2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Revealed As GMC Yukon Denali Rival
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Jeep has pulled the sheets on the all-new 2022 Wagoneer, reintroducing the nameplate after leaving it on the shelf for nearly 30 years. The debut includes a new Jeep Grand Wagoneer model that looks to rival the GMC Yukon Denali in the segment.
Outside, the new 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer takes inspiration from the original Wagoneer in terms of styling. Up front is a seven-slot grille design, with Grand Wagoneer models featuring paint-over-chrome laser-etches grille rings.
The Jeep Grand Wagoneer also get a two-tone black accent roof, a unique hood treatment, and premium LED lighting. LED lighting is used in the rear as well. Standard rolling stock includes either 20- or 22-inch aluminum wheels, with four different finishes on offer. Adding the Heavy Duty Trailer Tow Package includes tow hooks up front.
Power retractable side steps are also standard on the 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. The cabin space is decked out in Satin American Walnut wood trim, while a two-piece instrument panel houses the instruments and readouts. Metal inlays and aluminum trim abound. The 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer also features a four-zone HVAC system and upwards of 75 inches of digital display space.
Nappa leather seating is standard, while higher trims throw in Palermo leather upholstery. Other standout features include second-row heating and ventilation, and 24-way power front seats.
The 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer provides seating for up to eight passengers. The SUV also comes with loads of standard safety features, plus autonomous capabilities like Active Driving Assist, Hands-free Active Driving Assist, and the ParkSense Automated Parking System.
Under the skin is a new body-on-frame architecture, with multiple 4WD systems on offer. Motivation is sourced from a 6.4L V8 engine delivering 471 horsepower and 455 pound-feet of torque, propelling the SUV to 60 mph in six seconds. The V8 connects to an eight-speed automatic transmission.
The 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer is set to arrive in dealer showrooms in the second half of the 2021 calendar year.
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That Grand Wagoneer is coming for the Escalade just as much as the Yukon Denali. And the attention to detail on that interior is beyond both of them. If people can get comfortable paying $110,000 for this thing maxed out, it should be good competition to keep GM on their toes.
And it’s interesting that the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer both don’t seem to have “Jeep” on them anywhere. The branding is all Wagoneer. Wonder if they’ll do a smaller Wagoneer Sport luxury version of the GC.
Yes the Wagoneer will be competitor to the Denali. The Grand Wagoneer is luxury level will be competie with the Escalade. Like Denali and Escalade are built off the Silverado, The Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer is being built off the RAM pickup,
I don’t think you can tell the ‘attention to detail’ from pictures
They have the Grand Cherokee L Summit which is the Luxury version of the Grand Cherokee and it’s quality is very close to the Lincoln Aviator and Volvo XC-90 but has a bit more plastic and we all know how good Jeeps transmissions are and how their reliability has tanked since the XJ Cherokee but I guess we just have to see how it goes with the new one. But it reminds me a bit of the Wagoneers from the 80s with the chestnut colored leather with the oak trim or whatever it is and is now apart of creating the new standard of midsize 3 row luxury SUVs with Lincoln and Volvo in which Cadillac, Lexus, Acura, and possibly even Mercedes Benz has all fallen behind in.
Always nice to see competition in the industry. Hoping it does better for them than what the Phaeton did for VW. Considering the segment comparison, I am sure it will. Not a bad looking JEEP.
I’m as much of a die-hard GM guy as anyone could be, and yet I’m always willing to be honest with what I feel GM messes up. So my comment isn’t to bash the GM models, but to just admit how Jeep had done a fantastic job on this GW. Anyone on here who looks at those pics (especially of the interior) and doesn’t see a total home-run is just blinded by loyalty to one brand. Period. Cadillac and GMC dealers should be nervous.
Dan Berning – I tend to disagree – yes the GW is a nice vehicle but I struggle to share your enthusiasm. I wish I could love the design, but I can’t get past that bloated/porky look it has. On the other hand, the new Grand Cherokee L has pegged a gorgeous and swanky translation/evolution of the jeep design cues, and I CAN get excited about that!
