2019 Jeep Renegade gets a new look in Europe
Jeep also promises new engines for its smallest SUV.
The 2019 Renegade made its debut today at an event in Italy.
As had been teased, the Jeep Renegade received a makeover today in Europe. There isn't much information just yet on the 2019 Renegade, but it's clear that the small SUV received a facelift all over. It's the first facelift for the Renegade.
While Jeep's signature seven-slot grille remains front-and-center in the 2019 Renegade, changes include new-look headlights that appear to match the LED units in the new Wrangler, as well as a restyled lower fascia with the foglights moved inboard and a new vent shape at the outer edges of the fascia. Around back the changes are subtler, but highlighted by a new taillight design that had already been teased, plus a new liftgate that now has a prominent opening handle instead of the old model's hidden handle, beneath the lower edge near the bumper.
New taillights and a new liftgate handle highlight the visual changes at the back of the Renegade.
Jeep said that in Europe, the new Renegade will have new three- and four-cylinder gas engines, ranging from a 120-horsepower 1.0-liter through a 180-hp 1.3-liter. In the US, the Renegade currently offers a turbocharged 1.4-liter engine with 160 hp and 2.4-liter engine with 180 hp. The Jeep Renegade was introduced here in 2014 for the 2015 model year.
A Jeep spokesman in the US said the company has "nothing further to announce" about when the tweaks seen in these photos would make their way to the US-market Renegade. That said, it's hard to imagine the refresh wouldn't be applied here too -- stay tuned for more when we have it.
