Jeep Nabs Rebelle Rally Win In Electrified Wrangler Rubicon 4xe

The 2022 Rebelle Rally results are in: Teams of two women in off-roading vehicles from Jeep, Kia, Honda, Hyundai, Ford and others made it through the seven-day challenge across sandy desert terrain and tough conditions—without any advanced equipment beyond basic navigation tools. 

Eighteen duos finished in the top of the 1,440-mile course throughout California and Nevada with daily navigation challenges in only lightly modified off-road vehicles. Out of 45 total teams, in the 4×4 class the top finishers were from Jeep in a 2022 Wrangler Rubicon 4xe (a plug-in hybrid) and 2021 Unlimited. 

This was the second year in a row the Wrangler 4xe took the top spot, making it the first electrified vehicle to win the Rebelle Rally twice. The 4xe has 21 miles of pure electric range. Team members Nena Barlow and Teralin Petereit are no strangers to winning: This was Petereit’s fourth win and Barlow’s second. Jeep vehicles took five slots in the 4×4 class standings. A new 2023 Wrangler 4xe came in ninth with a team helmed by two Navajo women, Jeep employee Kaitlyn Mulkey and Racquel Black. 

The X-Cross winner was the 2022 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands team, the third time winning this division. Another Ford Bronco, a 2021 Sport 1st Edition, made a fourth-place finish. Daily points are awarded for completing navigation and tough terrain challenges with the top teams in both categories earning 1,447 and 1,411 in total, respectively.

This year’s rally included several electrified competitors (beyond the winning Jeep PHEV) including the all-electric Volkswagen ID.4 and Rivian R1T.