The Jeep Wagoneer S, the car that many say should have been a Chrysler, appears on two floors at the New York Auto Show this week.
Upstairs, showgoers can see the car sitting on the floor, the main display animated, but the passenger-side dashboard looking oddly plain. The reason for that is clear when the car is running: that’s another display, but a subtle one.
Those who take the electric Wagoneer S test drive in the lower level will see the passenger side dashboard light up as an infotainment or control screen. They will also get a short, mildly interesting, and quiet ride in the Wagoneer S, which feels more like a luxury car than anything else. If they get into a Dodge Charger next, and remember the Wagoneer after the long wait on line, they will see that a great deal of the interior is identical or at least very similar; but the feel of the car is surprisingly different.
David Zatz started what was to become the world’s biggest, most comprehensive Mopar site in 1994 as he pursued a career in organizational research and change. After a chemo-induced break, during which he wrote car books covering Vipers, minivans, and Jeeps, he returned with Patrick Rall to create StellPower.com for daily news, and to set up MoTales for mo’ tales.
David Zatz has around 30 years of experience in covering Chrysler/Mopar news and history, and most recently wrote Century of Chrysler, a 100-year retrospective on the Chrysler marque.
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