Experts from also drove the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee and have experience with the 3.0-liter diesel V-6 and the HEMI-powered SRT8, and they've included more details and information to help you make the right choice in a new car. With so many pluses and virtually no drawbacks, it may be the best shot yet for diesel to grab America’s attention, once and for all.The SUV experts at studied the latest road tests on the new 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee to write this comprehensive review. The Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD makes a solid case for both itself and clean diesel technology as a whole, especially in a big SUV. Base MSRP now ranges from $38,315 for a Limited 4x2, to $45,145 for the Overland 4X4. While our test CRD was a 2007 model, 2008 pricing reduces the cost of the CRD option to $1,655 and less. The rear seat is comfortable if a little short on leg room, while offering a 60/40 split fold, and total cargo volume is small for its class at 67.4 cubic feet. Limited CRD trim comes loaded with standards such as power leather seats with heat and memory, a Boston Acoustics Sound system with 6-disc CD/MP3 capability controlled by steering-wheel mounted audio controls, dual-zone automatic climate control, and six airbags with roll detection.īack-up Camera, Park Assist, and Navigation are standard on the top-level Overland CRD trim. More impressive features lie within the handsome Grand Cherokee cabin of wood and chrome trim. Up front, of course, is Jeep’s seven-slot grille flanked by SmartBeam auto dimming headlamps. Its profile is all too familiar, adorned with roof rack rails and standard 17-inch aluminum wheels. Four-wheel discs with ABS and Brake Assist gave us an acceptable average stopping distance of 132 feet from 60 to 0.įrom the outside, the Grand Cherokee CRD exudes classic Jeep styling. The “torque-iness” of the Diesel makes it possible to induce some oversteer, but that’s not the vehicle’s natural tendency. The chassis is very solid and well-planted, despite some body roll. The Cherokee CRD felt light and well-balanced, and not top-heavy at all. Handling is defined by an independent front and a 5-link solid axial rear suspension for on-road comfort and off-road maneuverability.
The CRD proved nicely quick off the line and down the stretch, as well as impressively quiet and smooth. The quarter-mile was covered in 16.2 seconds at 84 miles-per-hour. That’s only a second off the gas 5.7 liter Hemi. Our CRD surged from 0 to 60 in 8 seconds flat. In Overland trim, tow hooks and skid plates are also standard.īut this Diesel is very much at home on the pavement, too. The top 4x4 package is Jeep’s Quadra Drive II system, uniting a full-time two-speed transfer case with available Electronic Limited Slip Differentials for extreme trail-rated capabilities.
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Grand Cherokee CRD power is channeled by a 5-speed automatic with manual shift mode. A Grand Cherokee with a gas-fueled HEMI V8 might do 15. Our Cherokee Limited CRD 4x2 should return 20 miles-per-gallon in everyday driving. It also runs more efficiently, to the tune of 30 percent, with Government Fuel Economy ratings of 18 city/23 highway. The clean diesel technology, requiring ultra-low sulfur fuel, produces 20 percent less CO2 emissions than comparable gas engines. The V6 turbo-diesel’s common rail direct-injection system uses newly developed Piezo injectors. This underpins Cherokee’s monumental towing capacity of 7400 pounds. This 3.0-liter double-over-head-cam turbocharged V6 generates 215 horsepower and an asphalt-grinding 376 pound-feet of torque from 1600-2800 rpm. But near-premium vehicles, like the full-size Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD, just might start convincing the American masses of the virtues of the modern clean-diesel.ĬRD denotes the Common Rail Turbo Diesel engine supplied by Mercedes-Benz. Here in the States, diesels are still fighting a 1980s stigma of being noisy, dirty, and unreliable. The challenge is to get Americans to view diesel power in the same way Europeans do. While the badge says Jeep, the engine is all Mercedes, and the result is a marriage made for the mud. Well now, chapter two in the Jeep diesel story is unfolding with this 2007 Grand Cherokee CRD. Their first effort, the 2005 Liberty CRD, quickly sold out. Aside from Volkswagen and Mercedes, only Jeep has ventured to market them. While turbo-diesel SUVs are common in Europe, they’re very scarce here.
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