The American magazine Car & Driver found that there are no Wagoneer SUVs with a 5.7-liter V8 in the EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency) rating for 2024. In addition, Jeep dealers have stopped accepting orders for the Grand Wagoneer with a naturally aspirated 6.4-liter V8. The Jeep press service refrained from commenting, but it looks like the top engine in both cases will be the 3.0-liter Hurricane six.
The Hurricane inline six-cylinder twin-turbo engine develops up to 517 horsepower and 678 Nm of torque, while the top-of-the-line naturally aspirated V8 Hemi is rated at 477 horsepower and 617 Nm of torque. At the same time, the 3.0-liter engine is noticeably more economical: the difference in fuel consumption in the EPA combined cycle is almost two liters per 100 kilometers.
Jeep’s refusal of the naturally aspirated Hemi V8 will not come as a surprise, since such units are no longer offered on Grand Cherokee SUVs: buyers are offered to overpay for a 4xe hybrid with charging from an outlet. The Hurricane’s twin-turbocharged six-cylinder engine is inferior to the Hemi V8 only in terms of acoustics. An open question is the resource of the Jeep turbo engine on large SUVs.
No other changes are expected in the Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer lineup: regular SUVs will be available with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, while top-end ones will only have four driven wheels. There are several options for the 4WD system: with a conventional clutch in the drive of the front wheels, with a reduction gear, or with a range and rear differential lock.
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