Talking Cars 346: Driving the 2022 Jeep Wagoneer

Plus, we discuss a few financial challenges of driving an EV

Mike Quincy, Consumer Reports Content Specialist, Autos.

By Mike Quincy
Content Specialist, Autos

February 14, 2022

We share our first impressions of the 2022 Jeep Wagoneer and discuss why it took Stellantis, the multinational corporation that owns popular brands including Jeep, so long to jump into the premium three-row SUV market. Does the big Wagoneer have what it takes to compete with such heavyweights as the Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe, and Ford Expedition? The 392-hp, 5.7-liter V8 is supersmooth, but we’re anticipating that it will have a voracious appetite for fuel.

Audience question
With owners of electric vehicles not paying typical gasoline taxes—like those who have internal combustion cars do whenever they fill up—will higher EV registration fees and possibly collecting taxes at public charging stations make up the shortfall?

Talking Cars 346 — 'Talking Cars' panelists: Gabe Shenhar, Mike Quincy, and Kelly Funkhouser.

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Mike Quincy

Mike Quincy is a writer, editor, podcaster, and tester with the Consumer Reports autos team. He has been with CR since 1993, purchasing more than 160 cars for the test program. Previously, Mike wrote for Automobile Magazine. When he’s not working, Mike can be found training for a long-distance bicycle ride, honing a wide variety of baked goods, or studying the world of mixology in search of the perfect martini.