2024 Jeep Avenger locked in for Australia as Tesla Model Y and Kia EV6 rival squares up

August 18, 2023August 31, 2023 Stephen Corby 3562 Views australia, electric suv, Jeep Avenger

The Jeep Avenger will be the American brand’s first fully electrified SUV in Australia, with executives today confirming a 2024 launch date for the vaguely Marvel-themed SUV.

It will give the American brand a key rival to models like the Tesla Model Y and the Kia EV6 — the latter of which is classed as a large SUV by Australia’s Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.

The Avenger, though, will be smaller than both. Billed as a “compact SUV” the 4.08-metre-long, 1.78-metre-wide vehicle is the smallest Jeep product available.

But the brand is promising a “design to function” ethos will ensure the Avenger is still plenty practical, with a one-metre-wide boot opening, with 355 litres of storage, and 34-litres of in-cabin storage.

Elsewhere, expect a 400km WLTP driving range from its 54kWh lithium-ion battery, while Jeep says a “Fast Charging Mode” will allow the Avenger to take on 30km in driving range in three minutes – enough, it says, to get you moving again or even to cover the average daily journey. Going from 20 to 80 per cent charged takes 24 minutes, thanks to its 100kWh fast-charging capacity.

While full pricing and spec detail is yet to be confirmed for Australia, we do know the the Avenger in the UK is fitted with a single front-mounted electric motor producing 115kW.

“The Jeep Avenger represents a key milestone for the Jeep brand, our first zero exhaust emission SUV,” says Michael Filazzola, Jeep Australia Managing Director.

“A compact SUV, the Avenger will provide a new entry point to the Jeep range while adding another level of electrification to our offering in Australia and represents a further step in the Jeep brand’s evolution.”

The Avenger will touch down in the second half of 2024, with registrations of interest now open.

Stephen Corby

Stephen is a former editor of both Wheels and Top Gear Australia magazines and has been writing about cars since Henry Ford was a boy. Initially an EV sceptic, he has performed a 180-degree handbrake turn and is now a keen advocate for electrification and may even buy a Porsche Taycan one day, if he wins the lottery. Twice.