The Renegade hasn't even been released yet in European countries, yet somehow the Italians got their hands on it and have already taken it off-road. I suspect insider wheeling and dealing. I'm looking at you Marchionne!

The video below doesn't have any funny Italian voiceover, which is good. Why? Because of the throaty little burble you can hear coming from the exhaust. It sounds nice! Like an Alfa. The video essentially shows us the trail-capableness of the rugged little Jeep, and it actually looks like it’s handling everything pretty nicely.

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How did it get up there? Helicopter?

 

Shortcut a switchback.

 

Nice scenery but that Trail Rated badge is just embarrassing. Cmon Jeep.

 

I think these will sell well - at last a real alternative to Subarus.

 

That would be a compliment. It's more like an AWD version of a Nissan Cube or a meatier version one of those little rat cars, the Kia Soul. I'd kill to drive a Subaru if I was forced to own one of these.

To be fair-- seems like a good offering in its class and if it helps float the Wrangler market for the rest of us that need and utilize real vehicles, then thumbs up!