2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee assessment

The Compass is the most affordable Jeep, and the Wrangler is the best-known, however the Grand Cherokee is certainly an important.

Again within the heady days of 2014, when Jeep offered a report 30,408 automobiles in Australia, the Grand Cherokee accounted for greater than half of them – greater than 12,000 automobiles forward of the following finest vendor within the vary.

Together with the likes of the Toyota Prado and Ford Territory, it offered a extra reasonably priced different to the BMW X5 or Mercedes-Benz ML for ballers on a finances. However time strikes on, and the Grand Cherokee didn’t.

The strong-selling WK2 Grand Cherokee was on sale in Australia for 12 years earlier than inventory dried up in 2022, however a five-seat alternative hasn’t been forthcoming (the Grand Cherokee L is an even bigger, costlier proposition) till now.

The brand new Grand Cherokee has a bit in widespread with the favored WK2. It undercuts the BMW X5 and Audi Q7 on value, however provides an opulent inside, daring seems, and the promise of go-anywhere means – even when most will spend extra time in class carparks than on the Rubicon Path.

There’s loads of promise on paper. How does it stack up in the actual world?

How a lot does the Jeep Grand Cherokee value?

On the prime finish, our 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland tester ($98,450) strains up with a Volvo XC90 B5 ($95,990) or Final B6 Vibrant ($105,990 earlier than on-roads), together with the bottom Audi Q7 45 TDI quattro ($110,000).

There’s a big value soar from Restricted to Overland, and except for Nappa leather-based and a panoramic roof, a lot of the additional package on supply on your $14,500 is expounded to off-roading.

If you happen to want seven seats, the five-seat Overland is priced round $5000 beneath its Grand Cherokee L huge brother.

2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee pricing:

• Jeep Grand Cherokee Evening Eagle: $77,950
• Jeep Grand Cherokee Restricted: $83,950
• Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland: $98,450

Costs exclude on-road prices

What’s the Jeep Grand Cherokee like on the within?

There’s little or no to distinguish the Grand Cherokee from the larger Grand Cherokee L up entrance, for higher and worse.

The great? The seats are comfortable, high-set armchairs permitting drivers to survey their kingdom from on-high, and the design is completely trendy. It seems each bit a $100,000 cabin, despite the fact that it doesn’t all the time really feel prefer it.

As was the case with the L, a few of the key contact factors aren’t as much as snuff given the record value. The trim items linking the dashboard with the transmission tunnel flex when leaned on, whereas the black and silver trim on the steering wheel creaks whenever you press too exhausting.

The lower strains and joins are a bit nasty in locations, whereas the indicator stalk feels brittle and low-cost.

Jeep has determined it’s premium in Australia; the cabin of the Grand Cherokee has the potential to fulfil that purpose however falls brief in a couple of areas.

Supplies audit apart, there’s loads to love. Jeep’s newest touchscreen infotainment system is slick, the menu construction is straightforward, and it responds rapidly to inputs such as you’d count on of a flagship system in 2023.

Wi-fi Apple CarPlay labored reliably, and the combination of contact and bodily controls for issues just like the local weather is excellent.

Jeep additionally provides three years of app connectivity, permitting homeowners to remotely monitor their automobile, enter a vacation spot, or obtain stolen automobile alerts.

The digital instrument cluster is much less of successful. It’s effective, however the animations are clunky beside what’s provided elsewhere, and the very fact it minimises the fake dials each time it has a warning – moderately than displaying it the place the journey laptop sit, like different manufacturers – it exhibits extra refinement is required.

Space for storing is great up entrance. The wi-fi cellphone charger beneath the dashboard fortunately holds an iPhone 13 Professional Max, the cupholders are as much as the largest drink McDonalds can throw at them, and the central bin is as much as a carload’s price of street journey snacks.

The deep door bins are additionally as much as the duty of taking outsized bottles.

Rear seat area is a robust swimsuit. Legroom is great, and the high-set entrance seats go away toe area for rear passengers sporting chunky boots. Throw within the tall home windows and doorways that open good and large, and you’ve got a sensible place for both children or adults.

Together with the air vents on the transmission tunnel, there are vents on the outboard pillars for rear passengers.

That’ll win the Grand Cherokee followers on scorching days, as will the rear temperature controls, heated and cooled seats, and the pair of USB-A/C mixture ports. Additionally useful are the fold-up window shades.

ISOFIX factors function on the outboard rear seats, and there’s a trio of top-tether factors for baby seats.

