Posted on January 6th, 2012 • by David Zatz
Larry Vellequette of Automotive News wrote that there would be a Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel option in North America for 2013. The option has been absent since 2008. U.S. Grand Cherokee sales rose 51% in 2011, hitting 127,744, and over 50,000 of the similar Dodge Durangos were sold in the same year. Demand for the [...]
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Posted on October 19th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Drivers passing by Chrysler’s Auburn Hills headquarters will now be able to see the world’s largest Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. Early this morning, workers put the finishing touches on the the company’s latest building wrap featuring an image of the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. The wrap covers ten floors on the front of the [...]
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Posted on September 13th, 2011 • by David Zatz
In January 2011, Sergio Marchionne confirmed a Jeep Grand Cherokee-based Maserati to be made in Detroit. The sport-luxury SUV was unveiled on September 13, 2011, at the Frankfurt Auto Show, as the Maserati Kubang. Marchionne had mentioned the possibility of this vehicle while praising the Grand Cherokee’s architecture, but noted that the Maserati version would [...]
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Posted on August 25th, 2011 • by David Zatz
Chrysler has taken the premier place in AutoPacific’s 2011 Ideal Vehicle Awards, based on owners’ ratings of their 2011 model-year cars and trucks. In addition to Chrysler being named Most Ideal Popular Brand, three Chrysler cars (Dodge Challenger, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Chrysler Town & Country) were named Most Ideal Sports Car, Most Ideal Mid-Size [...]
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Posted on July 28th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
NASCAR and Rally driver Robby Gordon and the pre-production 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 were second to the Bullrun Rally’s Miami finish line. His arrival was described in vivid terms: “Next to show up with a fury of speed and raw SRT power was Robby Gordon and crew in their pre-production Jeep SRT-8. This Jeep [...]
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Posted on July 25th, 2011 • by David Zatz
Graphic artist suzq044 provided an alternative rendering, based on the Dodge Durango body, which may presage the upcoming Maserati version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee. This version uses the curves common in Italian styling, with reduced under-hood space since one would not need to fit a 392 Hemi if the Maserati used the 4.7 liter [...]
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