Mercedes Benz

Text What do you do when you lay claim to creating the premium SUV segment, stop selling a powerful nameplate, and then decide to bring it back 30 years later? You come out swinging. In Jeep's case, it sticks a 6.4-liter V-8 engine under the hood of the 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer to ensure everyone hears the model roar back to life. Yup, when the 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer returns to the market this summer, its default V-8 engine will pump out 471 hp and 455 lb-ft of torque. Jeep execs claim the SUV will accelerate from 0-60 mph in 6.0 seconds and tow almost 10,000 pounds. We expect more variants of the big luxury SUV (hopefully, track- and off-road-oriented ones), including a plug-in gasoline-electric hybrid, to follow. At launch, however, the Grand Wagoneer will only offer one powertrain option. There have been many attempts to bring the Wagoneer back. Introduced in 1962 as a premium SUV, the model got even more sumptuous with the 1984 Grand Wagoneer. Families made road t...