The two-row version of the new WL Jeep Grand Cherokee finally arrives in showrooms this month after a delay, priced from $77,950 before on-road costs.
Three variants will be offered at first: Night Eagle, Limited and Overland, all powered by a naturally aspirated 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 petrol engine.
These complement the longer, three-row Grand Cherokee L range launched last year, available in Night Eagle, Limited and Summit Reserve trims and priced from $82,750 before on-roads.
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Summit Reserve 4xe
That means the new two-row undercuts the equivalent three-row by $4800, though there’s no two-row Summit Reserve as yet.
That will come in the third quarter of this year, combined with the 4xe turbocharged four-cylinder plug-in hybrid powertrain – a powertrain not available in the larger L.
The Grand Cherokee’s four-wheel drive system now has a front-axle disconnect, and will now send power exclusively to the rear wheels if it detects the road conditions don’t require all-paw traction. Jeep says this therefore reduces drag on the driveline and improves fuel economy.
While the Overland trim is new to the local WL range, there’s still no word of the off-road-oriented Trailhawk joining the range. This is offered in the US exclusively with the 4xe plug-in hybrid powertrain.
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Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L
Pricing
- 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee Night Eagle: $77,950
- 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited: $83,950
- 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland: $98,450
All prices exclude on-road costs.
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Night Eagle
Drivetrains
The 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee uses a naturally aspirated 3.6-litre petrol V6 engine producing 214kW of power at 6400rpm and 344Nm of torque at 4000rpm, mated with an eight-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel drive.
Efficiency
The 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee uses 9.9L/100km on the ADR combined cycle.
It has an 87L fuel tank.
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Limited
Dimensions
The 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee measures 4914mm long, 2149mm wide and 1799mm tall (1801mm on the Overland). It rides a 2964mm wheelbase.
Braked towing capacity is 2813kg and unbraked is 750kg, while the Grand Cherokee weighs 2167kg (tare) with a 2744kg gross vehicle mass.
Ground clearance is 214mm in the Night Eagle and Limited, with approach, breakover and departure angles of 20.5, 19.1 and 26.6 degrees, respectively. Wading depth is 530mm.
Ground clearance is between 193mm and 276mm in the Overland, with approach, breakover and departure angles of 30.1, 24.0 and 28.4 degrees in Off-Road 2 mode. Wading depth is up to 610mm.
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Overland
Servicing and Warranty
The 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee is backed by a five-year, 100,000km warranty.
Service pricing for the two-row Grand Cherokee has yet to be announced, but the three-row L has its first five services capped at $399. Service intervals are every 12 months or 12,000km, whichever comes first.
Safety
The WL Grand Cherokee doesn’t yet have a rating from ANCAP, but it has a five-star rating from Euro NCAP based on testing of the 4xe plug-in hybrid.
In this testing, it received an adult occupant protection rating of 84 per cent, a child occupant protection rating of 89 per cent, a vulnerable road user protection rating of 81 per cent, and a safety assist rating of 81 per cent. It’s unclear when an ANCAP rating will be determined.
Standard safety equipment includes:
- Autonomous emergency braking (forward and reverse)
- Pedestrian and cyclist detection
- Junction assist
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Lane-keep assist
- Rear cross-traffic alert
- Adaptive cruise control with stop/go
- Driver attention monitoring
- Traffic sign recognition
- Intelligent speed limiter
- Reversing camera
- Front and rear parking sensors
- Front knee airbags
- Front and front-side airbags
- Curtain airbags (first and second rows)
- Rear occupant alert
Limited and up gain a surround-view camera and a reversing camera washer.
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Grand Cherokee L Limited pictured
Standard Equipment
The Night Eagle comes standard with the following equipment:
- Automatic LED headlights
- LED front fog lights
- 20-inch gloss black alloy wheels
- 265/60 R18 steel spare wheel
- Quadra-Trac I 4WD system with single-speed active transfer case
- Height-adjustable power tailgate
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Keyless entry and start
- Power-folding exterior mirrors
- Privacy glass
- 10.1-inch Uconnect 5 touchscreen infotainment system
- Wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
- Satellite navigation
- DAB+ digital radio
- Six-speaker sound system
- 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster
- 4 x USB outlets (front row)
- 4 x USB outlets (second row)
- Tyre pressure monitoring
- Wireless charging pad
- Suede and TechnoLeather-accented upholstery (black)
- TechnoLeather-wrapped steering wheel
- Dual-zone climate control
- Eight-way power-adjustable front seats
- Heated front seats
- Heated steering wheel
- Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
- Tilt and telescopic steering column adjustment
- LED interior lighting
The Limited adds:
- 20-inch polished/painted alloy wheels
- Automatic high-beam
- Nine-speaker sound system
- Active Noise Control
- TechnoLeather upholstery (black)
- TechnoLeather door trims
- Driver seat memory
- Heated second-row outboard seats
- Ventilated front seats
- Power tilt and telescopic steering column adjustment
- Digital rear-view mirror
- Exterior mirror puddle lights
- Ambient interior lighting
The Overland loses a standard digital rear-view mirror and wireless charging pad but adds:
- 20-inch polished alloy wheels
- LED front cornering lights
- Exterior door handle lighting
- Quadra-Trac II 4×4 with two-speed transfer case
- Quadra-Lift air suspension
- Semi-active damping
- Panoramic sunroof
- Nappa leather upholstery (black)
- Nappa leather door trims
- Bright sill plates
- Steering column memory
- Colour-adjustable ambient lighting
Options
A single-pane sunroof is a $3250 option on the Night Eagle.
The Vision Group ($4250, Limited) adds:
- Panoramic sunroof
- Head-up display
The Luxury Tech Group ($4500, Overland) adds:
- 12-way power-adjustable front seats with memory and massage
- Ventilated second-row outboard seats
- Digital rear-view mirror
- Quad-zone climate control
- Wireless charging pad
- Second-row window shades
The Off-Road Group ($2750, Overland) adds:
- 230mm rear axle
- Electronic limited-slip differential
- 265/60R18 Goodyear all-terrain tyres
- 18-inch polished/painted alloy wheels
- Fuel tank, transfer case and front suspension skid plate shield
Colours
Bright White is standard, while premium paint is a $1750 option across the range. The following finishes are available:
- Silver Zynith
- Baltic Grey
- Diamond Black
- Rocky Mountain
- Midnight Sky
- Hydro Blue
- Velvet Red
