Fiat has confirmed it is extending the 500 range with the Fiat 500X SUV and will build a new small Jeep crossover on the same platform. We’ve just had the first extension of the 500 range arrive in the UK in the guise of the Fiat 500L (complete with 500L ‘Motherhood’ rap), but the 500L range isn’t […]
New Jeep Grand Cherokee S-Limited launches
Jeep has revealed a limited edition Grand Cherokee with the looks of the SRT8 but without the price or outright power – the new Jeep Grand Cherokee S-Limited. Reports of the death of the SUV have been greatly exaggerated in recent years, and the whole SUV sector – from compact to full size – still holds a […]
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8: Australia gets 1,000 but UK gets just 100
The range-topping Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 arrives in the UK in the Autumn, but just 100 cars are allocated to the UK in the first year. We like just about everything that makes up the new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. We like its styling – still very US but with a welcome does of European panache; we […]
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 costs £58,995
Jeep has announced that the most powerful new Grand Cherokee – the SRT8 – will cost £58,995 in the UK. The 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee looks to be a very good effort from Chrysler, and it has a real fighting chance of seriously taking on the luxury SUV models from Europe. But one model really stands out […]
Jeep Grand Cherokee to get ZF 8-speed auto ‘box
It’s been revealed that, in an effort to improve performance, economy and emissions, Jeep are to fit the new ZF 8-speed automatic gearbox to the Grand Cherokee. The latest version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee has only just arrived, but already Jeep are planning improvements with the confirmation that the Grand Cherokee is to get […]
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 (2012) to launch at Frankfurt
Chrysler has decided the 6.4 litre 464bhp Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is fit for Europe, and will launch at Frankfurt 2011. Good news. When Chrysler revealed the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee details for the UK back in June, we did have a moan that all we’d get was the 3.0 litre diesel. Where’s the big V8, we asked? Well, it […]
New Jeep Grand Cherokee (2011): UK Price & Models
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee UK launch. We have model and price details for Jeep’s ML-Based SUV, starting at £37k & all models get 3.0 litre Diesel lump from Fiat. Interestingly, the pile of blurb we got in from Jeep UK on the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee made the assertion that Jeep “…invented the premium SUV (sport-utility vehicle) […]
2011 Detroit Motor Show (NAIAS) Preview
We take a look at what we can expect at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show / 2011 Detroit Motor Show / 2011 NAIAS The Detroit Motor Show 2011 is upon us, with the press days starting tomorrow – 10th January – and the show opening up to Joe Public on Saturday 15th January. Recent Detroit Motor Shows have […]