The new Jeep Grand Cherokee is big news. I mean it literally in this instance, because the American carmaker has entirely disregarded the small, cutesy and frugal cookie-cutter direction in which the rest of the world is headed. With a curb weight of 2.1 tonnes, it’s also one of the heaviest SUVs on the road, punching into the heavyweight category with the likes of the BMW X7, Mercedes-Benz GLS and Toyota Land Cruiser 300.
For the price, you get an SUV with listicles worth of creature comforts that are on par with what you get in the German camp for significantly less money, an aspect we’ll get to in a bit. Then, it can be argued that this is a bit gimmicky, but even the front passenger is catered for in terms of screening. Built into the passenger-side dashboard is a 10.25-inch screen that offers navigation, multimedia entertainment and camera views, including a camera for monitoring rear passengers.
When the Grand Cherokee launched, it did receive a fair amount of criticism aimed at the fact that its engine hasn’t adopted the same forward trajectory as the rest of the SUV. Power from the 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 engine remained unchanged at 210kW, while torque has taken a slight hit at 344Nm, as opposed to the 347 Newtons that turned the axles on the outgoing model.
Luckily it was all redeemable off the beaten track, where I spent a short stint with the Grand Cherokee. Its catalogue of off-road settings and functions makes easy work of rough roads with three 4×4 systems — Quadra-Trac I, II and Quadra-Drive II — paired with a rear electronic limited slip-differential.
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