Exclusive: 2024 Jeep Meridian Details Leaked, To Get Two New Base-level Variants

These new variants will be offered exclusively with a front-wheel-drive setup only with both manual and automatic options

• The 2024 Meridian will come with both 5- and 7-seater layouts.

• Bookings for the new Meridian are already open.

• New base variants will have features like a 10.1-inch touchscreen and a 7-inch instrument cluster.

• The updated SUV will also have six airbags (as standard) and ADAS features.

• To come with variant-specific interior colour themes.

• Will continue to have a 2-litre diesel engine with both manual and automatic gearbox options.

• Likely to command a premium over the current model priced from Rs 29.99 lakh to Rs 37.14 lakh (ex-showroom pan-India).

The 2024 Jeep Meridian is being geared up for its upcoming launch and bookings for this SUV are already open. While it will get a similar design, our dealer sources have confirmed that it will also get two new base-spec variants - Longitude and Longitude (O). Additionally, we have also got hold of some more information about the Meridian, which has been detailed below:

2024 Jeep Meridian: What Will The Variants Get?

The new base-spec Longitude variant will be available in a 5-seater seating layout. The cabin will have a black and grey interior theme, borrowed from the Jeep Compass’ Longitude variant. This base-spec Meridian will also have a 10.1-inch touchscreen and a 7-inch instrument cluster. It will be offered with 6 airbags (as standard) and LED headlights. It will continue with the 2-litre diesel engine (170 PS/350 Nm) mated exclusively with a 6-speed manual transmission and will be an FWD offering.

The one-above-base Longitude (O) variant will get 7 seats. It will have the same interior theme as the new base model but will get a leather-wrapped steering wheel. In addition to the features offered with the Longitude, it will get a sunroof, a wireless phone charger and fog lamps. The Longitude (O) variant will get an option between the manual or a 9-speed automatic transmission with an FWD setup.

Talking about the mid-spec Limited (O), it will get a new beige interior theme and an updated connected car tech suite. Other features will be borrowed from the current-spec variant. Highlights include a dual-zone AC with vents for 2nd and 3rd row, a 10.2-inch driver’s display and a 9-speaker Alpine sound system. It will continue to be offered with an FWD or all-wheel-drive (AWD) setup.

The fully loaded Overland variant will get a tupelo-coloured cabin with connected car tech and a new advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) suite. It will also get an FWD setup with the manual and automatic options, with only the automatic getting an AWD setup.

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2024 Jeep Meridian: Expected Price and Rivals

The current-spec Jeep Meridian’s prices range from Rs 29.99 lakh to Rs 37.14 lakh (ex-showroom, pan-India). Considering that the updated Meridian will have two new base-spec variants, we expect that its prices will start from a similar starting price. In terms of its rivals, it will continue to compete with the Toyota Fortuner, MG Gloster, and Skoda Kodiaq.

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