For a brand that wants to lead the all-electric SUV market, Jeep has had a late start, but we can now expect full-battery models thick and fast from the marque for the rest of this decade. Few of which will be more significant than the Avenger. It competes in a segment now accounting for 20% of all European sales and the company hopes it will be key to correcting its lacklustre sales performance in markets such as ours.
There's a chance that might happen. The brief here - to create a fun, boxy Jeep that can be all-electric - has been delivered with the kind of flair likely customers will be looking for. And if you don't want an EV, the Hybrid version's a potentially preferrable alternative. Either way, the Avenger's 'Selec-Terrain' system delivers the kind of poor weather driving confidence that most of this car's competitors lack. You could argue of course that for all kinds of reasons, it's not 'a real Jeep'. But there's no question that it's really what the brand needs right now.

10.25" Full TFT reconfigurable colour cluster

Driver attention alert system with camera

ESC - Electronic Stability Control + traction control

Foldable second row seats 40/60 - Fix and Fold

Synthetic leather steering wheel and gear knob

Apple Carplay/Android Auto with wireless mirroring

Heated and electrically folding outside mirrors

Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07

NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09

Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage

JEEP Avenger

1.2 Altitude 5dr