Chrysler's Jeep Renegade concept is pure Halo

Let's face it, car designers need to look deeper for next-generation designs these days. In a more carefree time, you could put two nasty, rectangular hunks of metal on top of one another, stick on a few over-sized tires, mount a faux-wood steering wheel to the dash, and call it a Ford. These days, it's a buyer's market -- and you need to step up your game. Enter Chrysler's Jeep Renegade 2008 concept, a design boosted directly from the collective unconscious (namely, the minds of Halo players everywhere) that looks like a tank, yet runs on a lithium ion-powered electron motor and a small Bluetec diesel generator, giving this never-to-be a combined 110 MPG range. Roof mounted gatling gun and Covenant-destroying missiles not included.

[JeffO1 @ Nov 23rd 2007 5:37PM]

But can it run Doom?

[DarkLightConnection @ Nov 23rd 2007 5:44PM]

No, but you can run over doom with it

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:04PM]

@DarkLightConnection

Good call

[Brian Burson @ Nov 23rd 2007 10:45PM]

Pick Me!

[shishyan @ Nov 23rd 2007 10:09PM]

yes

[Zeus the God @ Nov 23rd 2007 10:27PM]

Nothing can run over Doom. Have you seen a Hell-knight? Hell, have you seen the Cyber-demon?

Yeah...

Thats what I thought.

[Carbonize @ Nov 24th 2007 5:22AM]

Which Hell Knight and which Cyber Demon? The original ones which were relatively normal size or the Doom 3 ones which were stupid sized. But then Doom 3, like Halo 3, was all hype and pretty sucky in reality.

[Darayz @ Nov 23rd 2007 5:39PM]

Does it fishtail like crazy?

[Justin @ Nov 23rd 2007 5:39PM]

Do want! DO WANT BAD!!!!!!

[tritologol @ Nov 23rd 2007 5:39PM]

pick me ...... ...... .....

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[dustandechoes91 @ Nov 23rd 2007 5:40PM]

hah, cant wait to see the real thing. Been watching it on autoblog for a week now.

[Duff @ Nov 23rd 2007 5:41PM]

HOOPTIE HOTTIE!!!

[john @ Nov 23rd 2007 5:41PM]

Give it a removable hard-top, and a pluggable recharger (making it a pluggable hybrid), and I'd buy it.

And I'm not a usual jeep/chrysler customer nor halo player (not even an xbox customer; playsation-family BABY!).

[john @ Nov 23rd 2007 5:42PM]

Oh, and, make a black option. I want it in black.

[malcolm @ Nov 23rd 2007 10:13PM]

not just black, but with a rocket launcher on the back!

[nik @ Nov 24th 2007 5:16PM]

I don't think people realize that there is an extent on how much power a regular power adapter can give... for example, stoves use a two-phase outlet... and lets put it this way... those you REALLY don't wanna touch.

[john @ Nov 24th 2007 8:15PM]

They already make electric cars that can be charged from a house outlet. And they even sell pluggable hybrid (flex fuel even) cars in other parts of the world.

Sure, maybe it requires a special circuit in your garage, but it'd be worth it, in my opinion.

[waiownsyou @ Nov 23rd 2007 5:48PM]

Wait, can win this for leaving a comment?

[computer.dude.28 @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:04PM]

Yeah engadget is now giving away whole vehicles that aren't even in production yet!! pretty amazing eh?





(sarcastic)

[fagib @ Nov 23rd 2007 5:48PM]

can i win this?

[karts41 @ Nov 23rd 2007 5:49PM]

meh, id rather have a Banshee

[Zach @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:14PM]

or perhaps a hornet

wait... hornet ...cyberdyne.... shit.

[debugy2k @ Nov 23rd 2007 5:56PM]

why do they even bother to design these "concept" cars when they know it will never be in production....

[weirdguy @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:47PM]

That is so true

[Sir.Byrd @ Nov 23rd 2007 10:47PM]

Its kinda like how fashion designers have a ridiculous dress or whatever and then make a line of clothes that is toned down a little. So Jeep (and other car companies) make this concept and then use the styling in future models, however subtle it is.

