Mark says: “While the Avenger might be small on the outside, it never really feels it inside. There is so much storage in the cabin front and rear, and a series of clever cubby holes. There is a cheeriness to the interior design, too, and some really useful touches, including a tray that runs across much of the dashboard that’s handy for storage.”
Adding to that interior cheeriness is the Jeep Avenger’s sleek, modern-looking dashboard. Up front, there’s a crisp 10.25in infotainment touchscreen that comes with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. In front of the driver sits another 10.25in screen, this time acting as the digital driver’s display that puts vital driving information right in your line of sight.
The Avenger’s always-on UConnect Services system helps provide a more seamless and relaxing driving experience thanks to over-the-air updates and live traffic information, while the Jeep Mobile App allows you to locate your car, lock and unlock the doors, check the battery level, program the battery charge and activate climate control.
Rugged character and charming drive
Jeeps are renowned for their go-anywhere ability, and the Avenger has all the hallmarks to suggest it can live up to those expectations. First, its short overhangs of just 20deg approach, 20deg breakover and 32deg departure angles, along with its 200mm of ground clearance, means it has the proportions of a proper Jeep.
Mark says: “The Avenger’s design is every bit a ‘true’ Jeep and it has a real rugged character. The proportions are spot on and like the very best small cars it has real charm and character.”
When heading onto the rough stuff, the Avenger offers Snow, Sand and Mud driving modes, each of which tailors the electronic controls for those conditions. You get Hill Descent Control, too. Mark says: “We didn’t go off road [in the Avenger] but did drive on one stretch of road that was missing half of its asphalt and had craters that looked like they’d been dug with an excavator. The Avenger swallowed it all up, making the point that it’s as robust as it needs to be on anything you’re ever likely to encounter in the real world.”
