Production Electric Jeep Magneto EV? Meet the Magna Jeep Gladiator EtelligentTerrain

Uparms · Nov 21, 2023

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/...telligentterrain-electric-first-drive-review/

Careful tearing up that rear dif......

"571 hp, 705 lb-ft Combined
Our test truck featured an 83-kWh power-biased battery powering a front motor good for 252 peak horsepower (134 hp continuous) and 287 lb-ft, spinning a 13.96:1 transfer gear ratio. Rear output came to 319 hp peak (143 continuous) and 418 lb-ft of torque delivered through 12.67:1 gearing. After multiplication, that works out to a 36/64 front/rear torque bias, but Magna expects Jeep would likely spec a 50/50 split—especially on a truck with a 50/50 weight bias like this one. Both motors are permanent-magnet type, but a clutch can disconnect the front axle—either permanently (in the selectable RWD mode), whenever it's not required (Auto mode), or never (AWD mode)".

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legacy_etu · Nov 21, 2023

Ummm, the first thing that comes to mind is: that looks like a shitload of weight that the suspension needs to manage! People think a live axle has less than ideal road feel, wait till they try this out.......

amoyer_01 · Nov 21, 2023

No way that is the real production version if if it is low volume. They just took a keg and put all the goodies in it and called it a day.

fourfa · Nov 21, 2023

Read the full article headline:

“Did We Drive the Production Electric Jeep Magneto? Meet the Magna Jeep Gladiator EtelligentTerrain”

and keep in mind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines

“Betteridge's law of headlines is an adage that states: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."

Trippin01 · Nov 21, 2023

So much for fording. Looks like a mall "Duck Magnet" No thanks, I'll wait a few years for them to get all the electrical shorts worked out.

HorneyBadger · Nov 27, 2023

Just a lot more low hanging fruit to get caught on rocks.......

@californiajeeping · Nov 27, 2023

Put the motor in the transfer case or don’t do it at all.

Escape.idiocracy · Nov 27, 2023

And jeepers thought a shaved 14 bolt hung down too low….

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Bandolero · Nov 28, 2023

I have said it before….. I will walk barefoot over broken glass and then swim in a vat of Kentucky moonshine (the good stuff with no bubbles) before I convert to an electric car.

AleYeah · Nov 29, 2023

7,000 pounds?!? Lordy.

BourbonRunner · Nov 29, 2023

Admittedly it's an interesting concept, especially when you consider the local/delivery market, retrofitting existing lighter duty cabover box truck designs relatively efficiently to E-power. I could also see this working in a UPS-type delivery van too.

OTR maybe as gliders, too.

I get throwing it into such a unique vehicle as a JT for clicks and proof of concept but in all reality bashing these into rocks in real-world usage isn't practical. That pumpkin hangs low.

MF Comics · Nov 29, 2023

All I gotta say about it

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Bonanza · Nov 30, 2023

I'm interested to see the evolution of the Jeep, but that abomination of a rear axle is wasted time. Simple replacing the engine with a motor, while having the traditional transmission and transfer case was interesting (Magneto), but this is so bad it's hard to even credit the time spent to do this.

This is a really, really bad effort, worse than what I think many might do if they just DIY'd a Jeep in their garage.

pbrevo64 · Dec 5, 2023

I had an opportunity to check this out in person and chat with some of the engineers. It is a pretty slick set up in person, and the one in the pictures is the V1 prototype. The V2 that they have in testing has a significantly smaller motor housing (I think the engineer said it is about half the size of the one pictured). Is it something I would want on my Jeep? No, but if I lived out west near the desert and wheeled primarily in dry areas with minimal mud, snow and salt, then I wouldn't be opposed to the idea.

yoda13 · Dec 5, 2023

No thank you. I will not convert to an electric unless there is absolutely zero other choice. Having said that, why can’t you put an electric motor under the hood and retain a traditional transmission/axle setup. I would be much more open minded to that. Edit: I see that’s one of the concepts they have messed with.

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