Thill444
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Just wanted to share my thoughts while they are fresh in my mind.. Bought my first Wrangler almost 2 years ago (2019 Wrangler Unlimited Sport S with tech, cold weather, Freedom hard top, and some other things). I had put aftermarket JK Rubicon wheels and 33" tires and swapped over Rubicon shocks/struts, and added control arms, etc. It had the 3.6L engine and we really enjoyed it. Averaged about 16.9mpg lifetime in 17K+ miles.
We purchased a hybrid Pacifica in Jan, and my wife fell in love with PHEVs. She drives 16-18K miles by herself a year and most of that is city. So when we heard about the 4xe we were pretty excited. When I got an offer from Zoom to sell our 19 Wrangler for almost $2K more than I paid it was the tipping point.
Ordered a 4xe Rubicon with premium soft top, cold weather, proximity, safety group, proximity, etc.
Okay so first impressions (picked it up Friday AM). It's so quiet when in electric mode. I mean all you hear is either the radio or the tires. The steering feel is improved over my 19 as well, it's not quite as sloppy but it also just feels more refined.
This thing has some serious torque. Doing some WOT accelerations from a 5mph roll, this thing feels like being on monorail ride at Disney. 5mph to 60mph happens very fast, but it's not full of a ton of engine and exhaust noise. It's very smooth and refined pull, and you speeds happen very deceptively. I find myself going 10mph over the speed limit and not realizing it.
We have a Level 2 charger and bought the vehicle out of state and the dealer agreed to deliver it to us so when we received it, it had about 140 miles and was at roughly 18.9mpg and it was just barely over half a tank. We have 300 miles on it now and it is at 22mpg average and are barely under 1/2 a tank. With frequent charging I expect us to get at least 500-600 miles on the first tank and I am hoping for mid to high 20's.
Overall we are super happy. My wife absolutely loves the electric motors and refined driving experience. Our Pacifica has 7K trouble free miles in 5 months of driving so hoping the 4xe is the same experience.
We purchased a hybrid Pacifica in Jan, and my wife fell in love with PHEVs. She drives 16-18K miles by herself a year and most of that is city. So when we heard about the 4xe we were pretty excited. When I got an offer from Zoom to sell our 19 Wrangler for almost $2K more than I paid it was the tipping point.
Ordered a 4xe Rubicon with premium soft top, cold weather, proximity, safety group, proximity, etc.
Okay so first impressions (picked it up Friday AM). It's so quiet when in electric mode. I mean all you hear is either the radio or the tires. The steering feel is improved over my 19 as well, it's not quite as sloppy but it also just feels more refined.
This thing has some serious torque. Doing some WOT accelerations from a 5mph roll, this thing feels like being on monorail ride at Disney. 5mph to 60mph happens very fast, but it's not full of a ton of engine and exhaust noise. It's very smooth and refined pull, and you speeds happen very deceptively. I find myself going 10mph over the speed limit and not realizing it.
We have a Level 2 charger and bought the vehicle out of state and the dealer agreed to deliver it to us so when we received it, it had about 140 miles and was at roughly 18.9mpg and it was just barely over half a tank. We have 300 miles on it now and it is at 22mpg average and are barely under 1/2 a tank. With frequent charging I expect us to get at least 500-600 miles on the first tank and I am hoping for mid to high 20's.
Overall we are super happy. My wife absolutely loves the electric motors and refined driving experience. Our Pacifica has 7K trouble free miles in 5 months of driving so hoping the 4xe is the same experience.
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