But compared to its rivals, the Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel Summit would be my choice if I partook in any serious off-roading.ĭuring my few hours tooling around the track’s gravel pit, the big and luxurious Jeep acquitted itself amazingly well on slippery rocks and easily climbed and descended steep hills using its hill-descent and hill-ascent controls (not available in a Wrangler, by the way). But for my off-roading trial, I picked Off-Road 2, which raised the Grand Cherokee’s ride height by 270 mm.Įven with the extra ride height, the Wrangler is Jeep’s most-capable off-roader.
Select Park mode, and the Jeep squats down 38 millimetres. Married to the stability and traction control systems, 12 different settings for power, throttle, braking and transmission adapt to either on- or off-road conditions. Similar to Land Rover’s Terrain Response, Jeep’s Selec-Terrain allows the driver to choose five different drive surfaces via a console-mounted dial. Article content Inside the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel Summit, occupants are cosseted in climate-controlled, leather-lined comfort. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Summit Grand Cherokees also get the Quadra-Lift air suspension that can raise or lower the Jeep to five different heights. Optional on Limited and Overland models but standard on the Summit is the Quadra-Drive II system that comes standard with Selec-Terrain and offers an electronic-slip differential and a two-speed transfer case. Grand Cherokee Laredos start with the full-time, all-wheel-drive Quadra-Trac I system. But they should, because as refined as the Grand Cherokee can be on pavement, it’s a beast off the beaten track, proven by a morning I spent rolling around a gravel pit adjacent to Calabogie Motorsports Park. While the basic goodness of the Jeep Grand Cherokee has only been improved upon with the 2014 models, the addition of the new diesel engine is a real boon, not only for on-road fuel economy gains, but also for off-roading fun.įiat-Chrysler people admit that few Jeep owners take their vehicles off-road.
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