This year also heralds the return of the road-burning Grand Cherokee SRT8 and its monster 470-horsepower V8.ĭespite its manners and polish, however, the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee still upholds its reputation for off-road prowess. And this year there's slightly better fuel economy (up 1 highway mpg for each engine) through improved power steering in the V6 and a revised six-speed transmission for the V8. Drive a pre-'11 Grand Cherokee and the new one back to back, and the upgrades in cabin quality, performance and overall refinement are dramatic. The current Grand Cherokee shares components with Mercedes-Benz's ML-Class - DaimlerChrysler owned Jeep during this vehicle's early development - so its premium look and feel is no surprise. But the 2012 Grand Cherokee, with its well-trimmed and roomier interior, powerful V6 and more refined performance and ride, is in fighting shape as a top contender among midsize SUVs. Prior to last year's complete overhaul, the Grand Cherokee offered rugged off-road capability but a substandard cabin, substandard passenger space and an underpowered but thirsty V6. The 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee reminds us of Rocky Balboa (the pre-Ivan Drago fight one), having made the transition from underdog to top contender. If i ever got another, I would skip the luxury accoutrements, that is not Jeep's strong suit. While the car was great overall, service at Fitzgerald Jeep, Clearwater, FL was even better. I traded car in for a Q70L after 190,000 miles. But some of the luxury parts have suffered wood panel on door cracked off, stuff like that. Other than the dashboard and some minor complaints about paint quality on the non-metallic body parts, the vehicle is excellent.ġ60K miles later the vehicle has been great. So far the dealer will only respond that it is out of warranty. I drive a lot so I was beyond 36K miles by the time I complained though the car has only been in service 26 months or so and … mileage has nothing to do with the dashboard disaster. Warps, bubbles, waves in the leather and the plastic inserts. I bought this car in January of 2012 and by November of that year notice some minor bubbles in leather dash.īy mid summer of 2013 it was very noticeable and by early spring of 2014 it was ridiculous.
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