I've been driving a Renegade for two weeks now and I love it. 2.0 Limited 4WD is quick, practical and head turning!! Give me a Renegade over a Juke anytime!!

I love my 2wd 1.4 renegade. It’s awesome. I really don’t understand the negative press it seems to get.

@Alert64

2 жыл бұрын

The car review business is full of $$$ influence and the Germans dominate with the perks they give 'top' reviewers, then their verdict becomes defacto and lesser reviewers are scared to break the narrative or they are considered poor. Ignore the pressreviews and look at the user reviews on cars they are always more accurate.

Wasn't crazy about it at first but I've driven it a month now I've fell in love with my renegade

Keep up the good videos. Very informative!

I love the Jeep Renegade, it's in a class of it's own a true 4x4.

Oliver Kew, you did a great job in the review of this Jeep Renegade. Love the part about grenade!! Funny. Oliver you are great! Nice style too!! Cute.

Good reviewer! Good work!

Nice review.....atleast we get to see and hear details of the on-road and off-road capabilities. Looks like a nice car, if it comes in under $23,000 for the 4x4 I'd be tempted to buy one. Driving here in icy or snowy conditions scares the crap out of me...you really need the 4x4.

Absolutely love the quirky boxy looks, looks really cool, I do alot of camping so next car I get will be one of these, hopefully a 2.0 diesel 4x4 one in either green or yellow paint an I have my dream car, two years to wait till far enough thru PCP to change car , definitely want one of these be perfect for me 👌👍💚

A lot of people screaming "ugly car". 1) It's not a car. it is what we refer to as a Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV). Not a truck or Body on Frame (BoF) SUV, and not really a car either. 2) Since it's not definitively a "car", its actually a very attractive CUV, I just wish these companies, FIAT CHRYSLER is FAR form the only one at fault for this), would figure out how to make A, B, C, and, as called for, D pillars that were only as thick as a Baseball bat and not a Cricket Bat. Did you see that A pillar? 3) Bright candy colors are NOT the Renegade's best suit. More earthy, more muted, even military, colors will work better. Other than all that, it looks positively smashing.

I think that's a good market for Jeep to enter. Good on Fiat for continuing the brand, and marching it into a direction. I don't don't think near as many people live in areas that would require off road capabilities, but it's nice for the ones that do to have a small unique car that can get them to work year round and yet still be stylish. Maybe I don't agree fully on the looks but I get it.

@weedmastersr

9 жыл бұрын

Finally someone that gets it. I live in the mountains. I have to go on bad forest roads and do all sort of off-roading almost every week. Not to mention the huge snow falls in the winter. If I were in the market for a B segment SUV/crossover I would need the capabilities of this vehicle. If you live in a city and drive this, well you're an idiot. You'd be better off in a Ford Fiesta.

@HesteBremse

9 жыл бұрын

I´m quite happy that it does off road well, because that is what I would suspect a JEEP to do, similar to what I would expect from any Landrover Product - That heritage from the history of JEEP does not just go way in a blink and should also not IMO. It looks terrible on still images, but it looks slightly better in motion (Still it is a very awkward tall design with a rather bad stance impression as a result). I have been very critical on this new Renegade and it´s exterior design and the worst thing that could happen was if it would be a bad off roader which apparently it´s not - that must help it´s credentials. I do understand that JEEP wan´t a bite of that market - if any USA brand should take it, then it should be JEEP. My guess is that the European market is not the only target for this Renegade, actually the looks might be better received in the East Asian markets and perhaps also in the South America. I have no real clue about how it will do in the home market, but my guess is that most American buyers still like it a bit more muscular than the expression of this new Renegade.

@michael9678727

9 жыл бұрын

Protector of the Republic take it easy, a lot of people who buy SUV 4wd don't take them off road. Doesn't mean their idiots! It's there choice

@1guyin10

9 жыл бұрын

HesteBremse It will sell reasonably well in the US despite its looks. It has some nice features and there isn't nearly as much competition in the B segment as there is in Europe. You are correct that its major markets will clearly be Asia and South America. It is a very good fit for those markets.

