The nuts and bolts and volts of electrifying an off-roader

After running solely a gasoline V6 engine option for years, Jeep Wrangler shoppers can now also order their machines with a turbocharged four-cylinder, a diesel V6, and Jeep will also sell you an SRT-powered Rubicon 392, complete with a snorting 6.4-litre V8. On the other side of the spectrum, a Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) powertrain was just added to the Wrangler roster with "4xe" badging.

That's a plug-in powered Jeep Wrangler capable of all-electric motoring, a Jeep Wrangler powered by a racing-bred V8 engine, and 3 other options that fall somewhere in between on the fuel economy and performance scale. And just this week, Jeep introduced a fully electric Wrangler concept called Magneto, possibly hinting at even more electrified options in Jeep's future. 

This increasing variety of powertrains signals an intent to connect Wrangler with new shoppers, while delivering more of what its fans want.

With the 4xe driveline now available, Wrangler is batting its lashes at the increasing number of shoppers considering an electrified vehicle in the coming years.

Demand for this sort of electrified driveline tech is growing quickly, and you and I will soon be seeing plenty of new-to-market cars, trucks and crossovers hitting the road with charge ports in the near future.

With more and more of the market wanting to get outdoors these days, you can bet plug-in powered off-road vehicles are going to be a part of the action.

Let’s look at how the Wrangler’s latest powertrain option works, and what customers can expect from the driver’s seat in real life.

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