It might be worth Jeep paying attention to how the Soul diesel does first, though I think that just because its a Jeep there would be a higher take rate for the diesel Renegade than there would be for the diesel Soul.
Yup, dito Tony's remarks too. Jeep really needs to pay attention to how a comparable size 4x2 does in the US market. I'm curious about the towing capacity of a diesel SOUL.
The Jeep Liberty CRD sold very well, very fast, and had a lot of attention. Jeep knows that the Renegade diesel would sell well here. There's got to be another reason why they aren't bringing it over the North American market.
I really wanted a diesel Liberty, but they were not sold (new) in California. What few used diesel Liberty's showed up here, sold
fast. I tried to buy a used one but was never on time to even see it once I found one.
that's how I see it too, it would actually be interesting to see how the renegade diesel does against the kia soul diesel once both are out.
I gotta agree with ya Tony. Jeep also
needs to know the diesel 4x2 or 4x4 also has better torque that we (potential owners) want besides the better fuel mileage. More torque = better towing, better off road capability, better fuel consumption at acceleration. It's a win - win situation.