Jeep Avenger First Look: The 4.08-Metre Jeep That Won Car Of The Year

The 4.08-metre Jeep Avenger won European Car of the Year 2023 on Friday 13 January 2023. It scored 328 points and 21 “best” votes from 57 jurors in 22 countries, 87 ahead of the ID. Buzz on 241. Stellantis said it is the first Jeep to win in the award’s 60-year history.

The ceremony was held at the Brussels Motor Show for the first time. We filmed the winner at the show on 16 to 18 January and photographed it on the 18th. It stood on a rocky floor in front of a backdrop reading “4×4 CO…”. The rest of the finalists are in our Car of the Year 2023 report from Brussels.

A Jeep Dressed For The Rocks

The car in our photograph has all-terrain tyres, black arch extensions and a bonnet panel with a blue outline. Blue accents run along the roof rails and the front bumper. The placard says only “Avenger”.

Jeep showed an Avenger 4×4 Concept in Paris on 17 October 2022. It had tow hooks, wider fenders and track and larger exposed tyres, according to Stellantis’s release as quoted by CleanTechnica, which noted that no specifications were given.

Back In Turquoise At Salzburg

We filmed it again at Automesse Salzburg on Saturday 25 March 2023. This one is turquoise with a black roof and a blue “e” in the grille. It stands in front of a yellow Car of the Year 2023 board and a sign reading “Das Auto des Jahres 2023”.

Leadersnet reported on the fair the next day. It listed the Avenger among the models whose market launch was still ahead.

The AUTO TV walkaround presents the Avenger as compact outside and roomy inside, with Selec-Terrain and hill descent control. It quotes up to 400 km of range and four trims.

156 PS And 400 km

These are the figures for the electric Avenger that won the title, from Jeep Austria’s list. The all-terrain car on the Brussels stand may differ.

Stellantis calls the Avenger Jeep’s first fully electric model and the first of four electric Jeeps for Europe by 2025. The 400-volt motor makes 115 kW (156 PS) and 260 Nm. The 54 kWh battery (51 kWh usable) gives up to 400 km on the WLTP cycle and up to 579 km in the city.

It reaches 100 km/h in 9.0 seconds. DC charging at up to 100 kW takes 34 minutes for 0 to 80 per cent, and ground clearance is 200 mm.

The cost of the short body is space. At 4,084 mm long, the Avenger has a boot of 355 litres.

Stellantis said 8,000 launch editions sold after the Paris debut, with first deliveries expected in the second quarter of 2023.

From €36,000 In Belgium

The January 2023 Belgian list on autotijd.be, including VAT, had four versions:

• The Avenger opened the range at €36,000.
• The Longitude cost €37,500.
• The Altitude cost €39,500.
• The Summit topped the list at €42,500.

In the same list, the electric Kia Niro, which finished fourth, started at €45,490.

Jeep Austria’s list of 14 July 2023 shows the same four versions at €37,500, €39,000, €41,000 and €43,500, including VAT, with no registration tax on the electric cars. Those figures date from four months after the Salzburg show.

More Videos From The Shows

We filmed it at Passion Auto Show Martigny 2026.

We filmed it at AUTO/MOBIL Basel 2025.

Our Take: A City Jeep At A Small-Car Price

The Salzburg video calls the Avenger a compact, robust and cool car with space and comfort, and says it suits commuting, shopping and off-roading.

Our read is that the numbers back that up for the city. 156 PS is enough for a small Jeep, and at €36,000 in Belgium the Avenger undercut the electric Niro by about €9,500.

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