Jeep Renegade named 4x4 of the Year 2017 | Awards - Car News Dec 2016

14:24 Friday 09 Dec 2016

The Jeep Renegade has retained the prestigious 4x4 Magazine ‘4x4 of the Year’ title, topping a successful year for the model.

It is the second consecutive year that the Renegade has collected the accolade, and also came out tops in the ‘Mid-range SUV’ category. The popularity boost which followed last year’s award saw a jump in sales, and over 16,500 Jeep Renegades have been sold in the UK to date in both two and four-wheel-drive formats.

Prices for the Jeep Renegade range begin at £17,495 on-the-road for the 1.6E-TorQ 110bhp Sport, rising to £29,295 for the range-topping 2.0 MultiJet II Trailhawk.

Announcing the results, 4x4 Magazine’s editor Nigel Fryatt said: “Since winning last year, we are now seeing many more Renegades on the roads here in the UK and in Europe. Admittedly, not all of them are Trailhawk versions, and some are front-wheel drive, yet that merely underlines the importance of this small SUV. The Renegade range is comprehensive and every owner is getting a well built, well equipped and surprisingly spacious small SUV. Those that choose four-wheel drive options get a lot more, with the Trailhawk version the absolute master.”

Jeep also triumphed in ‘Hardcore’ category, which was won by the Wrangler for the fifth year in succession, while the Cherokee won the ‘Top-Range SUV’ award.