@flybyav8tor

9 жыл бұрын

Keep it in the cities where it belongs, let it make money, who cares, it is not off road capable. A dirt road is not off road... its still a road! Just keep the wrangler for those of us who want a solid frame, full length axles, 35" tires where we can crawl, mud, and winch ourselves across this beautiful country called America!

Awesome review thanks for sharing

This is a brilliant car, if you go to the Alps in summer/ winter you see these along with fiat Panda 4x4s and my all time favourite car that nobody in the UK knows about the Fiat Sidici 4x4, you see them in the mountains in the summer up rocky tracks with the French foraging for mushrooms etc and in the winter going places that you can't, yes they have Flaws but if you buy them for what they are meant to do you will never be disappointed , yes colour is important my sidici is greenie brown and I love this jeep in dark cammo green

I like this guy. Nice review mate!

I will not be purchasing the Renegade for performance handling inner city driving... I will be purchasing it out of practicality, to go camping/hiking in the warmer months and skiing in the nearby mountains for winter. Great for Canadian winters where 4x4 is a necessity. Guess this guy is only considering his market and not others where this will truly shine. Good fuel economy and can deal with different road conditions, yes please.

@Autoexpress

9 жыл бұрын

rayn Well, we are a UK-based publication after all! A lot of UK buyers will be more interested in its on-road uses, so we make sure to include that part of the verdict in our review.

@massimotrento8878

8 жыл бұрын

+Auto Express Genius! You compare the hardcore Trailhook to Mini Countryman, Skoda Yeti or Nissan Juke? It's as if you'd compare a Landrover Defender with a Kia Sorento, Hyundai Santa Fe or Bmw x5. Never used to drive real offroaders on highways? More excursion of dampers, less direct steering and wind noise due to offroading design are obvious compromises. Otherwise, on hard terrain, you would loose contact to the ground, have therefore less grip, get stuck in a hole and break your wristles while controlling your steering wheel. If you want to review Suvs do it and compare them to your heart's content. Do the same with real offroaders like this, but be careful not to mix different cathegories without pointing out what the vehicles were produced and ment for.

@OggyGTA

8 жыл бұрын

+Massimo Trento I was thinking just the same. We've decided on Renagade for it's respectable off-road/adverse conditions performance, funky style as well as being perfectly ok on road too. We won't be tracking it or burning around too many city centres :)

Oliver Kew, I am Brandon. You are amazing!! ;) Love the video. You did any other reviews?? Your fan, Brandon

Glad Jeep is able to take part of the market segment away from other small crossovers. I'm a true jeep guy, so I may not buy one, but I can sure appreciate the brand expanding to stay alive.

I Love this car!!!

i love these little cars!! i own a cherokee kk and i'd love to have one of these aswell for the daily drive, the only downside is that for me the trailhawk version, which is the only one that matters, is quite expensive.

Paint splatter instead of a red line? PAINT SPLATTER? Come on guy, its MUD. MUD. Jeep = Offroad = MUD. Jesus

Everyone who thinks this is ugly, thinks the Citroen Cactus is gorgeous.. Damn Brits.

@abi1569

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

That car looks great. Much better than the juke, the interior isnt great but it will stand up to children really well. Plus it is great off road. The Americans have for once built a car that I would actually think about buying.

I think some people are missing the point of this review. Who care's about the reviewer and the name, a lot of brands have shitty names, like toyota Mr2, suzuki LapuTa, Ford Probe etc and are still good cars. This is a unique looking crossover, and just knowing that I can go offroading even though I never may is good enough reason to buy. (May I also add that this kind of looks like a Daihatsu Naked, and it has the dumb name to)

Damn, that A-pillar.

Good looking little Jeep...would be fun driving around Europe...

Looking forward to seeing this Renegade. Anxious to see it in person for my final opinion. I for one don't need a trail rated version like the Trailhawk because I can't imagine myself doing a Rubicon caliber of a trail. Although I do see myself doing a trail no higher than a class 3 for some backcountry camping or fishing with the family, in which case ground clearance and skid plates are what's most important to me. Seems to me the Trailhawk could be to much "jeep" for me and the city version maybe to much "fiat" for me. .... Also I must say that mud splash on the rpm guage and "since 1941" is kind of hokey. But all in all I'm looking forward to what's to come with the jeep fiat merger.

Nooooosssaaa!!! Que Off-Road !!!!! Ele anda em estrada de chão!!! Fiquei impressionado! :I

Should have put in an aluminum bezel around the radio to pick it up a bit. The seats do look very modern.

This is going to be great in countries like mine, roads are really bad and fuel is expensive

If I can get over the Nissan Juke then I guess I can get over this thing.

I am sick of British journalists being so negative towards American vehicles. The majority of this review was just negative feedback, I mean, give it a chance! This vehicle is a brilliant attempt at entering such a busy market: the exterior is different and funky, likewise with the interior. The quality also, to me at least, looks pretty decent as well, with various engine choices and trims. If the negativity keeps on showing then no one will buy these cars, and then we would probably end up losing Jeep over here in the UK/Europe, which would be a real shame. Let's see how the review of the 500X compares (seeing as they're nearly identical vehicles) to see if the negativity continues.

well shit.. i like it.. i dont think this is a case of jeep loosing its roots; they still make the wrangler, cherokee and grand cherokee which are great off road. not all jeeps can be wranglers it just doesn't make sense.

He's clearly reviewing it from the viewpoint of someone who will never take it off-road. I suspect the Renegade will do well in the US (the new Cherokee has done well, especially the Trailhawk). I am also jealous that the Euro market Renegade Trailhawk gets a 170hp turbodiesel with manual transmission. The US market Trailhawk is getting the 2.4L multiair and 9 speed auto but no other options. The 2.4L multiair isn't bad, but it is QUITE noisy and definitely sounds like it belongs in something with an Abarth badge, I have sampled one in a Dart and was struck by how loud it was even at idle (odd given that it is port injected but is still louder at idle than my direct injected Accord).

Best car reviewer on the internet by far! Keep up the great work Oliver.

Thanks for the review, although we disagree with your comments for the on road segment. We've had a Minin Countryman for 3 years and can't wait to try the Renegade so we can give up the bone-jarring ride of the quirky Countryman. We also like the looks of the Renegade.

Its splendid

Thank you for for this review sir. Many reviewers in the states rave about this car relentlessly and just smooth over flaws, it's nice to see a fair perspective independent of pro-Jeep bias.

@ocmdog

9 жыл бұрын

Maybe regular consumers feel that way in your personal circles . But actual automotive journalists i.e. people paid to review cars, love this thing.

@jayshell8747

9 жыл бұрын

TheBabadush I love this damn jeep. Cant wait to get it. It's different for sure, the style will have people either hating or loving it. And you can get the top model for under $30k, Pretty good. Yet, I do own a 2012 Kia Soul.... Maybe I like this jeep because it looks like someone took my Kia and turned it into a 4x4 jeep. I feel all the new models Jeep is producing all look pretty awesome.

@guayabito6946

9 жыл бұрын

See you have to understand that for the British it is tabu not to critizice the US, That is all they do when they get toghether. When you see an American reviewing a car you will get the truth, we have no BIAS. I would not trust a review by the British one bit.

Bit late to this video. But was looking at buying one. I wouldn’t compare it to the likes of the juke or countryman but rather the jimny

Never quite heard a chav review a Jeep. It's exactly as I would have imagined it.

I don't understand why, over here in the UK, we're so critical of crossovers that aren't as good on-road as other cars because they have off-road capability. Surely it's the people that buy crossovers with no intention of any off-roading that we should be more critical of? I think it's great to finally see a crossover that has some substance, rather than simply being a jacked up road car with plastic cladding. I guess though that Brits are never going to be accepting of a US brand - we're so convinced that we're still the greatest nation on Earth, and so nothing could ever be as good as what we consider to be our own (Nissan Puke, made in the UK, 'Mini' Countryman, we somehow consider this British).

