Jeep Grand Cherokee News
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In an attempt to highlight the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's on-road abilities, SRT hired 'Ring ace Sabine Schmitz to take it on a hot lap of the Nordschleife.
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Jeep And Mopar Announce Six Concepts For 2012 Moab Jeep Safari
Last week we brought you teaser images of three concepts that Jeep would be bringing to this year’s Moab Easter Jeep Safari. This week, Jeep and Mopar have teamed up to reveal an additional three concepts, as well as details on the concepts shown last week. The winner from last week, in our...
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Jeep Gets High, Releases Altitude Edition Grand Cherokee, Compass, Patriot
The 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee gets a new blacked-out Altitude special edition, joined by the Compass and Patriot.
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SRT Delivers Pair Of Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8s To Massa, Alonso: Video
As we reported last month, the SRT brand has leveraged its corporate cousinhood with Ferrari to team up with F1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, through a gift of a pair of 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8s. Now, DriveSRT has released the video detailing the drop-off in Maranello. As you...
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Jeep Preps New Production-Intent Concepts For Geneva
Following on from its murdered-out Grand Cherokee ‘production-intent’ concept unveiled last month, Jeep has now unveiled a trio of new concepts in the lead up to March’s 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The three new concepts are based around European versions of the Jeep Grand Cherokee...
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Ferrari F1 Drivers Get New Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Company Cars
"Brand ambassadors" Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa have been presented with customized Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8s.
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John George was one of the first buyers to put a deposit down on a new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8, and was rewarded with a Chrysler plant tour and special delivery of his new Jeep.
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Jeep Reveals New 2012 Grand Cherokee Package, "Name My Ride" Contest
Jeep is launching a new trim package for Grand Cherokee models, and letting fans name it.
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2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel Announced For U.S.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel powered into the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, but only for Europe and other non-U.S. markets. The 241 horsepower, 406 pound-foot V-6 turbodiesel it featured was a tantalizing prospect, and now, finally, the U.S. will get its taste of the torquey and fuel efficient Jeep...
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Hennessey Drops 800 Horses Into A Jeep Grand Cherokee
Hennessey unveils its latest tune: an 800-hp Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8.
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Jeep Grand Cherokee Next In Line To Receive ZF 8-Speed Auto
Coming as no surprise, Jeep’s Grand Cherokee SUV is reportedly next in line to receive the smooth shifting--and fuel saving--ZF eight-speed automatic transmission filtering its way across Chrysler’s lineup. Already finding a home in the Chrysler 300, as well as some Audi and BMW models...
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With 465 horsepower from its 6.4-liter Hemi V-8, the new 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, which made its world debut recently at the 2011 New York Auto Show, is guaranteed to remain one of the fastest SUVs on the planet for some time to come. How fast? How ‘bout 0-60 in just 4.8 seconds and a top speed electronically limited to 155 mph. Still not good enough? Well, this bad boy can still tow up to 5,000 pounds, deliver torque to individual wheels and comes with one of the beefiest sets of Brembo brakes we’ve seen on something costing less than $100,000. Check out this video...
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2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8: 2011 New York Auto Show Live Photos
Take a look at the new 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, and you might not need that testosterone injection. In addition to the stronger stance and racy details, it makes 465 horsepower from 6.4 liters and can get from zero to 60 in just 4.8 seconds, according to Jeep. Paddle-shifters are standard...
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2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8: 2011 New York Auto Show Preview
Ever since the new Jeep Grand Cherokee was in development, we've been looking forward to the new 6.4-liter HEMI Grand Cherokee SRT8, and finally, it's here. The muscle-bound powerhouse SUV packs the latest of Chrysler's V-8 bounty under the hood, and the best of the ill-gotten Daimler remnants...
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2011 New York Auto Show Preview
The official launches have started pouring out, along with more announcements of what to expect are rolling in, which can only mean one thing: The 2011 New York Auto Show is about to get underway. Timed against the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show this year, some of the best concepts and production cars...
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Official: Jeep Grand Cherokee To Get New Diesel At Geneva Motor Show
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is no stranger to diesel power, though the last we saw it here in the U.S. was in 2008. Unlike the previous Daimler-sourced unit, the next diesel in the Jeep Grand Cherokee will be built by VM Motori. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like we'll be getting it here in the U.S...
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2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 To Debut At New York Auto Show?
Last year we brought you some of the first word on rumors of the next Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. Though it's running a full year behind where it was expected then, the latest rumors of the super-SUV are pointing toward a New York Auto Show debut and a fall 2011 on-sale date. Specs are as anyone...
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A Maserati SUV? Why? Considering Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW already have theirs, perhaps the better question is, why not? That's the way Sergio Marchionne looks at the matter, at any rate, according to an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Calling the Jeep Grand Cherokee "a great architecture," Marchionne asks rhetorically, "Why wouldn't I put a Maserati on it?" Why not, indeed. The vehicle will be built at the same plant that builds the Jeep Grand Cherokee, indicating it will likely share the same powertrain options as the Jeep as well, though overseas models may get engine...
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2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee May Spawn SUVs For Alfa Romeo, Maserati
Apart from its extensive North American distribution network and production base, Chrysler doesn’t have much to offer its new strategic partner Fiat--especially when it comes to actual product. There is the new Pentastar V-6 engine as well as the Chrysler 300C’s LX rear-wheel drive...
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Spy Shots: 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8
Once upon a time, the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 laid claim to being the fastest SUV on the planet, offering 0-60 times of under five seconds and a top speed in excess of 155 mph. Since then, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo and BMW X5 M and X6 M have nabbed the title away. Jeep doesn't look to be content...
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Chrysler Debuts Vehicle Info iPhone App On 2011 Grand Cherokee
The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee is the first vehicle to get the app's features.
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Video: The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Manifesto
This is the first TV spot for the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick
The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee off-roader has won the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) Top Safety Pick award in the Institute's latest round of testing. To qualify, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of "good" in the institute’s front, side, and rear tests and also be fitted with...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran