Jeep Grand Cherokee test drive since 2010 SUV
Jeep Grand Cherokee test drive: Fourth knee
The world premiere of the new generation Jeep Grand Cherokee WK2 took place two years ago in April 2009 at the Motorshow in New York, and the European debut dragged on until August last year, when the new wide was brought to the Moscow car dealership.
Few people argue that with the legendary of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV, units can be compared. Perhaps, besides Mitsubishi Pajero, nothing else comes to mind. In Russia, Grand Cherokee is a special relationship: in the dashing nineties along with Pajero and Toyota 4runner, he managed to pass through a real gangster machine. Cheroki was a regular in criminal showdowns and a frequent accompanying in the motorcade with Mercedes W140, which had every self -respecting authority.
The main advantages of the first Grand Cherokee ZJ: excellent cross -country ability, powerful motors and good maintainability. Despite the fact that his release ended back in 1998, he is still actively operated around the world, including in Russia.
The fourth generation of the legendary Jeep Grand Cherokee has changed externally, expensive materials appeared in the cabin, but the Indian spirit has survived.
The next generation wide with the WJ index had little to do with their predecessor. New, more powerful and economical engines appeared, as well as a new QUADRA-DRIVE all-wheel drive system, which was implemented by a handout and differential with inter-axle locking in the rear bridge. Without the last option, this system was called Quadra-Trac. Despite quite serious changes, the pendants remained dependent.
In the cabin of the rich configuration of Overland, the front panel, excellent armchairs, laconic wooden inserts and Mercedes ergonomics sheathed.
Jeep Cherokee of the third generation (WK) debuted in 2004. Together with him, new engines and an independent suspension of the front axle on double transverse levers appeared. Full-wheel drive versions began to be equipped with a second-generation Quadra-Drive transmission. In addition, for the first time, a charged version of the SRT8 appeared, equipped with a 425-horsepower engine with a volume of 6.1 liters and gaining the first hundred in six seconds.
Chopped forms, huge wheel discs, muscular silhouette - Grand Cherokee is still one of the most brutal SUVs in the classroom.
The world premiere of the new generation Jeep Grand Cherokee WK2 took place two years ago in April 2009 at the Motorshow in New York, and the European debut dragged on until August last year, when the new wide was brought to the Moscow car dealership. Technically, the novelty is very different from the predecessor. Jeep Grand Cherokee received an air suspension, a panoramic roof, an independent rear suspension and a new SELEC-Terrain off-road system, similar to the famous Terran Response in Land Rover.
There are plenty of places behind and for three. There is a folding armrest and own air ducts.
The design of the new grandi appeals to the origins. The rectangular headlights returned in front, the silhouette became more muscular, and the rear lights, on the contrary, changed their traditional form. Only the radiator grille and chopped wheeled arches that hide huge 20-inch wheels (for Overland) remained unchanged. The new Grand Cherokee, built on the current generation of Mercedes ML, has become longer (+71 mm) and wider (+67 mm) of the predecessor.
It is not easy to get a new Grand Cherokee. The line for cars stretched for six months.
The interior was spit on high -quality finishes, a stylish three -spoke steering wheel appeared, wooden inserts got rid of plastic plaque, and the front panel received a luxury leather finish (for Overland).
Cheroki resemble duplication of the speedometer with a scale with miles, as well as a handbrake in the form of a pedal under the left foot. Despite this, the consequences of the former alliance of the Chrysler concern with the German Daimler are still evident: in addition to the common Mercedes ML platform, Grand Cherokee inherited from the European an overloaded right-wing steering switch and a panel of instruments with two wells instead of the usual four models of four. A German trace is traced in hard front chairs with an excellent profile and developed lateral support.
The volume of the trunk is average. Under the floor there was a searches on a cast disk.
The rear passengers Grand Cherokee will not be offended. The legs for the legs are here with a margin, the central tunnel is almost absent, and the back of the rear sofa has quite wide adjustment ranges. In addition, a multimedia system with a folding ceiling display and a set of headphones is available in the top equipment of Overland. The only difficulty that can be attributed to passengers in front is landing and landing. Wide clearance is impressive 205 mm! In order not to stain his pants, you have to literally jump into the salon.
In the right niche of the luggage compartment, a subwoofer was located. The flashlight on the batteries hid on the right. There is also a button for closing the rear electrodever.
The fifth door is equipped with an electric drive, separately opening glass and special lighting, facilitating loading in the dark. The trunk itself is medium -sized: depending on whether the rear sofa is laid out or not, its volume can vary from 457 to 1,554 liters. The damage to the space was caused by a full -size reserve located in the floor of the cargo compartment. In the left sidewall, a retractable battery flashlight was hidden in case you suddenly need to highlight something.
An audio system with a 6.5-inch touch screen and a 30-gigabyte hard drive has a good sound. But we could not count a flash drive with mp3 files. The European panel of devices with two wells is good for good information. For the rear passengers there is a folding ceiling screen. On the central tunnel between the front seats is the SELEC-Terrain system, which in the manner of the Landrover Terran Response suggests choosing one of five modes.
