Grand Cherokee

2009 Grand Cherokee features an enhanced 4.7L V8 engine that delivers a 30% increase in power and a 10% percent increase in torque, yet still manages to improve fuel economy by more than 5%, due to increased compression ratio, improved cylinder-head port flow and a new combustion system.

A premium version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee has gone on sale in New Zealand.    

The Grand Cherokee beat all of the contenders, including the new LandRover Discovery LR3, to claim two titles from the authoratative New Zealand 4WD magazine, just announced in its 2006 Yearbook – the ‘4WD Wagon of the Year’ category and overall ‘4WD of the Year’.

Just as the HEMI engine sets the benchmark for V8 power, so the CRD (Common Rail Direct) diesel engine showcases the very latest technology in diesel power and performance - adding another dimension to buyer choice with the Grand Cherokee CRD Limited priced at the same attractive value as the 5.7-litre HEMI-powered model at $78,900.

The Hemi is revered amongst performance engines, with a history dating back more than 50 years, on and off the race track. Nothing else performs quite like a Hemi and nothing else sounds quite like a Hemi.

Demonstrating its go-anywhere, do-anything capability and ability to master every imaginable day-to-day driving condition whether on-road or off-pavement the all-new Jeep® Grand Cherokee climbed to new heights recently, and became the first-ever vehicle to scale a 30-story skyscraper in New York City.

The Jeep Grand Cherokee has won a tough test to be crowned the best off-road vehicle in the world by Britain 's top four-wheel-drive publication 4x4 Magazine . In a unique shootout of ten of the top-selling five-door 4WD vehicles in the UK , 4x4 Magazine declared the Jeep Grand Cherokee 2.7 CRD the World's Best Off-Roader by a clear and decisive margin.

John and Helen Taylor, holders of various Guinness Book of Records long distance driving records in Australia and in Europe, took a standard Jeep Grand Cherokee 2.7 CRD turbo diesel from Melbourne to Adelaide, a total of 815km, without needing to stop for fuel at all!

For the all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee 2.7 CRD has arrived in New Zealand sporting the latest diesel technology, delivering average fuel economy of 9.7L/100km (29mpg-plus) excellent figures for a vehicle of this size.