- Doors and Seats
5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine
3.0DT, 6 cyl.
- Engine Power
184kW, 570Nm
- Fuel
Diesel 7.5L/100KM
- Manufacturer
4XD
- Transmission
Auto
- Warranty
3 Yr, 100000 KMs
- Ancap Safety
NA
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Review: Laredo 4WD Diesel
Vehicle Style: Large 4WD SUV
Price: $53,000 (plus on-roads)
Engine/trans: 184kW/570Nm V6 Diesel | 8spd automatic
Fuel Economy claimed: 7.5 l/100km | tested: 8.9 l/100km
OVERVIEW
The Laredo 4WD sits right in the middle of Jeep’s 2014 Grand Cherokee range.
It’s the cheapest way into a Grand Cherokee if 4WD and a diesel engine are ‘must haves’, and is $9000 cheaper before on-road costs than the next model in the range; the Limited Diesel 4WD.
The Grand Cherokee has had a bumper year for sales in Australia; breaking into the top-ten on more than one occasion and is easily Jeep’s best-selling car locally with sales up 35 percent on 2013.
A genuine 4WD, the Grand Cherokee has put the frighteners on Toyota's Prado, comfortably outselling the Toyota for most of the year.
Launched midway through 2013, it's a real achiever in the Jeep range. This model, the Laredo 4WD V6 diesel, is certainly not lacking for power and torque, but how good is it?
We put it to the test to find out.
THE INTERIOR | RATING: 3.5/5
Quality: The 2013 update brought an improved level of interior quality, but exactly how much the Grand Cherokee has improved may surprise some.
Highlights include the seven-inch touchscreen and ‘personalised instrument cluster’, along with the voice recognition system which is a solid performer.
The instrument cluster offers a display screen in place of any central dial, capable of displaying almost all the data a keen driver could possibly want to know or a speedometer as either a numeral or digital ‘dial’.
There are many ‘quirks’ in the Laredo’s interior that may take some getting used to, but any frustrations with the car’s uniqueness should subside reasonably quickly.