Jeep Avenger
REPORT 3
£39,600 OTR/£42,125 as tested/£448 pcm
WHY IT’S HERE
Is a Jeep not designed to go off-road still a Jeep?
DRIVERS
Jack Rix
AS ANY GOOD HYPOCHONDRIAC WILL TELL YOU, IT’S ALWAYS WORTH getting a second opinion Which is why after running the Avenger for a couple of months and generally being won over by its uncomplicated manners and neat proportions I lobbed the keys to the newest member of TG’s writing staff Shafiq Abidin to pick his annoyingly youthful brains
“Its design really stands out among the wave of other electric city cars and it’s easy to understand why The quintessential Jeep styling remains including the multibox grille heavy cladding and chunky tyres but has been refreshed with a touch of neoteric all around ” Couldn’t agree more and extra points for using a word I had to look up in the dictionary
“The heater was temperamental ghosting between freezing cold and tepid of its own accord Rarely did I feel the C on display The interior quality does little to warm you up too while it’s functional and ergonomic you do hope for a touch more affluence in a k vehicle ” I’ve checked he’s right the heater is malfunctioning and I take his point on the quality though the coloured plastic on the dash adds to the Jeepness for me Grrrr
“While the initial pickup of the bhp motor feels punchy the momentum starts to plateau noticeably beyond the mph mark I wish Jeep gave it an extra odd horsepower for the open stretches ” Good man I mean everything could do with another bhp couldn’t it?
“The weight transfer feels seamless and the minimal body roll makes it feel agile and nimble around corners furthered by the light responsive steering I even took it for a stint off the beaten track to explore its various driving modes where the little Jeep had no trouble skipping through murky puddles and muddy ruts ” Oh that’s why it was caked in crud left with two per cent battery and covered in scratches? I joke Shafiq you are a model car borrower you can come again