2022 Jeep Wagoneer Series ll 4x4: TEST DRIVE+FULL REVIEW

Hey guys it's Will here with WTF Car Reviews and today we're going to be reviewing this all-new 2022 Jeep Wagoneer Series 2. And before we start I want to give a huge thank you to Scott and the rest of the management and staff here at Lakeland Chrysler Jeep Dodge and Ram for making this review possible. These guys have a really kind staff, convenient location right off of I-4 and one of the more impressive inventories in the state. So if you're in the Florida area looking for a new car or truck I would definitely suggest checking these guys out and ask for Scott. So for those of you guys who don't know the Wagoneer was in Jeep's lineup since 1962. It sold pretty well, stayed in their lineup all the way to 1991. It was a luxury SUV slash station wagon with 4x4. But fast forward to 1991 Jeep ended up canceling the Grand Wagoneer and until 2011 they didn't even have any rumors of releasing a new one. But starting in 2011 all the way to 2015, President of FCA was really starting to hint at the fact that Jeep was going to release a new Wagoneer after the 2018 Grand Cherokee was released. But here we are for 2022. We have the all new 2022 Jeep Wagoneer Series 2. This specific Wagoneer is going to have 4x4 as well. But as far as front styling let's jump right in. So up front you can see we're going to have full LED headlights. They're going to be labeled right here. Jeep Performance LED right up front. I love the silver aluminum housing over here for the headlights contrasting with the black over here as well. I like the chrome underneath. I'm usually not a fan of chrome but Jeep definitely makes it work over here with the black contrast over here on the grill. But anyway you can see we're also going to have an LED high beam headlight and a five-piece LED fog light down here as well. We're going to have full front parking sensing over here too. A chrome strip underneath and you can see this white metallic paint really shines in this Florida sun. But anyway continuing along we're going to have more front parking sensors up front with a full sensing over here. It's going to house your advanced safety features and we're also going to get a front-facing camera and it's going to have a washer too. Definitely going to keep it nice and clean so you're always going to be able to see out of your front-facing camera on the 2022 Jeep Wagoneer. But we'll take a step back and take a look at the front styling one last time. As far as the hood we are going to get a solid two-piece bulge over here on the sides but as far as this wheel and tire setup, let's check it out over here. So here we're going to have our 22-inch rims. You're going to see they are labeled Wagoneer on the center cap. They're going to have a six-piece lug pattern and they're going to be a black and chrome contrast. Definitely think they're a pretty good overall design. Pretty massive front brake caliper too but these are going to be 22-inch rims. They're going to be wrapped in 285-45 Goodyear Eagle Touring tires. Pretty solid all-season compound. I'll try to show you guys the tread compound right over here but continuing along we're going to have our American flag right next to the Wagoneer nameplate over here on the side. We are going to get a running board over here too. Just a fixed running board but definitely going to help make it a lot easier getting in and out of this pretty large full-size three-row SUV. But we're going to get smart access for the driver, front passenger, and the rear passengers. We are going to get pretty dark tints out rear too. You're really not going to see a whole lot but my reflection. But we're not going to get a blacked out B-pillar. Everything's going to be body color but we're not going to get any chrome down here too. Definitely like this black trim down here. I kind of wish they continued it up top but they did not overdo it with the chrome. We are going to get a roof rail up top. It's going to have a two-tone contrast between chrome and black and these pieces removed to give you functional roof rails for your 2022 Wagoneer. But as far as the rear wheel setup back here, same thing. We're going to have the Wagoneer center cap, slightly smaller rear brake caliper. We're still going to have the 285 45 22s back here with the Goodyear Eagle Touring tires. Really nice setup and of course we are going to get the four-corner air suspension on this Wagoneer. And I love how we're not going to have the plastic cladding on the outside. It's going to be like a carbon flash metallic. Definitely makes it look like a much more premium SUV. And as we see, we are going to get full side parking sensing giving us a 360 sensing on this SUV. And that carbon flash is going to continue over here. Definitely going to make it look much more elegant versus a vehicle with plastic cladding. But right here you can see your Series 2 badge. You got your reverse light right over here with a reflector. But as far as these taillights, they're also going to be full LEDs. I like the chrome strip up top. Again, usually not a big fan of chrome but Jeep definitely made it work with this 2022 Wagoneer. But