Boot area is a claimed 1067 litres behind the second row, though it’s price noting Jeep makes use of a distinct commonplace to its rivals. It’s an enormous boot, little doubt about it, however it’s not 400L bigger than what’s on supply in a BMW X5.

Claimed area with the second row folded flat is 2004L.

What’s underneath the bonnet?

Energy within the Jeep Grand Cherokee comes from a naturally-aspirated 3.6-litre petrol V6 engine producing 214kW of energy at 6400rpm and 344Nm of torque at 4000rpm, mated with an eight-speed computerized transmission and four-wheel drive.

The Jeep Grand Cherokee makes use of a claimed 9.9L/100km on the ADR mixed cycle. In the actual world, we noticed across the 13L/100km mark within the metropolis, dropping down nearer to 11L/100km on the freeway. It has an 87L gasoline tank, and drinks 91 RON common unleaded.

Braked towing capability is 2813kg and unbraked is 750kg, whereas the Grand Cherokee weighs 2167kg (tare) with a 2744kg gross automobile mass (GVM).

Floor clearance is between 193mm and 276mm within the Overland, with strategy, break over and departure angles of 30.1, 24.0 and 28.4 levels in Off-Highway 2 mode. Wading depth is as much as 610mm.

How does the Jeep Grand Cherokee drive?

The Grand Cherokee feels meaningfully smaller and extra nimble than the L on the street, as you’d count on.

In Overland trim, it additionally feels higher sorted than the Grand Cherokee L Restricted we drove just lately. The air suspension that permits the automobile to squat down low for simpler entry and lift proper up for off-roading affords it a snug journey at low speeds, the place it does a pleasant job holding metropolis potholes and enlargement joints at bay.

The steering is noticeably heavier than in rivals at low speeds, making the Grand Cherokee really feel substantial. There’s one thing satisfying about piloting an enormous four-wheel drive that appears like an enormous four-wheel drive, however it’s not as simple to park as a few of its rivals.

At the least Jeep’s cameras are excessive decision, and go away no excuses for scraped bumpers and wheels. Likewise the commanding driving place, which makes it simple to identify what’s happening in site visitors round you.

Up the tempo and the Grand Cherokee properly managed, settling rapidly over crests and dips, and the cabin is nicely insulated. There’s little or no wind or street noise, however the engine will get vocal whenever you put your foot down.

Within the USA, the Grand Cherokee is obtainable with plug-in hybrid and V8 alternate options to the naturally-aspirated V6 commonplace domestically. The V8 received’t come to Australia; the PHEV isn’t right here but.

It’s a disgrace, as a result of the V6 is satisfactory however nothing extra. It’s fairly clean and quiet on gentle throttle inputs, slurring from gear-to-gear within the metropolis, however at increased speeds it must drop one, two, three gears to faucet into its torque band.

You get a wholesome serving of noise, however it’s not a horrible sound. It’s fairly tuneful on the planet of naturally-aspirated V6 engines, however it’s not what you’d name premium or significantly particular.

Peak torque comes on faucet at 4000rpm, so the engine must be pushed fairly exhausting to ship its finest, and even together with your foot welded to the firewall it’s by no means going to be greater than adequately fast – particularly with a household and their baggage on board, or a trailer approaching the 2813kg braked most.

The Grand Cherokee Summit Reserve with its PHEV drivetrain guarantees to pack extra of a punch. We’re wanting ahead to getting behind the wheel.

With reference to energetic driver assists, the adaptive cruise management within the Grand Cherokee is clean, however the lane-keep help is just too energetic.

You’re all the time near the sting of your lane in a automobile as large because the GC, however no-one instructed the lane-keep laptop which beeps incessantly whenever you’re even barely off-centre on some roads.

As for off-roading? The Overland waltzed by means of our suite of exams at Lang Lang. In contrast to a few of its luxurious SUV rivals, it rides on air suspension setup able to elevating the journey top, together with off-road oriented tyres, a correct switch case, and underbody shielding designed to guard the important thing underbody elements – video coming quickly.

What do you get?