>Loads of modes< lit as ^$%^ love it

In the fall of 2017 I purchased a new 2017 Jeep Renegade from a dealer in Anchorage Alaska. I live in a remote Alaskan town with the closest mechanic over 100 miles away - in Canada. I made it clear to the dealer I needed a reliable, sturdy vehicle. The car was fine until the temperature dropped below 20F then it would start - and immediately stall with a noticeable smell of gas. I called the dealer and he recommended using Heet and blamed the bad gas in the town. Heet did nothing and no other car is having the same problem. The dealer is over 700 miles away and I can't have the car towed back. There's no one to work on it here and the dealer is unwilling to do anything more. The car is a princess car - it'll only run if it's warm and sunny. Which means i'm walking to work at 20 below. Moral is don't buy Jeep and don't buy a Jeep Renegade. As soon as possible I'm taking it to another town to trade it in for a Japanese or Korean car. Something reliable.

Closest thing to this IMO is the Subaru XV. It's got that undeniably good Subaru AWD system, about the same ground clearance (8.7 in, same as base renegade, trailhawk has a few more millimeters). Only difference off-road would be the approach angle, XV has an overhang on the nose, but that wouldn't really matter unless you go rock crawling and the renegade isn't designed for that either. On dirt, mud, snow, and gravel they're an even match. I personally would go with the XV. More refined on-road, better looking (at least not as polarizing), just as good off-road and probably priced similarly and gets similar or better gas mileage. Also, brand reputation comes in. Subaru's last forever. Jeep wasn't well known for reliability to begin with, now that Fiat, the most unreliable European carmaker, owns it I'd imagine this Renegade thing will struggle to last 150k mi.

@flybyav8tor

9 жыл бұрын

I agree, thats why I drive a 06 Wrangler LJ inline 6, 4.0 that last to 200,000+ on the regular. I can fix anything on it in my driveway and parts are extremely affordable. My 06 wrangler will likely outlast the 2014 renegade.

@AWDfreak

9 жыл бұрын

clinkit I drive a Subaru XV, and actually take it off-road. The approach angle to speak of is completely true, as my front bumper has been scraped quite a bit from off-roading. Every angle of off-road specs I've looked up, the Renegade Trailhawk has superior approach, departure, and breakover angles. So I'm actually quite a bit jealous, though the bad approach angle of the front bumper likely helps with my fuel economy. Also, the Renegade Trailhawk comes standard with skid plates, while I had to order aftermarket skid plates and rock sliders for my Subaru XV.However, the stability control and traction control of the Renegade Trailhawk is likely to be better programmed for off-road use. Unlike Subaru's new SJ-chassis Forester or BS-chassis Outback, the GP-chassis XV doesn't get Subaru's X-MODE off-road programming that optimizes the stability control, traction control, and transmission for off-road use.Biggest two things that keep me away from the Renegade are the lack of a manual transmission on Trailhawk models and unproven strength and safety of the unibody structure. My Subaru XV's chassis passed the IIHS's stringent Small Overlap crash test, and I doubt most small crossovers are capable nor as strong as my XV's chassis for safety.

@flybyav8tor

9 жыл бұрын

What kind of offroading do you do?

@AWDfreak

9 жыл бұрын

flybyav8tor Just light to semi-moderate stuff. If you've been to California's SVRA's, I generally drive on the green (easy) trails, and some blue (moderate) trails. The Subaru XV not super-capable like a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, but it's not entirely useless off-road like a Toyota RAV4 or Honda CR-V. What I know for sure is that I could probably take on the low level Moab trails with my Subaru XV with some scrapes to my rock sliders and skid plates.

This is a good fun little jeep. I test drove it. The 290 horsepower engine is only offered in US so you Brits will have to drive the little Euro version.

beautiful car

Dude, your 12 year old sister called. She wants her shirt and pants back.

Everyone who is knocking on the car for being made in Italy... ps all the traditional jeep people jeep hasnt been a true american company for years its part of FIAT. Any way i think the car is a good value at the price range. If u dont want a car at that price there isnt a whole lot to choose from and as far as SUVs go in my opinion they are traditionally boring. So its not a bad SUV. I dont want a car or pickup truck because i have no use for that much cargo space so there isnt a whole lot out there.

6:40 Do you get a giant Phillips screwdriver to change the tail-light bulbs?

