Bring Back the Wagoneer

As SUV’s go, who doesn’t remember when Jeep brought us the Wagoneer.  Not quite a station wagon, it was quite literally the first ever sport utility vehicle.  It was first introduced in 1963 and since the term sport utility vehicle or suv had never yet crossed anyone’s lips, they just referred to it as a station wagon but it was much more than that.

I mean look at that bad boy.  You put bigger tires on that thing and you could drive over the top of most station wagons.  Last year Jeep introduced a Wagoneer concept.

The upcoming Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer will not just be tricked out variants of the Jeep Grand Cherokee.  They will be completely separate models.  The only similarity might be sharing the same architecture.  Mike Manley, the Jeep head said, “the pinnacle of premium for the Jeep world is the Wagoneer name.  In the same way as you may have an Overland and a Summit, you have different trim levels.  So you could imagine the use of Wagoneer to denote a really premium vehicle, and the Grand Wagoneer takes it to the very next level.

FCA CEO Sergo Marchionne said that the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer will be built at the Warren Truck Assembly plant in Detroit Mich.  This is where they are currently manufacturing the Ram 500.  The last Wagoneer ended production in 1991 but the name was used to denote a limited production Grand Cherokee in 1993.

For more information, come by Huffines Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM Plano 4500 West Plano Parkway Plano, TX or give us a call at 972-867-6000 today!