Back in December I ordered the new Jeep Wrangler 4xe and I just got it yesterday. I traded in my nearly identical 2019 that had the normal 2.0 engine and a soft top. The only different options I got was the Sky One Touch roof and the now-available front facing camera.
Having previously owned a hard-top Wrangler, I had no idea how limiting the plastic back window would be on the soft top. Instead of flipping open the glass to put a large item in the back or to arrange your cargo, you had to partially remove the back window, which takes a couple of minutes and inevitably gets your hands quite dirty. I also found that dropping the soft-top isn't as convenient as you might think if you aren't at home and able to store the back window and side panels in the garage. If you drop it while out and about, the panels take up a lot of room in the back of the Jeep. Switching to the electric convertible top and getting a real back window was my primary reason for getting this new Jeep.
The hybrid engine is pretty cooI too. I live 2.5 miles from my office, so the ability to run 20 miles per charge on strictly electric power should mean that most of my daily driving is all electric. I'll only need to use gas when driving to farther away places or going on road-trips, and then I'll still benefit from the hybrid drive functionality. I really like that with the hybrid I can go on long trips and not have to worry about stopping to charge the battery midday. I can just run on gas like normal once the battery is dead and then charge it back up once I'm done driving for the day. For my personal usage patterns, this is superior to a full electric vehicle.
The Jeep is amazingly smooth and quiet when running in full electic mode. I haven't gotten it out on the highway yet to compare road noise to the soft and hard tops, but I'm guessing it will compare favorably.
Having previously owned a hard-top Wrangler, I had no idea how limiting the plastic back window would be on the soft top. Instead of flipping open the glass to put a large item in the back or to arrange your cargo, you had to partially remove the back window, which takes a couple of minutes and inevitably gets your hands quite dirty. I also found that dropping the soft-top isn't as convenient as you might think if you aren't at home and able to store the back window and side panels in the garage. If you drop it while out and about, the panels take up a lot of room in the back of the Jeep. Switching to the electric convertible top and getting a real back window was my primary reason for getting this new Jeep.
The hybrid engine is pretty cooI too. I live 2.5 miles from my office, so the ability to run 20 miles per charge on strictly electric power should mean that most of my daily driving is all electric. I'll only need to use gas when driving to farther away places or going on road-trips, and then I'll still benefit from the hybrid drive functionality. I really like that with the hybrid I can go on long trips and not have to worry about stopping to charge the battery midday. I can just run on gas like normal once the battery is dead and then charge it back up once I'm done driving for the day. For my personal usage patterns, this is superior to a full electric vehicle.
The Jeep is amazingly smooth and quiet when running in full electic mode. I haven't gotten it out on the highway yet to compare road noise to the soft and hard tops, but I'm guessing it will compare favorably.
