![]() ![]() Test vehicle was showing about an 11 L/100km long-term average. ![]() Official city/highway ratings for the EcoDiesel are 9.8 / 7.0 L/100km versus 15.6 / 9.9 for the 5.7-litre V8, and my ![]() In typical diesel fashion, the new engine is also remarkably efficient, offering fuel economy some 50 percent better than with the V8. The abundant torque comes on strong right off idle, making the engine feel as lively around town as the available V8 and giving the Grand Cherokee a whopping 3,265-kg towing capacity. The Italian-sourced turbodiesel generates a respectable 240 horsepower and a truly awesome 420 lb-ft of torque, and is perfectly suited to the Grand Cherokee. Lucky Europeans is all I can say, because the diesel-powered Grand Cherokee offers plenty to like and not much at all to dislike. The Europeans, you see, have had access to this powerplant since the fourth-generation Grand Cherokee launched for the 2011 model year. Turbodiesel from Fiat-owned VM Motori Centro – has been available in the Grand Cherokee. It’s also not the first time the new diesel engine – a 3.0-litre This isn’t the first time the Grand Cherokee has been offered with a diesel in North America – the third-generation version got an available Mercedes-Benz-sourced diesel from 2007 until that model was replaced in 2010. More significantly, Jeep also made a couple of notable mechanical updates for 2014, with a new eight-speed automatic transmission and a newly available 3.0-litre direct-injected turbodiesel engine. With its metallic red paint, polished chrome wheels and bold grille my Summit trimmed test truck certainly turned heads. At the back, the taillights have been redesigned and the chrome strip between them has been removed, while at the corners there are new wheel designs. There’s a new front fascia with a body-coloured grille surround, smaller headlights, and reshaped fog lights. When Jeep updated the its fourth-generation Grand Cherokee for the 2014 model year, it made many of the little tweaks andĬhanges we’ve come to expect from a mid-cycle refresh. ![]()
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