anyway, over here you can see that we're gonna have the Quadra that's going to be the air suspension. More parking sensors back here. This plastic cover is going to cover your tow hitch. But right back here you can take a look at the suspension setup. You can see those really fat Quadra lift air suspensions right back over here. And we're only going to have a single exhaust tip but it's definitely going to sound pretty good with this 5.7 liter Hemi. And we are going to have a 6.4 liter Hemi available as well. Definitely should make it really really sound good. But we can start this 5.7 liter Hemi up and hear how this 2022 Jeep Wagoneer sounds. Alright guys, so that was of course the sound of the 5.7 liter Hemi V8 sold by Jeep for this 2022 Wagoneer. So let's check it out right over here as soon as we can find this latch. But definitely appreciate that we do get struts. Definitely a very similar engine setup to the Ram 1500 we just reviewed on this channel. We are going to get the e-torque system right over here with the battery. But we're gonna have pretty powerful setup. Enough to get this SUV to 60 in around seven seconds. Maybe even a little bit quicker. But we can shut this thing up right over here. Take a step back. You can take a look at the front styling one last time. And let's take a step over here and check out the interior on this 2022 Wagoneer. And this is where it's going to really really shine. Before we do that you can take a look at your mirror. We're gonna have blind spot monitoring and a blind spot pocket. Of course it's also going to be a heated mirror and the glass itself. Absolutely massive and I definitely like this two-tone contrast with the LED turn signal on the outside. But taking a step inside you can take a look. We're gonna have some absolutely gorgeous soft touch materials for the upper part of the door panel. Beneath that take a look at this absolutely gorgeous gorgeous gloss finish wood trim. We got some aluminum underneath over here. Definitely integrates perfectly with your aluminum door handle. Check out it's gonna be damp too on the release. But we're gonna get a little bit of gloss black over here. I think it looks really good with this contrast with this gloss wood over here. Awesome super soft leather. It's gonna be contrast stitch. Unbelievably soft armrest over here. It's gonna be leather over here too for when your knee will often hit. This bottom portion over here also also gonna be soft touch. We're gonna have the alpine sound system. It sounds really really good. But down here we're gonna have some storage. It's not gonna be lined with felt but we're gonna have an absolutely massive area over here. Probably fit like two sets of foot longs over here. Maybe stack two on top of each other. So fit four. You probably fit a big goat right over here and easily get a couple snacks right over here as well. Definitely solid amount of storage on this door panel. But we're gonna have power one touch windows for all four passengers. You can lock them up right over here. As far as the mirror controls, they're gonna be four-way adjustable. You can adjust them right over here as well. But stepping inside you're gonna see we do have this running board. It's not gonna be power deploying but still gonna be here nevertheless. No Wagoneer nameplate unfortunately as far as these seats. You can slide them, lift them, recline them right over here. Four-way lumbar control as well. But these seats are absolutely gorgeous. You're gonna have very solid bolstering controls right over here. Pretty good perforation. The perforations continue all the way to your shoulder. Definitely gonna help these heated and cooled functions. The headrest is gonna be unbelievably soft over here too. It's gonna be leather stitched. But taking a step inside this 2022 Wagoneer, we can check it out. So we'll turn this air down by a little bit so you guys can hear. But absolutely beautiful interior. You can see the contrast stitching over here up top of the dashboard. The steering wheel is gonna be a flat bottom. You got the aluminum piece over here. No spokes. So this is really convenient if you want to drive with your arm on your lap, arm on your armrest. It's a very, very luxurious steering wheel. We got some wood trim over here on the outside with some aluminum as well. We got the cruise control settings. We got the hill descent control and the radar cruise over here. Right over here we can adjust this digital gauge cluster. You guys can check it out. It's absolutely gorgeous. This is gonna be a 10.25-inch screen. As you guys can see, we get a pretty nice view of our tachometer and our digital speedometer. Underneath that, we can see our vehicle information such as average fuel economy. We can see our coolant temp, trans temp, oil temp, oil pressure, and battery voltage over here. Oil life. You can see the TPMS with a digital speedo and it stays right up top. But beneath that, we're gonna see our trip information. We can see between trip A and trip B. Beneath that, we can see our navigation screen. So as soon as it loads up, you can see your map. So at all times, you can have a heads-up display of your