Posted on 11/29/2022 8:00:30 AM PST by Red Badger
At the end of October, Jeep brand President Christian Meunier told Motor Trend that Jeep was in search of just the right name for the battery-electric Wagoneer S. The people who come up with names had "a few in the basket," but Jeep planned to get help from the community for more ideas via a contest to launch this month. That contest is called Name the New Wagoneer and it is now official. All one has to do is head to the website, enter a few identifying details, enter a name of 50 characters or less, and submit it to the Jeep gatekeepers who live in the ether. Meunier had said the brand would provide suggestions and direction, it doesn't look like that's the case. We didn't test the system for boundaries, but the only limitations we saw in the contest rules explain entries must be original, cannot have won a previous award or been previously published, and — we're paraphrasing here — need to be suitable for polite company.
We're shocked at the character limit. Including spaces, it's long enough for the name, "Fifty Characters? A Crazy Long Name For A Jeep SUV." The phrase, "Want Some Candy? Come Check Out My Sweet Jeep EV" leaves two characters on the table, while the longest word in an English dictionary, "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis," leaves five characters on the table, just enough room to call it the "Jeep Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis." The length isn't unprecedented, however, considering the 2016 BMW Individual M760i xDrive Model V12 Excellence THE NEXT 100 YEARS and the second-gen Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2.0 TD4 E-Capability 4x4 HSE Dynamic.
You can inspire the muse of naming with the Wagoneer S specs, the most potent version coming with dual motors making a combined 600 horsepower and a 3.5-second scoot to 60 miles per hour. Kinder driving is anticipated to return a 400-mile range. Standard four-wheel drive and a terrain management system will tackle chunky portions of any route.
The contest ends December 2. Contest rules say only permanent legal U.S. residents who have reached the age of adulthood in their state can enter. The grand prize is immortality and a ski trip to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort for four, which includes airfare, lodging, lift tickets, rentals, guide or instruction, and a $1,000 gift card to the retail store, the package valued at $40,000. Good luck. Jeep will open reservations for the vehicle that goes by the winning name in early 2023.
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“Brick”?
“Jeep Elon” has a nice ring to it.
Lyle.
“100G of dead battery”
Or Porter.
RECALL!
“The all new Jeep Spontaneous Combustion.......catch fire with one today!”
8~)
Reliability of Jeep has plummeted down to the lowest 10% of all vehicles. Was looking to replace my 2013 Grand Cherokee w/140,000 miles on it with a new(er) Grand Cherokee, 2020 or newer and saw that the reliability plummeted starting in 2020.
Ended up going with a 2022 Toyota Highlander XLE instead. Drives better, rides better, accelerates better, exponentially better reliability. My first Toyota. My 2013 Grand Cherokee is going to a new home, and someone who needs it. Not worth much on resale despite being in top shape so giving it away.
Fagoneer ...
“The Karen”
How about Wagonnever?
So fashionable ...
The “Wagonista”
Grand Cheeky
Introducing the new Jeep Grand Inclusion. The offroad package is the Indigenous Inclusion.
FReegards
“Brick”?
The Wranglers drive like one that’s for sure......trust me. 😏
I love mine but as a home owner I desperately miss my truck bed.
Erfsaviour
Cuz it savist da erf.
We drive electric now and burns da firewood in our homes for heet.
A good friend owns three Jeeps. At any given time, one of them is functional. Her problems are mainly engine issues.
Reminds me of, many years ago, a neighbor who had three or four MG Midgets. Same issue ... In his case, the problem was The Prince of Darkness.
Call it the Dutch Franco since Jeep is owned by Stellantis (Netherlands/France).
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