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Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland now available with V6 petrol engine

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
By Tim Beissmann
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The flagship Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland is now available in Australia with the option of an entry-level V6 petrol engine.

Priced from $65,000 before on-road costs, the 3.6-litre V6 Pentastar-powered Grand Cherokee Overland is $4500 cheaper than both the equivalent 3.0-litre diesel and 5.7-litre V8 Overland variants.

Already available in the $45,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo and the $55,000 Grand Cherokee Limited, the 3.6-litre petrol engine produces 210kW of power (at 6350rpm) and 347Nm of torque (at 4300rpm).

The Pentastar-equipped Grand Cherokee burns through 11.0 litres of fuel per 100km, slotting between the diesel at 8.3L/100km and the V8 at 14.1L/100km.

The V6 petrol cannot match the towing capacity of the diesel and the V8, however. The Pentastar is rated at 2268kg (braked), 1232kg short of the 3.5-tonne towing capacity of the 177kW/550Nm diesel and the 259kW/520Nm V8.

The top-spec Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland comes standard with the brand’s Quadra-Lift air suspension with five selectable modes – Park, Aero, Normal, and Off-Road I and II – as well as the Selec-Terrain system with five traction control settings: Automatic, Sport, Snow, Sand/Mud and Rock.

Unlike the diesel and V8 versions of the Overland, however, the V6 petrol model misses out on the more capable Quadra-Drive II active full-time 4WD system and the Off-Road Adventure Group II package, which includes a rear electronic limited slip differential, 3.45 axle ratio, 230mm rear axle, 18-inch polished alloy wheels wrapped in all-season tyres, and underbody protection for the fuel tank, transfer case and front suspension. The V6 petrol Overland comes standard with the basic Quadra-Trac II active full-time 4WD system.

Additional features in the Grand Cherokee Overland over the mid-spec Limited include a panoramic dual-pane sunroof, adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, blind spot monitoring, rear cross path detection system, advanced security alarm, electric tailgate, heated and cooled front seats, Nappa leather upholstery, heated wood grain steering wheel, and an upgraded infotainment system with satellite navigation.


 

  • Noddy of Toyland

    Good value truck, I would wait a while to see how reliable it is before I got one.

  • Loft

    I have seen heaps of reports on forums about the 4wd system on these failing when on sand and taking away power from the front wheels leaving people bogged. Apparently jeep is looking for a fix.

  • Kampfer

    When someone spending ~$70k on a car, would they care about saving the $4.5k (~6%) and settle for a lesser engine?

    • Amlohac

      With luxury car tax applied with the on road costs it actually means a higher saving than the $4500 quoted in the article.

  • ABCDEFG

    I test drove the GC with the 3.6L V6 Pentastar engine. It lacks torque below 3000rpm, does not feel satisfying at take off. I am sure it will do well at 5000rpm though. 

    I drove the 2012 Chrysler 300c with the same engine for 700km. It’s “just OK” as the 300c is lighter.

    Chrysler should tune their V6 engine for better low end punch for 2100kg+ SUV applications.

    • Amlohac

      I think you’ll find the 300c really isnt THAT much lighter, that car is huge.

  • Chasenmatt07

    i have the laredo with the pentastar and wont recommend it to any1 .. iv had it into 2 different dealers ( mackay told me im not driving it hard enough, the 2nd is were i purchased the car and drove 2000ks round trip to tell me the laptop crnt find a problem so there is no problem..) its rated to tow 2268kg and struggles to tow my bike trailer wich is under 1000kg it wont hold top gear and stays in no higher then 3rd on the open highway  at 16.8/100..a mates nissan xtrail has towing my trailer with much better results) it wont hold gears and over revs the engine when i push the gear knob across to hold a gear for a range etc it drops another gear again over reving the engine makein the car very unsafe in wet or greasy conditions .i have rung cumstomer service and have had no reply back from them about the issues. it appears that if the laptop crnt fix the problem then jeep dont want to know about it and it doesnt exsist …
    final review is buy somthing else with better back up service and Mechanics not pc nerds that arnt afraid to yeild a spanner not a mouse to fix the problem …..

  • wazza

    if you want a sports car buy one. this is a truck. Morons