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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How about the Jeep Incontinent?
I suggest ‘Victory Jeep Junk’, VeeJayJay for short..........
Something tells me Jeepy McJeepface is going to win...
It'll make a whole new person out of you!
“Wagoneer PBC” (Powered By Coal)
Jeeps have FIAT engines....................Fix It Again Tony!.................
“The new 2024 Jeep Shitbox!”
We have a Ferry near here with a similar name..............
I have two Jeeps in different states of reassembly so I understand very well.
Willys and AMC so at least both sides are represented.
I loved the old full sized Wagoneer, Chief, and full sized J series trucks.
The “Resistor.”
Cool symbol too.
5.56mm
Should have stayed with the tried and true straight six. I still see these guys on the road around here.
I made the switch to Toyota 4X4s.
My nomination:
“Garage burner”
;-)
Old Wagoneers are very desirable nowadays.
Very easy to work on.
You win.
The “Me2” !
Introducing the all new Jeep Plug-N-Wait!!
My 1996 Jeep Cherokee Country with the 4.0L inline 6 was an absolute gem to own. Never required anything more than normal maintenance for the almost 200,000 miles I owned it. Loved that vehicle. Kept it in tip-top shape, no rust anywhere, always kept it cleaned and waxed. It was a beautiful vehicle, a joy to drive and own.
Liked it so much that when it came time to replace it, I went with my 2013 Grand Cherokee. With the exception of one major & unplanned repair, it's been a reliable, rock-steady vehicle. Suspension needs work at 140,000 miles I think that's to be expected.
I really wanted to replace it with another Grand Cherokee, however after reading all the reliability issues with the 2020+ GC's and talking to a few friends that own them I had to decide against it. I turned 60 on Sunday and somehow, it's all about reliability for me now. I don't work on my own vehicles anymore (can't, lower back issues) and am not interested in sitting at a Jeep dealer waiting on repairs.
I hope I like my new Highlander as much as I've liked my Jeeps over the long haul. Time will tell.
My Jeep Cherokee is 22 yrs. old with a few medical problems. I call her Jilly the Jeep.
I don’t ski!!!!
The Jeep “Hey Joe”, “We recharge you long time”
I don’t know what engines are in her vehicles ... none of them are particularly new.
Aside ... Back in the 1980s and 1990s, I had a Mercury Zephyr with an inline 6. That was a great engine ... plenty of power, and easy to service. Tranny leaked bad, though ...
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