map. Beneath that, you can see our off-road settings. It shows you between your four-wheel drive settings. It shows you the height of your air suspension. It also still allows you to see the tachometer at all times as well as the digital speedo. But beneath that, we can see our music information. You can see your messages so you don't have to look at your phone while driving. But my personal favorite is probably just look at the digital speedo with the tach at all times. But continuing along, we can see this wood trim really continues. Auto headlights to be expected with fog lights. Parking brake right over here and adjustable pedals. Really, really impressive setup. The steering wheel also really nice to the bolstering notches. The 10-in-2 making it a really all-around usable steering wheel. As far as this horn, it's gonna say Wagoneer on it with the aluminum on the outside. As far as the horn itself, really aggressive sounding horn. Pretty impressive overall. But anyway, as far as the start and stop button, I like how it's gonna be outlined in aluminum. But as far as this infotainment screen, we're gonna have our 10-inch infotainment. You can press the home button right over here. You can see the map. You can see the phone settings as well as the music that's currently playing. Up top, you can see the heated steering wheel. You can see the air-conditioning settings and the temperature outside. But when we press the media button over here, you can see what songs currently playing. You can adjust between XM, AM, FM as well as the phone. So if you have Apple CarPlay, this is the screen you're gonna see what songs currently playing. You press the comfort, you can see the heated steering wheel, heated seats, cooled seats, and you can also adjust the temperature to the passenger's liking. You press this button right over here. You can check out the map. So as far as the map, it's super, super responsive. It's basically a Google map screen. Really high resolution as well. We can re-center the map. Press the phone buttons. If we had the phone connected, we can see our phone settings right over here. As far as the vehicle settings, we can take a look at them right here. We can dim our mirror, hold our headrest for the second and third row. Passenger screen, we can turn it on right over here. And as you see, we have an additional screen for your passengers. I'm not sure if you can pick it up with this glare, but here you have it. It's gonna show you the audio, video, and the HDMI settings. We're also gonna have a fire TV option as well as navigation. Pretty nice for your passengers to see at all time, as well as cameras. So the passenger can see what's going on behind this vehicle too. But we don't have to go through all of that. As far as the apps, we have Android Auto, Apple CarPlay. They're gonna be wireless in this truck or SUV as well. You can also choose between your heated and cooled seats right over here, as well as the zone. And you can press your heated steering wheel button right over here as well. We're gonna have automatic climate control, of course. Controls are gonna be right over here with the vents in the middle. As far as this little area over here, you can press this button and it releases a really, really impressive size storage. We're gonna get our wireless charging pad over here and enough storage where you can probably fit like five or six iPhone Pro Max's in there as well. But we can turn off our auto start-stop right over here. You have your lane departure alert, you can turn off. Traction control, you can turn off. Parking assist, parking sensors, tow-haul mode. And right here, you can turn on and off that screen as well. But anyway, behind that, we can adjust between sand, mud, snow, auto, and sport. Right over here, this is gonna be your adjuster. Right over here and right next to it, you can adjust your air suspension. Right next to it, you got your park, reverse, neutral, drive, gear selector. Similar to the Ram, it is gonna stop as soon as you get to drive and it is gonna stop as soon as you get to park. Behind it, that gloss finish wood trim, beautiful trim continues. You press this button and it opens up a pretty large cup holder area. It's gonna be rubberized. You got these little pockets keeping your drinks in place and you got a nice little slot for some coins where they shouldn't be rattling around. But behind that, that wood trim also continues. You got dual individual little armrests over here for your passengers and the driver. USB, USB-C. Pretty interesting layout. You can close it up right over here. I like that gloss wood trim. It really does look absolutely gorgeous. But we can open this thing up. You can check out your absolutely massive, massive center console. I'm saying you could probably fit like maybe like a 24-pack of like sodas in here. Really massive amount of storage. Really a huge thumbs up to Chrysler, Jeep, Stellantis for making this vehicle really, really impressive. We got that soft leather trim with the contrast stitching right over here. So far, absolutely amazing luxury SUV. Take a look at the window sticker right over here. You guys can pause, take a look at