cars for many years – and now the Jeep Wrangler has occurred. While in the USA you will get not only a six-cylinder, but also an eight-cylinder, in Europe from next year only a plug-in hybrid with the designation 4xe will be available.
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This means, among other things, that we will no longer be able to buy the classic three-door version, but only the five-door Unlimited. The plug-in hybrid device does not fit into the short version. How and whether the change will affect the Gladiator pick-up, which does not yet have a plug-in hybrid version and is sold in Europe with a three-liter turbodiesel, is not known at this time.
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Change is sad, but not all is lost. First, the short version accounts for only less than a third of wrangler sales in Europe. And also the 4xe version has an electric motor in the gearbox, so in front of the additional gearbox – and it is possible to drive on electricity with a reduction and in the case of the Rubicon version with closed differentials.
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The plug-in hybrid device does not fit in a short wrangler, so you can no longer buy it in Europe. In the illustration, modified or new drive components of version 4xe are shown in blue.
Photo: Jeep
In the United Kingdom, since it left the EU, a purely petrol version remains on offer, at least for now. Nor should anything prevent individual imports from the USA, for which there are specialized companies.
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