Jeep has gone all in on its annual raft of Easter Jeep Safari ideas this yr, dazzling the Moab 4x4 crowd with what it defines as its most spectacular lineup of Safari ideas ever. Its slogan "Zero Emissions Freedom" helps form the idea slate, which is headlined by a ferocious evolution of final yr's Wrangler Magneto. The Magneto 2.0 emerges as an absolute off-road tour de pressure, creating as much as 625 hp and 850 lb-ft of torque for all the pieces from slow-motion, high-consequence rock crawling to livid two-second 0-60-mph sprints.
Final yr's Magneto idea was an intriguing little bit of package, with an 800-V electrical system powering the wheels through a 275-hp (205-kW) motor and six-speed handbook transmission. Jeep has stored the six-speed handbook however greater than doubled peak amperage within the propulsion system to 600 A, out there for 10 seconds in what Jeep likens to an digital nitrous oxide increase. That enables the Magneto 2.0's custom-built axial-flux motor to ship an enormous 850 lb-ft (1,152 Nm) of torque instantly, permitting for unparalleled confidence throughout rock crawling. The selectable "max regen" mode assists in one-pedal crawling, whereas the Rubicon Rock-Trac switch case splits the torque out to the entrance and rear axles.
When sluggish, regular bouldering opens up into flat, stage desert sprinting, the Magneto makes use of its appreciable electrical output to tear from 0 to 60 mph (96.5 km/h) in two seconds flat. The 40-in off-road tires aren't one of the best set of footwear for that sort of all-out operating, however they work with the 3-in (76-mm) suspension carry in permitting the Magneto 2.0 to clear any obstacles and bumps which may in any other case sluggish it down.
As in final yr's Magneto, the 70-kW/h battery is break up into 4 packs unfold across the chassis for extra even weight distribution. Serving to to accommodate these packs and the opposite electrical bits essential to make the Magneto 2.0 hum, Jeep has stretched the wheelbase by a full foot (30.5 cm) in comparison with a inventory two-door Wrangler, giving it proportions akin to an LJ Wrangler Limitless from 2004-06. Jeep has additionally added in a custom driveshaft and off-road suspension whereas operating a Dynatrac 60 Professional-Rock axle up entrance and beefy Dynatrac 80 in again. Each axles embrace differential lockers.
Jeep has labored to offset some weight achieve with custom light-weight entrance and rear bumpers, carbon fiber fender flares, a custom carbon hood with window to the e-machinery under, and custom carbon B-pillar. Method and departure angle profit from the brand new bumpers. A beneficiant dousing of "Surf Blue" paint all through and a custom soft-top give the two.0 a glance that is just like however distinct from the unique Magneto.
Whereas the Wrangler has served as a loyal model for Jeep's preliminary exploration of BEV tech and different futuristic endeavors, it will not function the topic of Jeep's first all-electric mannequin. In March, the corporate confirmed the primary footage of that car, and it is a far much less rugged pint-sized crossover certain to see far more freeway miles than off-road terrain. Jeep plans to launch that mannequin early subsequent yr.
The Magneto 2.0 is joined in Moab by various 4xe plug-in hybrid present Jeeps, together with the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk PHEV Idea. Right here, Jeep explores an enlargement of the forthcoming Grand Cherokee 4xe line, placing the 4xe's 2.0-liter turbo 4, twin electrical motors and 400-V battery pack to work inside probably the most rugged, off road-ready Grand Cherokee mannequin. Jeep says the Trailhawk PHEV idea has already tackled the Rubicon path in full-electric mode, counting on a brand new sway-bar disconnect for higher suspension articulation on giant, punishing rocks. It additionally has a Quadra-Elevate air suspension.
Jeep does not point out any manufacturing plans for the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk PHEV, but it surely actually looks like a way more life like proposition than the common Easter Safari idea.
Dive into the photograph gallery to take a look on the different eight all-new and beforehand displayed ideas with which Jeep and Mopar kicked this yr's Safari off. The occasion formally started on Saturday and runs by means of Easter Sunday, April 17.
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