Eric, to each their own I guess. I’m not seeing any type of bloated look. Curious where you are seeing that? Yes, I do also think the new GC L does also look quite nice.
Beautiful interior. Jeep definitely did an outstanding job on this.
Yep,
Just another home run on an interior !
And NOT by cheap, plastic fantastic, GM !
This will eat into the full – size GM SUV market !
Just like GM let RAM eat into the truck market, when GM released that CHEAP plastic fantastic $20,000 interior in an $80,000 truck !
Hey lifelongGMowner: Although I don’t totally agree with you about all GM interiors being bad or terrible plastic, I certainly agree with you on the rest. I really (REALLY) wish GM would execute an interior like this one they show for the GW. But then again, I’ll need to physically see this GW interior before ruling out any cheap plastics. But from the pics, it sure looks fantastic.
Dan Berning,
I do NOT think ALL GM interiors are bad either.
We just helped my mother-in-law buy a 2021 Buick, Envision, Avenir. it has a GREAT interior, especially for the price point !
I also thing the Chevrolet, TrailBlazer has a great interior, for the price point !
However, I think EVERY Cadillac except the Escalade, has a CHEAP interior, and CHEAP looking !
And as you are well aware, a Denali interior NEEDS to be better, well I do like the new Yukon Denali interiors.
For me its three simple things that make it ” good enough ” for me.
#1 top of dash surface as large one piece as possible ( easy to clean and keep clean, without crevices for dirt )
#2 I really prefer the screen IN THE DASH, and NOT sticking up or OUT of the dash ! ( like our ATS, or this Wagoneer, or the new Denali Yukon ) for a $50,000.00 vehicle 10″ or larger screen !
#3 soft surfaces everywhere, EVERYWHERE, you touch them. Sure a cheap Trail Blazer, ok. but AGAIN, NOT a $50,000.00 and UP vehicle !
Agreed. Interesting about the new Envision Avenir. I have only seen the pics of the interior on that, but it sure looks great to me. I’d love to hear more from you about that once you have more time around it (if you do). I totally agree with the screen being laid into the dash and not sticking up from it. My CT4 is kind of both: Not really sticking up, but certainly not flush like I prefer. Great points you make.
Considering GM sold more full sized trucks in 2020 than Ford did, I don’t think their truck market was eaten into much.
Every time a competitor comes to market, there’s 3 or 4 people on this site who always tear out of the woodwork, yelling about GM losing a ton of market share.
I will say this, I really like the new Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, but to claim that they’re going to eat into GM’s full-size SUV market share in any substantial numbers is to be devoid of reality.
Also, “plastic interiors?” A dead giveaway that the commenter hasn’t even been near a new GM full-size SUV, let alone inside one. Got to appreciate a good keyboard expert, though.
The reason the Wagoneer and its Grander brother won’t do substantial damage to the GM SUV fleet entirely has to do with pricing and image. For Jeep to start the Wagoneer at $8k more than a Tahoe or Expedition, and to start the Grand Wagoneer at $11k more than an Escalade or Navigator is beyond ridiculous.
Not only is the pricing insane, but to assume that the market is dying for a $70k, $90k, or especially $110k Jeep is ignorantly blissful at best. Even Jeep knows this…which explains the total lack of Jeep branding anywhere on the trucks.
Again, I really, really like these, and for a Jeep, the interior is fantastic, but GM’s new full-sizer fleet need not lose any sleep. Take notice and adapt, yes, but there’s no doom and gloom on their horizon. They make excellent products at very competitive prices, and have decades of totally satisfied customers. a big chunk of Wagoneer/GW buyers will be people switching over from the high-end Ram trucks, wealthy Grand Cherokee owners, etc.
