Jeep stretches full-size SUV a foot with 2023 Wagoneer L and Grand Wagoneer L

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Showing up in the flesh at this year’s New York International Auto Show are the Grand Wagoneer L and Wagoneer L Carbide. Top brass say these rigs span an entire foot longer compared to the standard-length Wagoneers, meaning they should check in at a yawning 226.7 inches. If you’re wondering, that’s precisely 1 inch longer than the Chevy Suburban, a machine which is the undisputed king of this segment. Wheelbase is similarly stretched, edging up by 7 ticks to 130 inches in total.

By putting the standard Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer in a taffy-puller, Jeep is making the claim of both best-in-class passenger space and cargo area behind the third row. During a presentation to Driving, engineers said they managed to eke out 50 per cent more cargo volume back there compared to the standard-length model, which would mean a space measuring just over 41 cubic feet. GM lists 41.5 cubes in that area for its Suburban. So-called ‘Trail Rails’ lined the outboard edges of the cargo space in the vehicles shown at launch, giving owners somewhere handy to lash down cargo or unruly passengers.

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05/02/2023
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