Grand Cherokee Evening Eagle highlights:

• Computerized LED headlights
• LED entrance fog lights
• 20-inch gloss black alloy wheels
• 265/60 R18 metal spare wheel
• Quadra-Trac I 4WD system with single-speed energetic switch case
• Peak-adjustable energy tailgate
• Rain-sensing wipers
• Keyless entry and begin
• Energy-folding exterior mirrors
• Privateness glass
• 10.1-inch Uconnect 5 touchscreen infotainment system
• Wi-fi Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
• Satellite tv for pc navigation
• DAB+ digital radio
• Six-speaker sound system
• 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster
• 4 x USB retailers (entrance row)
• 4 x USB retailers (second row)
• Tyre strain monitoring
• Wi-fi charging pad
• Suede and TechnoLeather-accented upholstery (black)
• TechnoLeather-wrapped steering wheel
• Twin-zone local weather management
• Eight-way power-adjustable entrance seats
• Heated entrance seats
• Heated steering wheel
• Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
• Tilt and telescopic steering column adjustment
• LED inside lighting

Grand Cherokee Restricted provides:

• 20-inch polished/painted alloy wheels
• Computerized high-beam
• 9-speaker sound system
• Lively Noise Management
• TechnoLeather upholstery (black)
• TechnoLeather door trims
• Driver seat reminiscence
• Heated second-row outboard seats
• Ventilated entrance seats
• Energy tilt and telescopic steering column adjustment
• Digital rear-view mirror
• Exterior mirror puddle lights
• Ambient inside lighting

Grand Cherokee Overland provides:

• 20-inch polished alloy wheels
• LED entrance cornering lights
• Exterior door deal with lighting
• Quadra-Trac II 4×4 with two-speed switch case
• Quadra-Raise air suspension
• Semi-active damping
• Panoramic sunroof
• Nappa leather-based upholstery (black)
• Nappa leather-based door trims
• Vibrant sill plates
• Steering column reminiscence
• Color-adjustable ambient lighting
• Removes digital rear-view mirror
• Removers wi-fi charging pad

Choices

Imaginative and prescient Group : $4250 (Restricted)

• Panoramic sunroof
• Head-up show

Luxurious Tech Group: $4500 (Overland)

• 12-way power-adjustable entrance seats with reminiscence and therapeutic massage
• Ventilated second-row outboard seats
• Digital rear-view mirror
• Quad-zone local weather management
• Wi-fi charging pad
• Second-row window shades

Off-Highway Group: $2750 (Overland)

• 230mm rear axle
• Digital limited-slip differential
• 265/60R18 Goodyear all-terrain tyres
• 18-inch polished/painted alloy wheels
• Gas tank, switch case and entrance suspension skid plate protect

A single-pane sunroof is a $3250 possibility on the Evening Eagle.

Is the Jeep Grand Cherokee secure?

The WL Grand Cherokee doesn’t but have a score from ANCAP, however it has a five-star score from Euro NCAP primarily based on testing of the 4xe plug-in hybrid.

It acquired an grownup occupant safety score of 84 per cent, a toddler occupant safety score of 89 per cent, a weak street person safety score of 81 per cent, and a security help score of 81 per cent. It’s unclear when an ANCAP score might be decided.

Customary security gear consists of:

• Autonomous emergency braking (ahead, reverse)
  • Pedestrian and bike owner detection
  • Junction help
• Blind-spot monitoring
• Lane-keep help
• Rear cross-traffic alert
• Adaptive cruise management with cease/go
• Driver consideration monitoring
• Visitors signal recognition
• Clever velocity limiter
• Reversing digicam
• Entrance and rear parking sensors
• Entrance knee airbags
• Entrance and front-side airbags
• Curtain airbags
• Rear occupant alert

Restricted and up achieve a surround-view digicam and a reversing digicam washer.

How a lot does the Jeep Grand Cherokee value to run?

The Jeep Grand Cherokee is backed by a five-year, 100,000km guarantee.

Service intervals are each 12 months or 12,000km, whichever comes first.

Pricing matches that of the three-row Grand Cherokee L, which has its first 5 companies capped at $399.

CarExpert’s Tackle the Jeep Grand Cherokee

The brand new Grand Cherokee has loads to supply.

In range-topping Overland guise it provides an opulent inside, and blends on-road consolation with a wholesome dose of off-road means.

Loads of these household crossovers received’t go additional off-road than a grassy carpark, however in the event you do need to take the household into the wilderness the Overland ought to do it. Sadly, there’s a however – and it’s down to cost.

With a sticker simply shy of $100,000 earlier than on-road prices, the very fact Jeep makes you spend as much as $7500 extra on choices for a full suite of normal gear isn’t actually ok.

Throw in an engine that’s satisfactory however removed from standout, and an inside that isn’t constructed to the usual of the equal BMW or Volvo, and the Grand Cherokee isn’t the knockout it actually could possibly be.

We’ll must roll by means of the extra reasonably priced Evening Eagle and Restricted earlier than passing ultimate judgement, however for now the Grand Cherokee doesn’t fairly have what it takes to again up its premium price ticket.

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