G8Burnout: I may be one of those you are referring to. And respectfully, I must disagree with nearly everything you just said. Personally, I think it’s that type of attitude (of brushing competition off) that got the GM in trouble years ago. People will pay more for the GW or lessor Wagoneer IF Jeep executes the car well. The fact that they are branding these a Wagoneers should tell you that they intend to be well upscale from regular Jeep models. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if Jeep has separate showrooms for these. But look at years ago when American’s said the Japanese brands wouldn’t take hold and the big 3 have nothing to worry about. Now look how many of those things clog our roads. Look at when Kia/Hyundai were first brought out and how people said they were jokes. Now where are they? Genesis? I could go on. But my point should be clear that people will pay for something different and/or with a high level of luxury and great branding.
As for the interiors on the new GM large SUV’s, I’ve only peeked inside the Chevy/GMC at the auto show last year (late 2019). I’ve actually taken some time inside the Caddy. The materials are better than before, but only the Slade will be close to this new GW from what I’m looking at. But again, I’ll reserve my final thoughts on it till after I sit in one and look it over.
@G8Burnout re » the total lack of Jeep branding anywhere on the trucks.«
Strange. Do you expect a “Buick” branding on Chevrolet cars?
Jeep is Stellantis’ “Global SUV brand”, whereas US pickups belong to the Ram brand.
When Stellantis published their “Top Executive Team to steer Stellantis”, they named among others
“Brand Chief Executive Officers”
and among them:
• Global SUV
→ Jeep: Christian MEUNIER Synergies Referent1
• American Brands
→ Chrysler: Timothy KUNISKIS Interim
→ Dodge: Timothy KUNISKIS Synergies Referent1
→ RAM: Mike KOVAL
Pickups are branded Ram or RAM Trucks.
@Observer7
You are aware that people often refer to full-size body on frame SUVs as “trucks,” correct? Being built on truck platforms? As the Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer are?
I sincerely hope you’re kidding. I thought this was a website for car guys?
Not to mention that it’s more capable than both the Tahoe, Yukon, and Expedition and it has best in class cargo which has a decent size behind the third row so you don’t have to get the Suburban, XL, or Max without the excessive size but I still expect that they’ll have a extended wheelbase version because usually in this segment bigger is better but I feel like mpg could be scary since it’s basically a box on wheels with no aerodynamics and not to mention that FCA is famous for dropping a gigantic engine in everything that guzzles gas like crazy and has a high gas guzzler tax and they charge you more because of penalties from the government for emissions which I expect will get stricter as time progresses but I feel like that plug in hybrid model can be a real life saver financially.
@G8Burnout:
I know that people in NA do refer to pickups as trucks, but never noticed anybody referring to a passenger car as truck. And this Jeep is a passenger car. 3 rows of seats. Premium, and as Grand probably even luxury. Being built as a very long car with optional all wheel drive as body on frame does not change its character as a premium or luxury passenger car.
I understood you complained that the Ram pickups are not branded as Jeep, and I explained that FCA had created a brand by itself for the trucks, i.e. the pickups and the ProMaster panel vans, and this brand is RAM.
So, Jeep is one brand of SUVs i.e. of passenger cars, with more or less all-terrain capabilities, and RAM is the brand for commercial vehicles, or trucks. The Ram branded cars will of course not carry Jeep branding.
BTW, Jeep is a well known brand deeply rooted around the world everywhere where the US army conquered and occupied countries in WW2 driving around in their little Willys-Overland cars called “jeep”, like here in Germany, or Japan. BTW, Jeep is among the 10 best selling imported brands in Japan, outselling GM brands Cadillac and Chevrolet (only Corvette and Camaro) in Japan.
FCA has led the Jeep brand to a worldwide success, increasing sales from 300’000 (or 340’000 in another source) in 2009 to 1.5 million worldwide.
The point is was trying to make is brand wise, a Jeep is a Jeep, and a Ram is a Ram. Or as the Stellantis website presents their brands:
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In 2009, Ram Truck launched as a stand-alone division and has steadily emerged as an industry leader with a full lineup of award-winning trucks. Ram continues to invest in its hardworking products, infusing them with great looks, refined interiors and features that further enhance capabilities.
