With a reputation steeped in historical past, Jeep know a factor or two about constructing vehicles that may not solely hand tough terrain, but additionally tackle the buying run or each day driving duties. The 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Summit Reserve is not any exception.
Below the hood is a 3.6-litre petrol engine producing 210KW and 344Nm. It’s a motor that does a powerful job of hauling the massive 7-seat Grand Cherokee L, regardless of it’s burgeoning 2,200kg plus tare weight.
It doesn’t really feel sluggish in any respect, and the engine word is becoming for a automotive with such giant dimensions and on-road presence. The 8-speed automated transmission responds moderately shortly to throttle enter and handbook paddle management as properly.
The gearing is setup properly, and feels punchy round city and can quietly lumber you alongside throughout freeway journeys. Gasoline consumption, whereas not document setting, is affordable at 10.6-litres/100km. Push it onerous and also you’ll add two or three further litres very simply.
Very like say an Escalade or Suburban, it’s boxy, and the shiny black accents and chrome highlights solely add to its American vibe within the appears division. The lighting bundle feels smooth and trendy, and the entrance and rear bumpers sit excessive for loads of floor clearance.
The Summit Reserve comes with 21-inch alloys, and match the squared-up wheel arches properly. It’s additionally fitted with Jeep’s airlift suspension setup, with 5 peak ranges, together with choices tailor-made for top velocity, straightforward exit, and off highway.
There’s additionally 5 drive modes, together with Auto, Sport, Snow, Mud/Sand, and Rocks. A low vary switch case gives enhanced off highway capabilities, together with 4WD Low mode, and hill descent management. Braked towing capability is 2,813kg.
But it surely’s inside the place the 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Summit Reserve actually shines, specific when our take a look at automobile has been optioned with beautiful Tupelo Palermo leather-based. The sunshine tan color blends properly with the wood-look centre console inserts.
It enhances the black roof and extra black leather-based highlights on high of the sprint. Accents are fitted all through to interrupt up the colors and add to the luxurious really feel of the cabin. Satin metallic trim and gloss black panels additionally function.
There’s an abundance of actual buttons to regulate media and air-conditioning, in addition to loads of know-how, together with a ten.1-inch infotainment system working Jeep’s UConnect 5 working system.
It’s lightning fast, and affords wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, in addition to entry to the seat therapeutic massage performance for each the motive force and entrance passenger. It’s right here you may as well entry warmth and funky controls for those self same seats.
The second row seats are heated and ventilated too on this huge 7-seat SUV, and when it’s correct chilly in winter, you possibly can heat up the steering wheel as properly. There’s a 19-speaker McIntosh audio system with a 950-watt amp that’s nothing wanting epic for audiophiles.
The surround-view cameras are spectacular too, and you’ll even auto-park the Jeep. The know-how continues with the motive force help features too, with cruise management within the Summit Reserve in a position to steer, brake and keep velocity based on indicators it detects.
One nifty function value mentioning is the very fact the audio controls have been moved to the again of the steering wheel. It’s oddly simpler to make use of them after they’re actually at your fingertips, simply on the bottom of the wheel.
Rear leg and headroom in row two is spectacular and the seats even recline, whereas even the third row has sufficient room for an grownup or two. Equally spectacular is the 4 zone local weather setup, with particular person controls within the center zone. There’s window blinds again there too.
A twin panel sunroof additionally options, with the entrance half in a position to be opened. Boot house begins at 487-litres will all three rows in use, and will be expanded to 1,328-litres with the third row down. Drop row two, and that grows to 2,395-litres.
The boot additionally homes three of the audio system from the superb sound system, that means your tunes can be simply as epic for the motive force, or the man you tied up and threw within the again. In normal trim, you’ll anticipate to pay $128,471 drive away for all this goodness.
Throw within the Superior Expertise Bundle that was fitted to our take a look at automobile, which provides wi-fi charging, night time imaginative and prescient infrared driving cameras and an additional 10-inch passenger display screen on your navigator to entry the on board household cameras, and you’ll add $5,500.
There’s even a digital rear-view mirror and head-up show to go together with it. Out there in Vibrant White, Diamond Black, Silver Zynith, Velvet Pink, Baltic Gray, Rocky Mountain and Midnight Sky, the 2023 Grand Cherokee L Summit Reserve is an enormous step up for Jeep.
The inside presence, appear and feel, and know-how feels luxurious, whereas what lies beneath means it’s prepared for any journey you possibly can throw at it. You will discover out extra on the Jeep Australia web site. If you happen to’re eager on one and want finance, speak to CreditOne.
Our take a look at automobile was provided by Jeep Australia. To search out out extra concerning the 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Summit Reserve, contact your native Jeep seller.