The Rebelle Rally is the first women-only long distance rally raid. The longest competitive off-road rally in the United States, it is unique for its reliance on pre-digital forms of navigation; contestants are not allowed to use GPS or any form of electronic devices to guide them on their 1550 mile, 8 day trek across the American West. The course begins at North Lake Tahoe, and completes at Imperial Sand Dunes in California. This year, the Jeep brand has repeated their previous victory to seize the first two podium spots with their two-person team of Nena Barlow and Teralin Petereit. The two victors were dominant throughout the rally, winning four of the seven race stages outright. Their bone stock, or in other words, not modified, Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe, was the overall winner, as well as the bone stock winner and electrified winner.
Barlow and Petereit continue a long history of Jeep's dominance in this rally; Jeep Wranglers were five of the top ten finishers in this year's rally, while Jeep 4x4 models have won six of the 7 Rebelle Rallies held to date.
The Wrangler's success in this competition is hardly a surprise, as the car has a long off-roading heritage and is well equipped to deal with any obstacles that a rally course may throw. Under the hood, a 2.0 L I4 engine is combined with two electric motors, which add 21 miles of all-electric range and 49 MPGe. The electric motor gives drivers freedom to go wherever they want without the anxiety of either the gas tank or their batteries running out. Another useful feature present in the Rubicon 4xe is the ability to ford up to 30 inches of water. This style of resilience and toughness is part of the reason that Jeep has been long known to be a force on the rally course, as well as being the pick for ordinary drivers that want to go anywhere.