Jeep’s all-electric Avenger lands in UK for £36,500 Corvette shines

by a 54kWh battery, while 100kW charging means an 80 per cent top-up should take just over half an hour

Following on from the frontwheel-drive car, European Jeep boss Antonella Bruno told Auto Express recently that Jeep’s all-wheel-drive Avenger 4x4 (which was revealed in concept form at last year’s Paris Motor Show) will now arrive in 2024, not this year as initially planned.

“The two-wheel-drive edition is as capable off road as a Renegade,” Bruno said. “But yes, the 4x4 will arrive, and when it does, it will deliver the ultimate capability There is a plan; we’re going to launch the BEV and then the 4x4 will arrive in 2024.”

THE latest C8-generation Chevrolet Corvette was the first to use a midengined layout, and now it’s the first to feature hybrid technology, too, with the arrival of the Corvette E-Ray.

A naturally-aspirated 6.2-litre V8 still features, but it’s joined by an electric motor on the front axle for a total of 646bhp. This also means that it’s the first four-wheeldrive Corvette in history

The e-motor is fed by a compact 1.9kWh battery that’s only recharged while driving or under braking. Pureelectric driving at up to 45mph in

‘Stealth’ mode is possible, but expect zero-emissions range to be limited.

Chevrolet claims the E-Ray sprints from 0-60mph in 2 5 seconds Given that the C8 Corvette is available in right-hand drive, UK sales are possible.