[Sir.Byrd @ Nov 23rd 2007 10:47PM]

Its kinda like how fashion designers have a ridiculous dress or whatever and then make a line of clothes that is toned down a little. So Jeep (and other car companies) make this concept and then use the styling in future models, however subtle it is.

[Cameron @ Nov 24th 2007 2:30PM]

I think it might be like when a fashion designer....

[Velirno @ Nov 23rd 2007 5:58PM]

It actually looks like one of the cars from Mega-Race if anyone remembers that game :)

[chris @ Nov 23rd 2007 8:05PM]

Definitely, I used to play Megarace 2 all the time. Any idea where I can get a copy of that? Short of ebay, I s'pose.

[Podaman @ Nov 24th 2007 6:55AM]

with that loud ass crazy announcer. all fmv. sooo strange, yet so fun.

here come the memories:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aBz9KjREdM&feature=related

[IndiaTech @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:01PM]

Li-ion powered! I sure hope they don't pick Sony to make power packs. It sure would be a bummer to see these beauties blow up... :)

[SteveMB @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:02PM]

Lawsuit in 3, 2, 1...

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:09PM]

If that came in shades of black and red mixed in I would get that in a heart beat. I would also add spinner rims. Maybe a B-B gn that looks like an ak-47 mounted on the car. maybe a bose sound system too. and a 26 inch plasma with internet hooked up. And a smoke bomb shooter right next to the exaust pipe... I'm sounding a bit obsessed, arent I?

[oGMo @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:10PM]

"I think it looks more like a Puma!"

[Tiptup300 @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:17PM]

Pums dont exist crazy! What next! Bigfoot?

[Elaine @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:34PM]

Sarge: What in Sam Hell is a 'Puma'?
Simmons: Uh... You mean like the Shoe Company?
Grif: No! Like a 'Puma'! It's a big cat, like a lion.
Sarge: You're making that up!
Grif: I'm telling you, it's a real animal!
Sarge: Simmons! I want you to poison Grif's next meal!
Simmons: Yes, Sir!
Sarge: Look, see these two tow hooks? They look like tusks. And what kind of animal has tusks?
Grif: ...A walrus.
Sarge: Didn't I just tell you to stop making up animals?

[Matthew C @ Jan 14th 2008 11:42PM]

Yay RvB!

Cant wait for season 6.

[Jaleel @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:10PM]

Why is it that we've had awesome concept cars for decades, and our cars have looked plain and boring in the same timespan?

[-Tj- @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:11PM]

I thought I'd seen a design that was said too look like the Warthog elsewhere... did some research and found it: Peugot Hoggar.

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/pic.php?file=pic.php&imagenum=6&carnum=1613

Make it green and maaaaaaaybe...

[j-bizz @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:14PM]

this concept has been out for quite some time! actually, since before the original Halo came out!

[gabehoffman @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:16PM]

I'd so drive that thing

[Amel @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:20PM]

*drools*

[Lincoln @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:25PM]

Yay!
Another really awesome concept that will never be put into production!!

[Antboy @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:27PM]

Driving this in first person would be SO wrong.

I say if they mount an overhead camera and steer it with an Xbox 360 controller, I'm there.

[ryan @ Nov 23rd 2007 7:40PM]

They also need to add a turret to the back.

[Joe B 1 @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:28PM]

It looks like the jeepster that was in the philadelphia autoshow so many years ago

[IAmDesi @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:33PM]

cool...

[Pasukin @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:36PM]

It has a style similar to Jeep's 2005 concept, the Jeepster.

[Jason @ Nov 26th 2007 11:35AM]

Quick FYI: The Jeepster was a concept in 1998, not 2005. You're thinking of the Hurricane concept, which was from 2005, and does have a similar "buggy" styling to the Renegade concept.

http://jeepin.com/news/hurricane/

[Nick @ Nov 23rd 2007 6:39PM]

Woo Hoo!