REVIEW: The new Jeep Grand Cherokee is a the firm's full-size, premium off-roader with a plug-in hybrid powertrain - can live up to its steep £85,615 price tag?
. Versatile things, modern car platforms: the Giulia is a small, sporting executive saloon, while the Grand Cherokee is a massive, air-suspended, off-road-capable SUV that can tow 2.7 tonnes and wade through 610mm of water. Bagsy not trying that in a Giulia.The rest of the Grand Cherokee’s off-road credentials are similarly impressive. There’s air suspension as standard with five different height settings and up to 275mm of ground clearance. Its maximum approach angle is 28.
Then there’s a 48V integrated starter-generator on the front of the engine, making 39bhp and 44lb ft, available to boost low-end torque but primarily to start and stop the petrol engine and charge the battery when the car is stationary and in gear – which would otherwise be possible only in neutral, because there’s a multi-plate clutch rather than a torque converter.The Grand Cherokee gets a larger battery than the Wrangler 4xe, at 17.3kWh, chargeable at rates of up to 7.2kW.
I can’t find a Euro-spec boot size, but the US-spec figure is 1070 litres, measured floor to ceiling with the second row in place. It’s big, anyway, and there’s even space for a full-size spare wheel. Hallelujah. Ditto body control, meaning the Grand Cherokee goes without the slickness, ease and enjoyment that you get from a Land Rover, whose chassis has been honed for European roads. But there’s a straightforwardness to it that isn’t without appeal, and it’s at least competitive with the Land Cruiser.
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