Hunting for Easter Eggs in the Jeep Renegade

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Easter is upon us that means one of many things: hunting for Easter eggs. While many will be looking around for plastic eggs full of goodies around the yard, the Autobytel staff has been conducting its own Easter egg hunt of sorts. We're not looking for your standard 'Easter eggs', instead we have been hunting around the new Jeep Renegade to find those little surprises that have been hidden around the vehicle. We have a picked a few of our favorites to share. 

Easter Egg Breakdown

Before we delve into some our favorite Renegade Easter eggs, it might be a good idea to get some background on Jeep's relatively recent preoccupation. I had the chance to speak with Mark Allen, Head of Jeep Brand Design, who shed a little light on the subject. 

Let's start with the obvious question, why? According to Allen, the Easter eggs are designed to remind customers that hands, not computers, crafted this vehicle. It also demonstrates that Jeep's own design team just plain 'likes cars' according to Allen.

The very first egg appeared on the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and featured a small relief of the famous Jeep grille inside the headlight. The 2015 model (pictured above) bears the tag "Since 1941," a nod to Jeep's rich automotive history. 

Since then, the tradition has spread throughout both the Jeep line-up and other Chrysler brands as well, always sporadically and always different than the previous attempt. There's no plan for these hidden surprises, they're just wingin' it. 

The fun isn't just for the owner community, though, as Allen shared that Jeep designers thoroughly enjoy when another egg has been "discoverd."

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Our first Easter egg on the Renegade is located on the windshield. If you look towards the bottom, you'll notice the silhouette of one the first Jeep models - the Willys MB.

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Easter egg number two can be found in the Renegade head and taillights (a nod to origin of the tradition). If you look closely, you'll be able to spot the iconic seven-slot grille.

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The third Easter egg is located underneath the front passenger seat. Flip up the bottom cushion and look at the underside of the seat. You'll notice a minimalistic map and a set of coordinates. This happens to be a trail map of and coordinates to Hell's Revenge, a part of the Moab Trail in Utah.

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The fourth Easter egg is perhaps less hidden than the others, and is found inside the wheel well. 

The fifth Easter egg is found inside the cabin on the right-hand side of the rearview mirror. The relief, which is embedded into the mirror frame, is Jeep's famous seven-slot grille. 

Our final (favorite) Easter egg on the Renegade is located on the rear windshield. Look towards the bottom of the windshield next to the wiper, there you'll see the Yeti climbing the wiper.

This happens to be Mark Allen's favorite Easter egg on the Renegade. When I asked him why, he said the Yeti makes a connection to the outdoors.

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