Three engines are available in the standard Grand Cherokee. It also lacks features like GM's center-front airbag or Ford's rear-seat belt airbags, but it does have hill ascent control, which maintains steady throttle while the Grand Cherokee scrabbles up surfaces a Flex or an Enclave can only dream about. Multiple color schemes and interesting trim options, like open-pore wood, push the Grand Cherokee ever higher into luxury-vehicle terrain, though it doesn't have the third-row seating or funky-flexible interior of some bigger crossovers. Interior space is quite good, and if anything, fit and finish has gotten better. It underscores one of the real strengths of Chrysler since time immemorial-the way it can finish a cockpit, given the right budget and time constraints. The cabin is richly furnished, with marvelous textures and materials on the pricey models, and great layout and design even on the basic Laredo. The regularity of its SUV shape has been de-blanded in back with LED taillamps, so there's less in common with the X5 and Touareg, and more with the 1992 original. It's an understated version of the brand's seven-slot grille, and a bit too plain in a segment where flash is generally welcomed. Today's Jeep Grand Cherokee is quite a handsome ute, although we're not in love with the grille update that was visited upon it for 2014.
Changes for the 2015 model year focus on refinements for the top Summit model, as well as a new monochrome Summit California Edition exterior package. Like just about any off-road-ready vehicle of its kind, it's not likely to actually leave pavement for long, but buyers pay few penalties for the Grand Cherokee's superior abilities.įor 2014, the Grand Cherokee received a turbodiesel engine option, giving it great highway fuel economy and huge cruising range. As the model has evolved over the years, it has grown even more plush, all the while retaining most of its off-road prowess. Refinement and capability have always been Grand Cherokee hallmarks.
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