The test Cheroki was equipped with a 3.6-liter V6 Pentastar with four valves per cylinder with a capacity of 286 hp. In pairs with the engine, only a five -speed automatic gearbox is available. Grand Cherokee cheerfully starts, but then a mass of 2.2 tons begins to affect, and as a result, passport acceleration to 100 km/h takes only 9.1 seconds. However, the wide with the V6 motor is by no means quiet. The power reserve is enough to make high -speed overtaking on the highway and do not seem infringed in the city. But even the SUV does such simple actions with a lazy person, like a bear after a long hibernation. This is the fault of the automatic gearbox, which is clearly delayed with switching to lowered and often rushes to jump up to the step up. Usually, a sports regime or the possibility of gaming manually helps to correct the situation, but in the ARSENAL of the Grand Cherokee automatic transmission there were no such ones.
Thanks to the unification with Mercedes ML Grand Cherokee, it has excellent smoothness and excellent comfort.
In full four turns from the stop to the stop and in the American, stingy effort on the steering wheel do not have an active passage of turns and sharp maneuvers. But the grandfather is quite on the shoulder. The suspension does not allow the Americans of frightening rolls and strong swing on the waves of asphalt. A tall SUV is quite stable on an arc and does not scour on a straight line, while differing at the same time an enviable level of comfort. On the highway, Jeep takes his excellent smoothness, ignoring small joints and irregularities. Despite the 20-inch wheels, the pits and bumps of more suspension clicks like seeds. The same situation on the primer: Cherokee rushes along the intersection, and silence and comfort are preserved in the cabin.
In Russia, Cheroki is available with gasoline V6 and V8 volume 3.6 and 5.7 liters. There is no diesel yet, but it is a pity, Mercedes's 3.0-liter turbodiesel, which was equipped with the previous generation of wide, was not very bad.
For its SUVs, Mark Jeep offers as many as seven all -wheel drive systems, which differ not only in the name, but also the layout. Depending on the modification, the Jeep Grand Cherokee is equipped with two of them: Quadra-Trac II (two-stage electronic handwritten and electron-controlled coupling in the front wheels) and more advanced Quadra-Drive II, which is distinguished by the presence of rear differential.
Jeep honors traditions. What is the massive grille of the radiator with traditional 7th cells. 20 -inch wheels - the prerogative of the version of Overland.
In addition, in the arsenal of Cheroki there is a new Selec-Terrain system, which, depending on the mode chosen by the driver (sand/ dirt, sport, auto, stones/ gravel, snow) changes the algorithms of the suspension, handout, ESP, ABS, automatic transmission and sensitivity Accelerator pedals.
The cost of Grand Cherokee is a golden middle. It is higher than Korean SUVs, but cheaper than German and English classmates.
However, Jeep Grand Cherokee was not able to test the serious off -road. Previous tests of colleagues did not pass without a trace, and after an hour and a half drive now and then began to light up the oil overheating light into the automatic transmission. In order not to finally finish off the machine, it was decided to limit himself to a small shooting in the nearest forest, which, as expected, Grand Cherokee coped playfully.
Due to the fact that Chrysler has finally abandoned dollar prices, the basic value of the basic Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 3.6 is 2,070,000 rubles. The rich performance of Overland with 20-inch discs, a completely leather salon, pneumatic suspension, steering wheel heating and the rear door of the rear door will cost 255 thousand more. Cheroki with a powerful V8 with a capacity of 352 hp Available only in the rich equipment of Overland. Such a car will cost at least 2,725,000 rubles.
Ruslan Galimov
Tactical and technical characteristics
Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.6
common data
Year of release 2010
Body SUV
Number of doors/places 5/5
Dynamics
Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h, cokend 9.1 (9.1)
Maximum speed, km/h 206 (206)
Dimensions and mass
Dimensions, mm 482219431781
Equipped car mass, kg 2279
Permissible weight, kg no data
Wheel base, mm 2915
Road clearance, mm no data
The luggage of the trunk is at least/maximum, there are no liters
Engine
Engine type 6-cylinder V-shaped, gasoline with distributed fuel injection
The location of the engine in front is longitudinally
Engine volume, cm3 3604
The number of valves is 24
Maximum power 286 hp at 6350 rpm
Maximum torque 347 nm at 4300 rpm
Transmission
Type of transmission automatic 5-speed
The permanent drive is complete
Suspension
The front suspension is independent, multi -link, with a reptile stabilizer
The rear suspension is independent, multi -link, with a reptile stabilizer
Front brakes Discollated (350 mm)
Rear brakes Ventilated disk (330 mm)
Tires, discs
Front tires 265/50 R20
Rear tires 265/50 r20
Front discs 8JX20
Rear discs 8JX20
Fuel, consumption
City fuel consumption/suburban/mixed, l 16/8.8/11.4
Type of fuel gasoline A-95
Fuel tank capacity, l 94
Source: Carclub.ru
