---
title: "The Cheaper Jeep Wagoneer Is Outselling the Grand Wagoneer Two-to-One"
description: "American excess is definitely still a thing, but this time, consumers are sticking to the less expensive model."
date: "2022-04-07"
modified: "2022-04-07"
authors:
  - name: "Kristin V. Shaw"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kristin-shaw"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/45119/the-cheaper-jeep-wagoneer-is-outselling-the-grand-wagoneer-two-to-one"
categories:
  - "Jeep News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Trucks"
tags:
  - "Jeep"
  - "luxury"
  - "Off-Road"
  - "suv/crossover"
  - "Wagoneer"
---

# The Cheaper Jeep Wagoneer Is Outselling the Grand Wagoneer Two-to-One

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Less than a week ago, [General Motors reported that sales were down 20 percent](<https://investor.gm.com/>) for the first quarter of 2022. That sounds like bad news—and it is—but in context, it’s average: Nissan is down nearly 30 percent [despite strong Frontier sales](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/45095/the-nissan-frontier-is-now-americas-second-best-selling-midsize-truck>), Honda is off by 23 percent, and Toyota dropped by 15 percent. Hyundai is faring much better, seeing a decline of only four percent. With those numbers in mind, Stellantis is not doing too badly with a 14 percent downturn in U.S. sales. And embedded in that number is actually a bright spot.

Jeep sales have only dropped by two percent, largely on the backs of its updated Grand Cherokee and all-new Wagoneer line. Interestingly, [the Wagoneer has outsold the Grand Wagoneer at a ratio of two to one](<https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fca-reports-first-quarter-2022-us-sales-301516065.html>); 7,055 Wagoneers were sold in Q1 to 3,169 Grand Wagoneers.

The difference in price between the two is staggering. Jeep’s Wagoneer starts at about $60,000 while the Grand Wagoneer takes its first name very seriously, adding nearly 30 grand to the base cost. Powerplants are also different; the Wagoneer brings a 392-hp, 5.7-liter V8 engine to the party while the Grand Wagoneer has a standard 471-hp 6.4-liter V8. Both are beefy behemoths on the road. [I drove the Grand Wagoneer for 2,600 miles](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/43935/2022-grand-wagoneer-review-what-i-learned-in-2600-miles>) last year to evaluate it myself, and it does have a lot going for it, price aside.

![message-editor%2F1649346584133-2.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1649346584133-2.jpg>)
*Grand Wagoneer, *Kristin Shaw**

![message-editor%2F1649346596532-3.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1649346596532-3.jpg>)
*Wagoneer, *Kristin Shaw**

Stellantis also reported that the [Grand Cherokee](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/43118/2022-jeep-grand-cherokee-first-drive-review-still-the-defining-rugged-luxury-suv>) had its best-ever Q1 total sales, which are up by 36 percent. Considering the long history of the Grand Cherokee, that’s a noteworthy feat. Retail sales were also up by an impressive amount, finishing the quarter up 44 percent.

Autotrader analyst Michelle Krebs told the [*Detroit Free Press*](<https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/chrysler/2022/04/01/stellantis-sales-down-first-quarter-2022/7243557001/>) that Stellantis could have done better.

"Stellantis sales came in a bit lower than we expected," Krebs said. "The automaker has done a pretty good job focusing on maintaining and building inventory of its biggest profit-margin vehicles like Ram trucks and Jeeps. Both Ram and Jeep have inventory that is at the high end of the spectrum."

With the [market experiencing a lot of turbulence](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/45041/toyota-gr86-sales-were-up-326-percent-in-q1-2022-which-is-a-lot>) due to a number of financial factors and chip shortages not letting up any time soon, it will be interesting to see what happens in Q2.

*Got a tip? Send it to kristin.shaw@thedrive.com.*

## Author
Kristin Shaw is the former Weekend Editor for The Drive and a current freelancer in both the automotive and aviation worlds. She’s a big fan of anything car-related and calls on her technology background on the corporate side to explain engineering and high-tech concepts. Now living in her sixth state (New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and now Texas), she is thrilled that working from home is now mainstream.

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