Avenger unmasked - Jeep hits city streets

Non-4x4 offroader takes on town traffic, writes Julie Marshall

- Julie Marshall

The last few years have been good ones for Jeep.

At the end of 2024, it reported 193 per cent growth in UK sales and opened 10 new retail sites.

UK sales have also increased this year. In 2024, it sold 4,466 vehicles, and already that has risen to 7,450. Additionally, the new Compass and Avenger 4xe have recently been debuted.

The subject of this week's test drive is an Avenger, but the petrol-powered front-wheel drive version rather than the 4xe.

Since it was launched as an all-electric SUV in Europe in 2023 (the first 100 per cent electric SUV from Jeep) Avenger has been phenomenally successful with orders of more than 200,000.

In the world of wannabe off-roaders, the Avenger stands out from the crowd. It looks like it means business, even though it doesn't have any four-by-four capability in this guise.