all the features. Of course, you can have the 5.7 liter V8 with the 8-speed auto transmission. We're gonna get the 10.25 cluster display, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto. Really, really impressive standard equipment. As far as the options, we're gonna get the convenience group. That's gonna give us a 360 camera, heads-up display, second row manual sunshades. We're gonna have the drowsy driver detection too. So this vehicle is gonna have parallel and perpendicular park assist with stop, intersection collision assist system, traffic sign recognition, semi-active damping, automatic high-beam headlamps, heated second row seats, quadrilith air suspension. So we're also gonna be paying 800 bucks for the second row seating group. That's gonna give us the third row seats with 60-40 fold reclines, second row captain's chairs with power tilt and slide, floor console, cup holders, seven passenger seating, and the premium group. That's gonna run you about 3,000 bucks. That gives you the reversible cargo mat, foldable cargo shade, tri-pane panoramic sunroof, adjustable roof rail crossbars, 22-inch rims with 285-45-22 XL tires, and a 10.1 inch rear infotainment screen. So we're also gonna be paying about 1,200 bucks for the front passenger interactive display too. That's that second screen right up front. But after a $2,000 destination charge, total price can be sitting right under 85,000 bucks. So we'll continue along, see what else we get for that price. But as far as the glove box, you guys can take a look right over here. Really nice felt line glove box, pretty solid space. I'd say you fit between 10 to 15 license plates. As far as this sunshade or this panoramic moonroof, really impressive. We're gonna have a full moonroof for the driver, front passenger, and the rear passengers. We don't have to open it up right now, but as far as the sunshade, you can see it opens up for your rear passengers. And we're also gonna have one in the third row as well. But that's about it for the front seat, guys. Really impressive overall. Let's hop out in the back real quick and see how much space is offered back there, as well as the overall quality of the materials. Alright guys, taking a step into the back seat of the 2022 Grand Wagoneer. As you see, the sunshade is currently up. Really nice feature to have if you have like kids that want to be sleeping. You got the soft touch over here for the upper part. Super nice gloss wood trim underneath of the aluminum. Integrates really well with the aluminum door handle, and a little bit more gloss black, and you do get a speaker over here as well. That leather trim does continue over here, and a very soft leather armrest too. Power One touch with the Alpine sound system, and very solid storage down here as well. But stepping inside, we are gonna get the captain's chairs. We're gonna have the perforated seats, very nice leather, and you got the armrest over here on the side, since we are gonna get the captain's chairs. But taking a step inside, they're gonna be reclining right over here as well. Let's take a look and see how much legroom we have back here. So, really impressive space. I got at least a foot back here, really comparable to the Ram 1500s. But right here, we also get our 10.1 inch display for the two rear passengers over here. We got third zone climate control, USB-C's, USB's, heated seats over here too. No cooled seats, but that is coming under Series 3. Right over here, we got the AC adapter and a 12-volt right over here. But beneath that, we got the cup holders over here. Pretty interesting location. You don't really see that very often. We got a lot of stuff going on over here for like the floor mats and whatnot, but you do get an armrest over here. No center console, but of course, that's available if you don't go with the captain's chairs. You can see really impressive view out of the roof. But that's about it for the back seat. Really impressive space, super high quality materials. Let's check out the third row, see how much space is offered back there, and then take this brand new 2022 Wagoneer out for a little drive. All right, guys. So, to get into the third row, you simply press this button right over here, and the seat pops forward for you, making it really easy to get into the third row. You can fold the seats right here from these two buttons right over there as well. But taking a step inside, you guys can see when we pull these seats back, you have a really impressive amount of space, even for the third row, really competitive with the full-size SUV segment. I would like for these materials over here to be soft touch, but it's nice that these seats do slide. You can slide the rear seats and recline them right over here. Pretty luxurious. You got the USB-C, USB port, and an air vent. But again, it would be nice for this area to be a little bit softer. But as far as space, really impressive. Same thing over there on the other side, but you can also check out that view from your third little moonroof. It doesn't open, but it's still a very nice little area to see the sky. But that's about it for the interior on this 2022 Jeep Wagoneer Series 