Jeep provided a night in a hotel so Ars could attend the Wagoneer S first drive. Ars does not accept paid editorial content.

The numbers are good—600 horsepower, 3.4 seconds to 60, and up to 303 miles of range—but this EV rides and drives like a rookie effort.

Jeep's first all-electric SUV carries a big price and even bigger expectations, but we found more surprises than that from behind the wheel.

The $71,995 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S Launch Edition piles on the standard equipment—everything from heated and cooled power front seats, all the digital displays, wireless smartphone charging, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and delicious sound that emanates from a 1,200-watt McIntosh sound system with 19 speakers and a 12-inch subwoofer.