Jeep Grand Cherokee

Synopsis

The Grand Cherokee is a new-age Jeep designed with elegance and superior levels of refinement. Every angle of it would just hold you spellbound to its beauty and class it offers. It offers you plenty of features that add to your comfort, safety, convenience and of course fun to your rides. Jeep Grand Cherokee is now on-sale in India with a starting price tag of Rs 93.64 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

Dimensions and Weight

The overall length, width and height of Grand Cherokee is 4828, 1943, 1802 respectiveluy(all values in mm). The wheelbase for the Grand Cherokee is 2915 mm and it offers a ground clearance of 206 mm. The kerb weight of Grand Cherokee comes out to be 2432 kg for the limited model and 2455 kg for the Summit model.

Exteriors

Grand Cherokee has got breathtaking features to steal anyone's attention in just the first glance. The exteriors boast off with its muscular build, elegance which comes with daytime running headlamps, heated power folding mirrors with puddle lamps. The rear features wide window to enhance visibility, large taillamps with signature LED lighting and a rear aerodynamic spoiler. To add on to its simplicity is a capless fuel fill and a power liftgate.

For a smarter and brighter ride, Cherokee comes with Adaptive Automatic High-Beam Control Headlamps (with bi-xenon high intensity discharge and adaptive forward lighting), premium fog lamps, signature LED daytime running lamps, and headlamp washers. There is an auto-dim feature for the high beam light to prevent the oncoming driver "blinding". Grand Cherokee also offers you luxury with rain-sensing wipers and rain brake support. So, you can now get rolling without worrying for the weather.

Wheels and tyres

Since the Grand Cherokee is designed to deliver epic performance both on and off road, so it has got eminently capable wheels and tyres. They are available in 50.8 cms (20-inch) and 45.72 cms (18-inch) sizes, depending upon the model you choose.

Interiors

The interior seating of the Grand Cherokee offers space for up to five passengers as standard. The seats have been upholstered from the premium-quality Natura Plus leather trim which is soft and supple. It is even comfortable in both hot and cold weather. Adding to the premium factor of the seats are heated/ventilated front seats and heated rear seats.

There are two themes offered for the interiors of Grand Cherokee: Nappa Leather Trim ( available on Summit) and Capri Leather Trim ( available on Limited). The interior of the Grand Cherokee also features CommandView sunroof with which you can convert the ceiling into a dual-pane, sliding-glass which can be opened as per your need or even used to control the amount of sunlight entering.

Engine & Transmission

The Jeep Grand Cherokee is available in two powertrain options in India- one will be the 3.0-litre EcoDiesel turbocharged V6 diesel (regular variant) and the other will be the 6.4-litre HEMI V8 petrol (SRT performance version). The former one will be able to churn out maximum power of 240 HP hand, the latter one will be able to generate 470 HP @ 6000 rpm and 624 Nm @ 4300 rpm. Both the engines are mated to an 8-speed paddle-shift automatic transmission. The Grand Cherokee SRT will have the Quadra-Trac four-wheel drive system and the standard Limited will be supported by Quada-Trac II and Summit variant by the Quadra Drive II four-wheel drive system. The SUV will have three driving modes namely: Automatic, Manual and Sport.

Navigation Feature

Grand Cherokee is equipped with another premium feature known as Uconnect which has got 8.4-inch touchscreen with navigation. Key features of Uconnect System: 3-D landmarks, digital terrain, city models, iPod mobile device integration, Bluetooth connectivity with hands-free calling, streaming audio, and voice command.

Infotainment System

Jeep Grand Cherokee features Rear Blu-ray entertainment system which keeps the fun enthralling for even second-row passengers. It includes the Blu-ray video system with 9-inch seatback mounted screens. They feature dual screens through which passengers can even customise their entertainment.

This Blu-Ray infotainment supports Blu-ray discs, video DVDs, audio DVDs, audio CDs, MP3 audio discs and video Cds. It has seatback screens which allow available dual-pane sunroof. The Independent High-Definition Media Interface (HDMI) ports lets seamless use of external devices. It comes with wireless remote and headphones.

Grand Cherokee has got two audio systems: One is a nine-speaker system with instrument panel-mounted tweeters, full range speakers for the front and rear door and the other is a 19-speaker system with a 10-inch subwoofer and a high-power 506-watt amplifier.

Storage and Safety Features

You can configure your interior with extra space when needed in the rear cargo area. You can open up the power liftgate in the rear cargo area and you have 1945L of storage available with folded rear seat.

The SUV offers you plenty of safety features which include: anti-lock 4-wheel disc brakes, keyless enter and Go, ParkView rear backup camera, electronic stability control (ESC), enhanced accident response system, hill start assist, hill descent control, keyless entry, active head restriants, 3-point center rear seat belt, traction control, cruise control, etc.

Capability

The 3.0L CRD Turbo V6 Diesel engine has got a refined powertrain capable to provide optimum efficiency and low CO2 emissions. The Jeep Grand Cherokee can return a mileage of 12.8 KMPL. Another amazing feature of Grand Cherokee is the Eco Mode which can automatically modify the shift schedule of the 8-speed automatic transmission and torque converter resulting into increase in fuel efficiency. The instrument panel is equipped with Multi-View Display which keeps you informed of the efficiency of the Eco Mode.

Brakes and Suspension

The braking duties are performed by ready alert braking and Anti-lock 4 wheel disc brakes. The suspension is taken care off by Active damping(regular) and Steel Suspension (SRT).

Shades

Jeep Grand Cherokee is available in 6 shades in India: Bright White, Deep Cherry Red Crystal Pearl, Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl, True Blue Pearl, Granite Crystal and Billet Silver.

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