Jeep DETROIT – Jeep has redesigned an all-electric prototype version of the Wrangler flagship as the brand spins from throttle to zero-emission electric vehicles. The prototype Jeep Wrangler Magneto 2.0 comes a year after the Stellantis brand unveiled the first version of the all-electric SUV. Prototype vehicles are custom products made typically by automakers to gauge customer interest or to project the future direction of a vehicle or brand. The prototype SUV is based on Jeep’s traditional Wrangler Rubicon SUV, but the Magneto 2.0 offers a significant increase in performance, including reaching 0-60 mph in two seconds, according to the automaker. This is faster than the Wrangler Magneto 1.0, at 6.8 seconds, and keeps pace with Tesla’s high-performance checkered models. Jeep said the Magneto 2.0 is capable of up to 850 pound-feet of torque and 625 horsepower. Jeep did not release the vehicle’s electrical autonomy. Electric Jeep Wrangler Magneto 2.0 prototype vehicle Jeep The most unique aspect of the Magneto is the six-speed manual transmissions, which electric vehicles do not need. Jeep officials say the electronic transmission has the best features of an automatic transmission with the instantaneous driving feel of a manual transmission – a key attraction for off-road enthusiasts. Jeep debuted the Wrangler Magneto 2.0 online Friday in anticipation of the Jeep Easter Safari, the brand’s annual off-road event in Moab, Utah. Jeep regularly uses the event as a testing ground for the capabilities of its vehicles, as well as as a measure of customer interest in new products. Because Magneto is an idea, it is not for sale to consumers. However, Jeep is expected to produce a purely electric Wrangler sometime in the coming years. Jeep is a key part of the development and electrification plans of Stellantis, the company founded last year through the merger of Fiat Chrysler and the French carmaker Groupe PSA. Stellantis is investing at least $ 35.5 billion in electric vehicles and assistive technologies by 2025. Jeep CEO Christian Meunier said that every new Jeep will offer some form of electric drive in the coming years. These designs are expected to include pure electric vehicles as well as hybrids and so-called PHEVs that combine electric propulsion with internal combustion engines, such as the Grand Cherokee and Wrangler 4xe models currently on sale. Magneto 2.0 was released along with four other custom or original Jeep vehicles for the Moab off-road event. Other vehicles included an off-road Grand Cherokee Trailhawk PHEV concept and other modified Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator vehicles. Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk PHEV Concept Jeep
