2022 Jeep Wagoneer debuts with Hemi power and 3 rows of seats – Roadshow [CNET]

2022 Jeep Wagoneer: Boxy and bold

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The Wagoneer should be incredibly spacious inside, with best-in-class headroom and legroom in the second- and third-row seats, segment-leading cargo space behind that rearmost backrest and the lowest lift-over height in its class for easy loading of luggage or other items. These attributes should make it an absolute road-trip warrior.

As for technology, the 2022 Wagoneer comes standard with a 10.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a 10.1-inch central infotainment screen. A speedy Uconnect 5 infotainment system is also included at no extra charge. This Android-based affair supports wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as well as convenient over-the-air software updates. The Wagoneer is also offered with up to 11 USB ports. For enhanced listening pleasure, a McIntosh sound system with 19 speakers is available on top-shelf Wagoneer Series III models.

All the active safety tech you’d expect should be standard here — features like automatic parking, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert and much more. A 360-degree camera system is available and the Wagoneer comes with something called Active Driving Assist, which is basically adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go capability and lane centering. Beyond that, later in the year it will also be offered with Hands-Free Active Driving Assist, which should operate just like GM’s laudable Super Cruise system.

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Suburban. But if you need more space, a Jeep spokesman confirmed to Roadshow that extended-length variants are in the works. “The vehicles you guys are looking at here today, obviously, are short-wheelbase,” he said. “We have a long-wheelbase [variant] coming as well. More info on that later.”

Nestled between those bridge girder-like frame rails is a 5.7-liter Hemi augmented by a eTorque mild-hybrid system. Altogether, this V8 delivers a respectable 392 horsepower and 404 pound-feet of torque. Aside from providing smoother engine stop-start events, extended fuel shut-off and improved shift quality, eTorque also boosts performance, providing a husky 130 lb-ft of twist for greater performance.

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Ram applications, so we have high hopes for it here. A 3.21 final-drive ratio is standard in the vehicle, though you can also get an electronically locking set of 3.92 gears, for quicker getaway and enhanced traction.

The Wagoneer comes standard with rear-wheel drive, though a potpourri of four-wheel-drive systems is available. A fully automatic Quadra-Trac I setup is on the menu, though you can also get a much more capable Quadra-Trac II setup, which includes a two-speed transfer case and low-range gearing for extra capability in the dirt or Quadra-Drive I, a full-time four-wheel-drive system with an electronic limited-slip differential. If conditions dictate, it can send up to 100% of available torque to one rear wheel. The Wagoneer rides on steel springs with automatic load leveling, though Jeep’s Quadra-Lift air suspension system with active damping is available (this is standard on the Grand Wagoneer). Curiously, neither Wagoneer is Trail Rated, at least not yet, a signature Jeep feature. Company executives have hinted, however, that this could change in the coming years, so stay tuned for news on that front. As it stands, the Wagoneer already offers up to 10 inches of ground clearance and can drive through 24 inches of water.

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