They’re all connected to an eight-speed auto. There are three engine choices available: a 295bhp, 260 lb ft 3.6-litre V6, a 360bhp, 390 lb ft 5.7-litre Hemi V8 and a 3.0-litre EcoDiesel V6 churning out 240bhp and 420 lb ft. What engines do I have to play with?ĭepends what part of the world you’re in. Other subtle hints include new mirror caps, a roof rack with neutral grey accents and two red tow hooks protruding out of the front bumper. They’re just part of the new aesthetics to highlight that you’re in a Trailhawk. So you don’t, y’know, toddle off the side of a cliff. Instead, they’re there to stop the sun reflecting off the bonnet and into your eyes. Contrary to popular belief, they don’t make this Grand Cherokee any faster (estimated 0-62 of 7.2secs and a 118mph top speed). Oooh! It’s got funky stripes on the bonnet. It’s basically off-road cruise control, allowing drivers to control the speed of the Trailhawk – both up and downhill – using the steering wheel paddle shifters and your fingers, rather than dancing around on the brake and accelerator like Michael Flatley. Then there’s the upgraded Selec-Speed Control (Jeep’s version of Terrain Response) that has hill ascent and descent built in. It now gets 10.8-inches of ground clearance and offers more articulation (half an inch extra) to hobble over logs and rocks. Using the newly-facelifted Cherokee (redesigned lower front fascia, new fog lights and more purposeful seven-slot grille) as a base, Jeep’s engineers have then built on it with a host of all-terrain enhancements to help headbutt planet Earth out of its way.Ĭrucially, there are new 18-inch Kevlar-reinforced Goodyear Adventure off-road tyres to help get a grip on the wilderness, girder-like solid steel rock rails down the side sills, quarter-inch sump and skid plates and updated air suspension. Well, it’s the sixth spec in the model line-up – one bookended by the plush Summit at one end and sporty SRT at the other – and is designed for welly-wearing off-road enthusiasts. How does it differ from any other Grand Cherokee? It joins the diddy Renegade and middling Cherokee in the Trailhawk lineup to help connect the American brand back to its roots of being imperious off-road. Others, such as High Tide and Cuda, have yet to appear on a rig in any official capacity.The Jeep Grand Cherokee ‘Trailhawk’ – the butchest, brashest and most off-roady Grand Cherokee ever. Same goes for trim levels like Magneto (an all-electric concept Jeep) and Islander (a trim level on the Wrangler). Listings by the United States Patent Office show the company has, over the past 24 months, applied for trademarks on words like ‘Dodge Power Brokers’ and ‘Mopar Direct Connection’, names which have since been publicly rolled out for various products and services. Some of these trademarks come to fruition, some do not. We will note they have applied for, and received, trademark protection for the Tomahawk name in the past but let the application lapse a couple of years ago. Or, thinking ahead to our all-electric future, it could be a creative trim name for extended range versions of EVs like the Airflow. This would be a great name to slap on some sort of feature package which includes comfort features that keeps the ankle biters at bay during a long drive. Jeep Dates: Why some Jeep owners are such ardent fans of the brandĮlsewhere, the crew at Auburn Hills also filed a trademark application for the ‘ Road Tripper’ name, doing so back in the month of May.Trusty V6 or cutting-edge PHEV? Which Jeep Grand Cherokee powertrain is right for you?.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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