@1guyin10

9 жыл бұрын

They are supposedly styled after the support ribs in a jerry can. Like some other things on this vehicle it seems a bit overdone. It is unique. I will at least give them that.

This car would only really compete with cars like the land rover defender. But good for fiat making Jeeps appealing and a lot better in general.

In case you Yanx didn't notice, this is a British car magazine's channel, where they review mostly (exclusively?) cars sold on European/British market. And they review them using European/British point of view and expectations on how cars should perform over here. We have different transportation culture, hence we need different cars than you. This car (bubbly 500x under this boxy shape) in Europe comes with half of the engines with FWD (1.4, 1.6 petrols) and half with AWD (2.0 diesels) [and I bet their AWD sales will be 1/4 or 1/5 of all Renegades sold] so yes, you buy this car to drive it downtown too and if it corners like a 6wd troop transporter down the narrow old town streets or twisty country roads - it sux. That all being said, this guy missed to review rear passenger space, boot space, practicality and whatnot, so someone should send Mat to do a proper review.

love the name! and I'd say I have a "Jeep Renegade" not a "Renegade" Trailhawk is a great name too

Does the Mini Countryman off road? Hills,rocks,streams? I'm confused.

Adorable! The guy reviewing the Jeep, that is... not the Jeep.

The front of the car looks disturbed.

@partymayker

9 жыл бұрын

ಠ_ಠ

@jackoflacko4092

9 жыл бұрын

Remember when jeeps used to look like this 🚙? Pepperidge farm remembers..

Thanks to Sergio Marchionne for the hard work he gives to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles ... Also I hope he ll find some solutions to revive Lancia Again ...

Solid review... and dear god does he get hotter with each review he does?

It is guys like him, wearing those pants and shoes, that Jeep has to make cars like this.

@keithmbn

8 жыл бұрын

wiibaron WHOA! Dude I just leased one for my wife and she looks babealicious in tight jeans! She picked the Trailhawk in commando green of course!

@wiibaron

8 жыл бұрын

In all actuality if Jeep doesn't make small good mpg models, there won't be too many more years of Jeeps. Hope they sell 150k of these this year.

not sure about the Renegade but Oliver Kew is fit!

This is the first time I wish a specific vehicle wasn't sold in USA. I've always wanted to see those toyota landcruiser turbo diesel trucks cruisin around america, but no, there isnt a market for them...

i like it

I think if jeep makes 3 doors option will be cooool

After seeing how tight the red jeans were I never noticed the car for the rest of the video.

its starting to grow on me

so funky and fun. finally!!!!

take a look on 4:56 gear lever cloth is falling apart...

I feel like my 2015 patriot can do all this just as well.

Looks like a Jeep, goes offroad like a Jeep.....I'd say that's a win :)...be interesting to see it compared to a Subaru XV or the upcoming Suzuki Vitara....

I'd go Yeti over this by far!

where do u get a left hand drive car in europe?

@OggyGTA

8 жыл бұрын

+shadowdragon007 Everywhere but the UK!!

England talking about Jeeps. Wait, let me find some Americans to talk about tea and cricket

Is not the best 4X4 but is the best in its class so before star complaining look at the others

i like this host he needs his own channel on youtube

What about the engine's????

Does it even aerodynamic..

The front of it needs to be streamlined. I like it though might swap my countryman for one.

Wait a minute. Finally a Jeep worthy of comparison?!? The Wrangler and Grand Cherokee exist you know.

Only Italians would dare to offer old-fashioned yellowish halogen lamps as DRL on a fresh relevant new car such as this in 2015. Are they trying to favor some halogen bulb lobby or what? As for FWD on a Jeep, that's what Fiat vehicles are for. The Compass already tried that move and it failed. Other than that the looks are great on the outside in my view. Oh and BTW nothing wrong with its name. In this time and age of asphyxiating police state and political correctness all around us, Renegade constitutes a well refreshing nameplate.

The guy is worried about the name? --The name of an American vehicle? Really? Well I have, unfortunately, met so many Brits in my life that I know that had he been reviewing a Land Rover named Renegade he’d then be praising the idea to no end. I can hear him saying, “Oh and the name, Renegade, what a brilliant stroke of genius on the part of the Land Rover marketing department. Right-O, cheerio I say. Why what other name could better convey the sheer magnitude of drama and controlled strength that this august vehicle carries in its DNA…” --And same for the Patriot. Now, as for the new American-designed Jeep Renegade, well, it is um, well, I’m sure it will be better than it seems. The interior is quite decent, and hill descent is cool as well. Anyway, the JK and Cherokees are at the top of their segments, and that is not going to change for a while.

pre ordered 1.6 mjet diesel in Turkey. Delivery time 24.10.2014. Good car for us. we dont have good roads. bumpy shit roads everywhere. For heavy offroad i would take rubicon 2.8 crd

I don't agree with everything he says but I love the accent!!

I'd daily one but it will never replace my XJ!

Coloca no barro pessoal, aonde ela foi qualquer Fusca vai!! ;)

You should have shown the space in the backseats

It could never conquer the European car market? The first generations of the Jeep Grand Cherokee were huge successes in Europe too. That lasted until taxes went through the roof with Europe protecting its own market.

I'd rather be seen in this than a Cherokee, I just wish the new Cherokee was more boxy in the body and came with a 6 speed manual and proper transfer case... if I ever buy a new jeep I want a decent one and I don't want to get a wrangler that every man and their dog gets!

@levigelsinger9410

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah, like the old cherokees.

I like it....

Nice pants. My sister has the same ones.

@ffcracker

9 жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone said it.

@fal218

8 жыл бұрын

Hhhhhhhhhh Nice one but true

@nicolashigginbotham6977

7 жыл бұрын

he was probably just trying to grab the closest set of clothes to him when he was jumping out of her house.

@Brandon-ni9ge

7 жыл бұрын

Nicolas Higginbotham she's dead.

@Brandon-ni9ge

7 жыл бұрын

Nicolas Higginbotham and was fat with Facial hair

Bisognerebbe correggere il prezzo di questa "graziosa" Jeep, mi sembra alquanto elevato.

This guy doesn't even have good taste in pants...

I think it looks not bad

I think a lot of these cars will be replacing retired AWD Honda Elements. If this car can take the beating I give my Element, handle snow as well, stay stable in crosswinds, and not eat up a pile of parts it'll be welcome in my garage some day. Not to mention it comes with a manual, like my Element has.

@trix321

9 жыл бұрын

...and like the Element no guy would be caught dead in one.

@BionicMerlin

9 жыл бұрын

Good for passing almost anything else in snow.

I'll keep my land rover. I feel as though when he says there is nothing offroadable in its class he forgot the land Rover lr2. Compact but very offroadable. Now it's the discovery sport.

@JagsFendRoves

9 жыл бұрын

That jeep is ugly and incapable looking! Stick to Land Rover!

@Scrammy18

9 жыл бұрын

LandRoverLover LR4 I will always drive a Rover!

@slender4

Жыл бұрын

3x the $ too.

either way this is a mall crawler that needs a "locking 4wd" just to crawl over speed bumps when jeep started making front wheel drives I list all respect for the name

Why doesn't anybody actually take this vehicle off road? The Cherokee had plenty of videos of it going off road vs driving on dirt roads. Aside from the semi low ground clearance, this should have all the right parts to handle anything it won't get hung up on. Intelligent awd system, low range transfer case, and short wheelbase would make it fun on less than paved scenarios, but no one seems to use it to its potential. Any more videos of people droning on about how it doesn't handle like a car and I might have an aneurysm.

Just like euros to find no major complaints but spend 80% of the time nitpicking and comparing it to cars out 0f its price class. Just admit its a great cheap car with no major flaws for its price

Lol your Basically driving a Jerry can I mean it was made after one hahaha

@mattdrives4757

4 жыл бұрын

So? XJs look like shopping carts imo

I think auto express need a short Scottish guy to do some of there reviews.

this should be new Panda 4X4

La veo muy europea, la quiero más americana. Le falta sangre de Jeep.

Se ci vai dentro come ci entro io con il Renegade dell'81 la pieghi a metà....