Fiat Chrysler reveals brand-new Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV

DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler is broadening its popular Jeep Grand Cherokee lineup with a brand-new three-row design, which the business thinks will expand the automobile’s appeal in a significantly competitive SUV market.

The Grand Cherokee L marks the fifth-generation of the SUV given that its launching almost 30 years earlier. A three-row Jeep has actually been more than a years in the making. Jeep left the sector in 2010 after uninspired sales of a car called the Commander.

“There is high-demand in a Grand Cherokee three-row. We know we are going to do extremely well,” Christian Meunier, Jeep’s international president, stated throughout a media instruction. “We are going to improve our leadership a lot.”

The 2021 Grand Cherokee L is identifiable as a Jeep however includes a brand-new outside style with horizonal LED daytime running lights, a larger seven-slot grille and other style components that debuted in 2015 on the business’s Grand Wagoneer SUV principle. It is developed off a brand-new Fiat Chrysler automobile architecture, which likewise will underpin a revamped two-row Grand Cherokee and a brand-new plug-in hybrid variation.

Fiat Chrysler stated the three-row automobile will go on sale in the 2nd quarter, followed later on this year by the two-row and plug-in designs. The business decreased to launch rates for the L design, however it will likely be above the present Grand Cherokee at $34,000 and listed below the upcoming Wagoneer, a bigger three-row SUV that’s anticipated to go on sale this year beginning at about $60,000.

Meunier stated there will be “significant differentiation” in between the three-row Grand Cherokee design and the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer design, an approaching high-end Jeep that will top $100,000.

By completion of next year, Jeep is anticipated to broaden its lineup from 6 lorries to 9, consisting of the Grand Cherokee L and Wagoneer lorries.

The Grand Cherokee L will come basic with a 3.6-liter V-6 engine with 290 horse power and 257 lb.-ft. of torque. A 5.7-liter V-8 engine ranked at 357 horse power and 390 foot-pounds of torque likewise will be offered. The business stated the brand-new Grand Cherokee will provide hands-free driving innovation in late-2021 on 2022 model-year lorries.

The interior of the Grand Cherokee L includes 8.4-inch or 10.1-inch touchscreen shows in addition to a 10.25-inch frameless digital chauffeur info screen behind the guiding wheel. It will provide more than 110 security and security functions, consisting of 360-degree surround view and night vision electronic cameras, according to the business. It will be offered in six-seat and seven-seat setups.

The next-generation Grand Cherokee designs will be developed at a brand-new assembly plant that the business is ending up in Detroit. Fiat Chrysler invested $1.6 billion to construct a 790,000-square-foot paint store and to transform the 2 initial Mack Avenue engine plants into the brand-new assembly plant.