2016 Jeep Renegade review, test drive

 

 

Once you get inside the car, things aren’t as impressive as they are on the outside. The fitments are pretty much par for the course for this class of car, but there is a sense of everything being very well put together that you just can’t seem to ignore. The chunkiness seen on the outside seems to have crept in to the interiors as well – right from the steering wheel, to all the knobs, to even the plastic cladding around the centre multimedia screen (which says “since 1941”) and the blocky grab handle on the passenger side dashboard (attesting to the car’s off-road abilities). While the car we drove had the slightly drab all-black interior scheme, the people at Jeep assured us that a huge number of interior colour schemes will be offered to allow buyers to spice up their Renegades. There are, however, some very interesting design details you can spot if you pay close attention. To start with, you'll find a number of Jeep grille logos all over, including on the speaker grilles and the inside of the boot lid, a tiny image of Big Foot and a classic Jeep on the rear glass, while the ignition key/button is surrounded by the words “To New Adventures!” – just a few of the design Easter eggs scattered all around the car. My very favourite is the little spider behind the fuel-filler cap that says “Ciao, baby”. These secret design elements just make the Renegade all the more endearing.