Trailhawk

At the launch of the updated 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk in Las Vegas this week, CarAdvice learned that while the 3.0-litre turbo-diesel engine has been confirmed for Australia early next year, the petrol option is less certain. At this stage, we should see the new Grand Cherokee arrive in Australian showrooms late in the first quarter of 2017 or early in the second quarter.

High quality press images have surfaced online of the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk ahead of its likely debut at next week's New York auto show. Note that this is the new Grand Cherokee Trailhawk, not the much rumoured, and very hotly anticipated, Trackhawk. That car reportedly features a version of the 527kW supercharged Hellcat engine that does tyre-shredding service in the top-of-the-range Charger SRT Hellcat and Challenger SRT Hellcat.