2. Let's check out the trunk space real quick with the third rows up. But you double-tap the key fob, and you can see your trunk does open right up. And even with the third rows up, you are gonna have a very solid amount of space. You can fold the seats right over here, and right up top, you can also see it's some additional storage over here as well. And you got your crossbars for your roof rails right up top. But anyway, we can shut this thing up. Really convenient area for the button. You don't have to worry about reaching up if you're a shorter passenger. And it does give you a couple seconds before it does come down. But you guys can take a look at the rear styling one last time. That's about it for the interior and exterior on this all-new 2022 Jeep Wagoneer Series 2. Let's take it out for a quick little drive and really see how it performs. Alright guys, now that we've just about seen everything we need to see with the inside and outside of this all-new 2022 Jeep Wagoneer Series 2 4x4, let's take it out for a drive and really see how it performs. First thing I notice is the steering. It is silky, silky smooth, and you do hear a little bit of a rumble with that 5.7 liter engine. Alright, stepping onto this road over here, definitely good low-end torque with this e-torque system. You definitely get up to speed really effortlessly. Only taking it to about 2,200 rpm. It gets about 35 miles an hour. Basically zero gas pedal. And with this air suspension, you really don't feel bumps at all. Right here we have a little bit of uneven pavement and it really just hovers over it like it's nothing. But we got a little bit of a twisty over here. We'll hit it a little bit quicker than we should. You should see the body roll. Even with this air suspension, there really isn't a whole lot. And we are going to get dual-pane windows in this SUV, so as far as the wind noise, also basically non-existent. But you see these twisties, we're hitting them pretty quickly. The vehicle does stay very composed. And the brakes, as soon as you tap onto the brakes, they definitely respond really, really well. Alright, taking a step onto this multiple lane highway, we'll lean into about halfway once we get situated. Wow, really good low-end torque. And it does pull all the way to about 4,200 rpm with about half throttle. So it doesn't have the most sensitive throttle. I know the 3.6 liter V6 we reviewed with the Grand Cherokee L, that was a little complaint of mine how with barely any throttle, we were going to about 5,000 rpm. But this tuning is relatively conservative, so you're still going to have a pretty solid fuel economy, and you're definitely not going to be fishing for power with this e-torque system and 5.7 liter Hemi. But as far as passing power, we'll lean into about halfway right over here. The car downshifts, and it gets the speed really effortlessly. Very surprising torque with this 5.7 liter Hemi. Even more impressive than the Ram Longhorn Limited Edition with the Hemi and the e-torque that we reviewed on this channel. But alright guys, stepping out into this road, leaning into about third of the way, light acceleration, daily acceleration going to about 3,000 rpm. We get to about 40 miles an hour, we get to the speed limit really, really effortlessly. And as far as visibility, I think it's better than the Ram 1500. You sit around the same height, but it feels like a smaller vehicle to drive because the steering feels a little bit more on center. You know how I mention all the time with the GM trucks, I feel like the GM trucks feel smaller than the Ram, even though they're the same exact size. It's because of the steering. The steering in this SUV feels a lot silkier and smoother than the Ram. Not to say that the Ram doesn't also have fantastic steering, but it's a 2019 platform, whereas this is a brand new 2022 platform, so there are going to be some well-needed upgrades. And just cruising on this multiple lane little highway over here, we don't hear any wind noise whatsoever. These dual pane windows do an absolutely fantastic job isolating you from the road. And with this air suspension where you feel basically zero bumps, this is an absolutely fantastic luxury SUV. I'll definitely recommend anybody with a large family looking to buy a full-size SUV that's a luxurious one to definitely check this one out. But other than that, huge thanks to Lakeland Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram for making this possible. Great group of guys. I'll definitely recommend anybody in the Florida area looking for a new car or truck to check these guys out. And as for Scott, I'll leave a link to their inventory and phone numbers below. But other than that, thank you guys so much for watching. I had a great time making this video. I hope you guys enjoyed half as much as I enjoyed making it. If you're new to this channel, please subscribe. If you've already subscribed, thank you so much. You guys know I have endless gratitude for all the subscribers. Leave a like too. It really helps me out with the YouTube algorithm. Leave a comment. Let me know what you like. 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