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Or did you mean that there are not enough “Jeep” placed on the outside of the (Grand) Wagoneer?
Regarding my person, please note that I do not live in North America; it took me to live in Germany, where my parents lived and brought me up.
And I would not call me a “car guy”. I am interested in the automobile industry as the central industry since WW2, and its workers. I found this site when Opel went bankrupt in the 2008/09 financial crash, and lots of people here told nonsense about Opel’s place in GM. Now Opel is no longer part of GM, but old habits die hard…
The name Wagoneer is disrespectful of early Pioneers and should be forced to be changed.
See, I can play this cancel culture nonsense, too.
This vehicle is going to replace my 2018 Yukon XL, sorry GM but the attention to detail and the World Class interior of the GW and it’s off-road abilities puts it in a class of it’s own. Hmm same to you Range Rover and Toyota Land Cruiser.
Oh you can see something like attention to detail from pictures??
We’re all experts on this site, Steak. We can comprehend not only build quality, but also fit and finish aa well as attention to detail, just by looking at press images online. Amazing, right??
For 100k I sure hope the production units have better panel alignment than what is shown in the last picture…
Overall very nice though. Will be interesting to see how many people are willing to spend 6 figures on a Jeep.
The front looks nice the rear is a bit Lincolnish and not in a good way.
As for the interior it looks nice but till we see it in person will wait to make a call. FCA has had a history of using colors to make the interior look great but still lack in material quality.
I see this model more as a model to undercut the Escalade in price. It will cost more than a Denali but less than a Cadillac is my guess.
If GM had not done as much as they had done to their full size SUV models last year I would say they may have trouble but now with the IRS and other additions they will be fine.
While Jeep will rebate things much as they so GM will make more per unit and still do really fine. GM SUV models are like the Taco. People are very loyal and they are not flawed in any major way.
Bingo. Hit the nail square on the head. Well said.
I spent all day scouring the internet for pics and info on the GW and no way does a Denali compete with this. Escalade will have trouble with this!
But Jeep looks to have done well on the inside, the outside and overall shape lacks some appeal though. Maybe it does need the old woodgrain decals to seal the deal! There is already a rendering out there and it looks pretty good! It’s high but so was the old one’s back in the day. The only new one I remember anybody owning was I think a “89 model owned by one of our lawyers at the time and it was 30 grand new.
I’d take 5 at that price today.
This is based on Fiat architecture, that’s all that needs to be said. Their quality is a joke. If that is not fixed this will be a big issue with a lot of buyers. The interior looks nice the outside is ugly just like the ford and lincoln. Cadillac has much more of presence than any of its competitors. Competiton is good and it will only make GM bof Suv’s better.
Joe: I think you are wrong on that. But because you make that allegation, I’ll leave it up to you to provide proof of what you are saying and to prove me wrong.
From the article above:
»Under the skin is a new body-on-frame architecture,«
There is no FIAT passenger car which does not come in a unibody, except maybe the FIAT Ducato aka RAM ProMaster. But this is the extra brand „FIAT Professional“, paralleled in USA by the RAM brand.
Nontheless there is the FIAT 500-X which shares the platform with the Jeep Renegade, and in the long wheelbase version with the Jeep Compass. This is a modernized version of the SCCS platform (Small Common Components and Systems platform), co-developed by GM (thru Opel) and FIAT between 2002 and 2005, when GM owned a 10% share of FIAT ( In 2000, GM had sold a 6% stake to Fiat in return for a 20% share in the Italian automaker.)
Specification (from Wikipedia):
Small Wide 4×4:
2014–present Jeep Renegade
2015–present Fiat 500X
Small Wide 4×4 LWB:
2017–present Jeep Compass
Good looking truck!
I really like the legacy front grill, the interior looks great, gear shifter on the column where it should be, body on frame, yes, nice big engine. I am pleasantly surprised.
