We’ve all been there: We’re driving around Beverly Hills in our “Tactical Utility Vehicles,” and we feel like we’re not doing enough to be green. But how can you show you are tough, calm, and smart without making your peers laugh? There is a way around this, though. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe made the Razvan Tank’s hybrid drivetrain. The Resaving Tank is built on the Jeep Wrangler. In some Jeep cars, the Tank’s main engine is the same 3.6-liter Pentastarch V6 with 285 horsepower. Two electric motors, a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, and a17-kWh battery can be added to the Wrangler 4xe for an extra $8,500. The hybrid system makes 375 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque. Even though the Resaving Tank is a hybrid, it still has the same eight-speed automatic gearbox, all-wheel drive, and high and low ranges. Resaving says the hybrid Tank gets 49 MPEG and can go 20 miles on power alone. The Wrangler 4xe has the same MPEGs number, but the Tank has a two-mile shorter electric range. This is likely because the Tank has a different body, wider wheels, and knobbiest tires. The only sign that the Tank is a hybrid is the charging port on the front fender on the driver’s side. So, owners may have to add some graphics or think outside the box when choosing color’s to let people know it’s a mix. Razvan has a hybrid choice for the Tank Military Edition, which I found surprising. The Military Edition is a lot heavier because it is bulletproof, has under-explosive protection, mil-spec run-flat tires, ram bumpers, better shocks, and a smoke screen system. So, productivity may be different. Suppose you are okay with the critical looks of Prius drivers and welcome the aggressive design of the Resaving Tank. In that case, there are more extreme power plant choices like the 707 horsepower Hellcat engine and the 1,000 horsepower Demon engine.
