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If you’ve ever had the desire to drive underwater, the new Jeep model is just for you.
According to the company’s CEO, a future version of the Jeep Wrangler could be fully functional underwater. Currently, the new Jeep Wrangler Xtreme Recon can be driven through 33.6 inches of water.
The announcement was made during an electric vehicle presentation for Stellantis, Jeep’s parent company.
“There is a little wink we have at the end, which is probably post-2030, but I know a lot of enthusiasts and a lot of our communities are requesting it,” Jeep CEO Christian Meunier told The Detroit News. “There are some crazy, very amazing people in the Jeep community who do that type of thing already with an ICE, so you can imagine with a battery car what it would be.”
As the New York Post notes:
Electric vehicles don’t have air intakes or exhausts, so as long as their equipment is sealed they can operate underwater without any issuess.
Of course, the question remains: who would actually want to drive while fully submerged under water? But, hey, we’re all for innovation.
