Jeep Renegade 1941
Car and Driver
When we spend the better part of an hour poking, prodding, and poring over a single car, it's usually to explore a manufacturer's most fantastic engineering feats. This time, however, we glued our eyeballs to a Jeep Renegade Trailhawk in order to count dozens of hidden Easter Eggs—basically, secret design elements—that playful Jeep stylists hid on nearly every surface. They don't serve any technical purpose except to demonstrate that this little Jeep is very happily not a Toyota. And why not add a few nods to the historic Jeep here and there rather than waste the space with plastic or rubber nothing-ness? Join us on our hunt to find them all.
Marc Urbano Car and Driver
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X's and Grilles
The headlamp units each incorporate an old-school Jeep grille—the iconic seven slats flanked by two round headlamps. Other manufacturers pull the same trick, but the VW logo isn't even half as cool. In a nod to Jeep's roots as a World War II stalwart, the square taillamps have Xs on the reflectors to mimic the markings of the gas cans affixed to U.S. Army Jeeps. Look past the X, and what do you see? Another one of the 12 Jeep grilles sprinkled throughout the Renegade.
Marc Urbano
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"No Step!" on the side rails
This one's a joke and also serious. These black plastic side rails are too thin to be running boards, but just in case, Jeep put aircraft-style "No Step!" markings on them.
Marc Urbano Car and Driver
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"Ciao, Baby!"
While actual spiders can crawl in and wreak havoc in fuel tanks, this arachnid is just here for the ride. Open the fuel-filler door and a spunky spider greets you in Italian, the native language of the people who build the Renegade alongside the Fiat 500X. That's no bug on the windshield. It's a side profile of an original Jeep, the indestructible 4x4 that helped the U.S. and its allies win the war.
Marc Urbano
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Gas-can-style X on the roof
Whether you order the power sliding sunroof or the detachable panels, drones and tractor-trailer drivers will be treated to an X print spanning the roof's entire width. Despite its resemblance to a landing pad, we don't recommend anyone hang out on top.
Marc Urbano Car and Driver
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Grilles
The rearview-mirror housing is large enough to serve as a canvas for more Jeep grilles. Consider the mirror a doubleheader—there's a grille on each side. The amount of luxury features on this whippersnapper Jeep would befuddle ol' grandfather Willys, especially the idea of stereo speakers.
Marc Urbano
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Since 1941
You'll find this text on other Jeep models, but it's a worthy reference to the first 1941 Willys MA, a pre-production vehicle designed for the U.S. Army.
Marc Urbano Car and Driver
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Willys and map of Moab, Utah.
Oh, you thought the history lesson was over? Here, the Willys Jeep explains how to unlatch the removable front and rear My Sky roof panels. Of course, the original Jeep didn't need no stinkin' roof. On the top-level Trailhawk model, the loose change cubby has a rubberized lining molded with a trail map in Moab, Utah, a natural habitat for hard-core Jeep owners. And what's that? Yes, there's another Jeep grille for good measure.
Marc Urbano
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Paintball-splotch redline
The Jeep Renegade redlines at 6500-ish or something rpm. Whatever, this splotch of orange on the tachometer is cool. The redline marking is intended to reflect paintball splatter, a favorite weekend activity for the Renegade's design team.
Emery Eyssen Car and Driver
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"To New Adventures!"
Think Easter Eggs only show up on the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk? You're wrong. We've found a few on the 2019 Jeep Renegade Limited we tested earlier. Here's a helpful reminder that where you should be going shouldn't just be a destination, make it an adventure! Or something.
Marc Urbano
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Gas-can Xs in the cup holders
You can't escape Jeep heritage even when you're ordering coffee to go. Each of the four central cup holders (two in front, two in back) are marked with gas-can Xs. In case you weren't sure where to put that drink, it goes right on the X. Try it, it's super easy.
Marc Urbano
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Jeep grille on the inner hatch panel
The biggest Jeep grille imprint can be found on the underside of the hatch. Look up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane . . . nah, it's yet another Jeep grille.
Marc Urbano
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Original Jeep on the floor mats
Order the all-weather rubber floor mats and front passengers will be treated to extra Jeep sightings. Go ahead, put your feet all over it. Jeeps dig playing dirty.
Marc Urbano
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Jeep logos under the seat fabric
On cloth-trimmed Renegades, contemporary black Jeep logos form a subtle pattern underneath the mesh fabric. Order leather and your backside will never rest on these barely visible Jeep logos.
Austin Irwin Car and Driver
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Source: https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g15380362/jeep-renegade-easter-eggs/