I hope they add a folding 2nd row bench so the entire cargo area folds flat, without that console sticking up. I haul a lot in my Yukon and the folding 60/40 2nd row bench allows me a ton of cargo room
I would consider the GW as a replacement for my 2019 Yukon, but I won’t be paying $100k for a Chrysler SUV, or a GM SUV either.
This GW needs to get strong reviews and a few years of driving before I would get into one. Chrysler IMHO has been the worst in reliably of the big three for a long time.
Now, that Chrysler is owned by Fiat, what could go wrong?
Craignor asks:
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I hope they add a folding rear bench so the entire cargo area folds flat, without that console sticking up. I haul a lot in my Yukon and the folding 60/40 rear bench allows me a ton of cargo room
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The before last image should answer your question, showing a flat space up to the back of the front seats.
In addition, I looked up the web site on this car and found this sales talk:
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FUNCTIONAL SPACE
Adjustable Third-Row Seating
Dynamic storage lets you collapse the third-row seating in various configurations, unlocking even more room. From one-quarter to fully lowered orientations, you can adjust the cargo area to meet the needs of every trip.
Room In The Back
Dynamic third-row seating offers intuitive storage options to create more space in the cargo area. Now, you have maximum room to store nearly everything you need for the adventures ahead.
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Personally I am going to wait before I pass judgment on how great the Jeep is, I don’t know about all of you but all I have seen is pictures and articles. That is not enough, I need to see road tests and touch and feel the “quality” before I declare it a threat to the Denali or Escalade.
Geez, stop being logical and using your head, Joe. That’s not tolerated around here.
This! Coming from Chrysler of all people. What is going on at GM. The designers are clearly smoking crack
This is everything the new Tahoe should have been. GM is asleep at the wheel.
There’s money out in this world and people who have a lot of it aren’t always smart about it. I say this because there are people paying $40,000.00 and more for a fully refurbished GW from the 80’s. These same people will most likely not blink an eye if this hits $100,000 for a price. On top of that, this GW will pull from GM, Ford and Lexus large suv’s and maybe even a few from MB and BMW. On top of that, there will be a lot of “Wagoneer’s” (see the other article) that will be nearly the same vehicle but not as fancy or high priced as this GW (Grand Wagoneer). So for those who seem to think this will not sell or threaten other brands, you may want to sit back and wait. I think it will sell very well.
For those who are talking about the ties with Fiat? Come on. You want to see the backbone of this, look no further than the Ram trucks. Here you have a lot from Ram, a little from the Durango and a lot from current Jeeps.
Fun Fact: The first picture is at the same location as those holiday GMC commercials….
Who ever styled the RAM truck interior, helped out on this one.
Wouldn’t the competitor for its price point would be just the normal Wagoneer? I mean GM and Ford should be really scared right now due to a lot better features and more things standard for a lower price. For example in the Wagoneer II they have Napa Leather, tri panoramic sunroof, ventilated seats and partial self-driving STANDARD for only $67k which seems like an incredible deal compared to the Tahoe LT and Expedition XLT which only have synthetic leather and a smaller touchscreen and a less premium interior for more where as the Wagoneer II has features that a 80K Tahoe Premiere or Highcountry or Expedition Limited or even Platinum and definitely the Yukon SLT and possibly even the Denali. But for the average person who wants to get the most for their money with the best capability and doesn’t really care about brand, they’re going to choose the Wagoneer. I would reserve one right now but I’m waiting for fuel economy numbers since FCA isn’t exactly known for having the greatest mpg but it does have a mild hybrid and does have more than the standard Tahoe and Expedition engine but it also has less torque than the Expedition but I really like the fact that they decided to go with the classic V8 right away instead of a V6 plug in hybrid right away which I was expecting due to the concept having it. It seems like a great value and I think it’s going to lead to Ford and GM lowering their prices to a more reasonable price point which would be good for us.
This discussion excludes the Jeep/Durango family with the Hellcat motors selling for less than 110K…BTW, selling like hotcakes for the 707HP, not the Jeep name. Those have luxury interiors too. Let’s see,….707HP or 471HP…