2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee facelift revealed

Chrysler has rolled out a facelift for the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the usual cosmetic tweaks, better interior and new 8-speed auto ‘box.

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The Jeep Grand Cherokee is an American SUV that we Brits ‘get’, and although it’s not been a stellar seller it does sell consistently and is a proper SUV that now has decent road manners, rather than a faux SUV that can do the rough stuff at a push.

Jeep has worked hard to make the latest Grand Cherokee a much more appealing road car than before, with car-like on-road manners despite still having Land Rover levels of off-road ability.

The only real criticisms we can level at the current Grand Cherokee (which, coincidently  we have in for review this week) is some cheap trim on the inside, a blobby infotainment system and an old-school, five-speed auto ‘box that really has no place in a modern, premium SUV. But that’s all about to change.

Jeep has revealed the 2013 Facelift for the Grand Cherokee which does the usual nip and tuck front and back for bumpers and lights but, much more importantly, endows the Grand Cherokee with a much better looking interior and a new, 8-speed ‘box.

Those changes should be enough to make the 2013 Grand Cherokee much more appealing for UK buyers and offer a Jeep that can stand alongside much of the premium SUV offerings from European makers whilst still offering proper off-road credentials.

Chrysler tell us they expect the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee to go on sale in the UK in the summer and, although we have no price yet, we’d be surprised if there’s much change to the current prices, which start from £38k.