India-spec Jeep Grand Cherokee's variants, features revealed

29/06/2016 - 09:17 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Aravind Jayachandran

Available in three variants: Limited, Summit and SRT.

Jeep India has revealed that the Grand Cherokee will be available in three variants: Grand Cherokee Limited, Grand Cherokee Summit and SRT Grand Cherokee.

Jeep Grand Cherokee at Auto Expo 2016 — Initial lot of Jeep Grand Cherokees for the Indian market will be imported into the country via the CBU route.

The Grand Cherokee Limited and Summit are powered by a 3.0L V6 turbo-diesel motor paired to an eight-speed automatic gearbox. The Limited trim will come generously equipped with features like power-adjustable front seats with memory, heated steering, a 5.0-inch UConnect infotainment system, automatic bi-xenon headlamps, powered tailgate, ORVMs with memory and heating and an off-road terrain selector.

To the list of features in Limited, the Summit variant adds ventilated front seats, power adjustable steering wheel, and an 8.4-inch touchscreen infotainment system with a 506W amplifier for the audio system. As optional equipment, the Grand Cherokee Summit can be had with a 19-speaker Harman Kardon audio system, satellite navigation, rear seat entertainment, panoramic sunroof and a limited-slip differential.

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT front three quarters at Auto Expo 2016 — The SRT Grand Cherokee is powered by a 6.4-litre Hemi V8 petrol motor paired to an eight-speed automatic gearbox

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The top-of-the-line SRT Grand Cherokee is powered by a 6.4-litre Hemi V8 petrol motor paired to an eight-speed automatic gearbox, which produces 475 hp. It features launch control, a track mode and an AWD system tuned for better on-road performance.