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Old 01-07-21, 09:04 PM
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I think it looks fabulous. I’d be a buyer. Easy choice over something like a Highlander to me. Can still get the Hemi too

If it runs.
Lol yep. If it runs is key. So far haven't been overly impressed with Jeep quality but let's see how the launch goes. Hopefully better than the new Explorer.
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Does it have a hellcat option?
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Does it have a hellcat option?
I just looked at the link for more pics and it actually had some additional details as well. Sounds like first year is only planned to have a 3.6L V6, 5.7L V8, and a hybrid. Gives some hope in saying maybe there will be some SRT models a year or two later; so maybe there's a chance they'll do a Trackhawk variant or regular SRT (I think "Hellcat" name is only used on the Dodges; JGC equivalent is the "Trackhawk," IIRC). I'd be surprised if they didn't throw at least the 6.4L from the SRT in there at some point...
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Lol yep. If it runs is key. So far haven't been overly impressed with Jeep quality but let's see how the launch goes. Hopefully better than the new Explorer.
I had two, one was great (but I only had it a year) the other was a mess. Also had two Chrysler Pacificas, one is great so far, one was a mess. The ones that were a mess were first year models. So certainly, I would wait a couple years before I would consider a Grand Cherokee. The issues with the early ones I had were so bad they were too unreliable to even lease.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I think it looks fabulous. I’d be a buyer. Easy choice over something like a Highlander to me. Can still get the Hemi too

If it runs.
x2. If I needed more versatility/cargo space than my current car I'd seriously consider it in it's 2nd or 3rd MY. By then, a new CX-9 may be available (along with an SRT option for the GC L), and depending on my needs/wants, I may consider an upgrade. I may also give leasing a try for the first time if I do decide to upgrade.
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Interesting to see that it uses the same Giorgio platform as the Alfa Romeo Stelvio. This is an Italian car disguised as a Jeep. Definitely fits Jeep's mission to move upmarket, but the idea of Alfa Romeo engineering with Jeep build quality is a scary proposition.
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Originally Posted by Motorola
Interesting to see that it uses the same Giorgio platform as the Alfa Romeo Stelvio. This is an Italian car disguised as a Jeep. Definitely fits Jeep's mission to move upmarket, but the idea of Alfa Romeo engineering with Jeep build quality is a scary proposition.

.......Would you rather have Jeep Engineering and Alfa-Romeo build-quality LOL?
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please pardon my ignorance but does this still share the underpinnings of the Benz ML/GLE?
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No, its on the same platform as the Alfa Romeo Stelvio
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
No, its on the same platform as the Alfa Romeo Stelvio
oh thanks! I should have kept reading the thread and would have found the answer as well .
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Default 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L priced, will top out at $66,985



The 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L will start hit dealers later this year, and Jeep just announced pricing in preparation for the SUV’s arrival. Three rows of Grand Cherokee L will start at $38,690, including the $1,695 destination charge. For some perspective, the base two-row 2021 Grand Cherokee (non-L) from the previous generation begins at $33,865.

Adding a third row and more size looks pricey on the surface, but we suspect the next-gen two-row Grand Cherokee will go up in price, too. After all, Jeep is packing a whole lot more into the next-gen models than it was in the outgoing one.

The base trim is the Laredo, and it includes a host of niceties for the base model. You got full exterior LED lighting, a leather steering wheel, digital instrument cluster, blind spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control and more. This version comes standard with the 3.6-liter V6 that makes 290 horsepower and 267 pound-feet of torque. If you want four-wheel drive, as we suspect many Jeep buyers will, it’ll be an extra $2,000.

There are five additional trims beyond the Laredo. We’ve listed them and their base prices below. All are listed in V6 rear-drive form (except the 4x4-only Summit Reserve), so add $2,000 to each for their four-wheel-drive prices.
  • Altitude: $41,890
  • Limited: $45,690
  • Overland: $54,690
  • Summit: $58,690
  • Summit Reserve (4x4 standard): $63,690
If you want the available 5.7-liter V8, you’ll need to select the Overland, Summit or Summit Reserve. The V8 is exclusively tied to four-wheel drive. Selecting the bigger engine raises the price from the standard four-wheel-drive models by $3,295 in all trims. We’ve listed V8 prices below.
  • Overland: $59,985
  • Summit: $63,985
  • Summit Reserve: $66,985
In case you were curious, that $66,985 price for the Summit Reserve is as high as it goes for the Grand Cherokee L for now. It’s just a few thousand dollars away from the standard Grand Cherokee’s SRT trim that starts at $70,660. You get more luxury than Jeep offers in any other vehicle with the Reserve. Notable equipment includes 21-inch wheels, hand-wrapped quilted Palermo leather, ventilated (and heated) first and second row seats, massaging front row, open-pore waxed walnut wood trim, suede headliner/pillars and the 19-speaker McIntosh audio system.

Jeep says the Grand Cherokee L will make its arrival to dealerships across the country in the second quarter of 2021.
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The base trim is the Laredo, and it includes a host of niceties for the base model. You got full exterior LED lighting, a leather steering wheel, digital instrument cluster, blind spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control and more.
That's a hell of a lot of kit for 38 grand (and probably $35k or so in the 2-row version). Those features are optional on quite a few CUVs starting at $50k or more.

Disappointed to not hear any more about the turbocharged straight six in some of the earlier reports, but it looks like they've knocked this one out of the park. Will sell insanely well.
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Old 02-26-21, 11:35 AM
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I think it really looks great...
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Pricing looks really nice on these. If the quality is there, this thing should do pretty well!
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Old 02-27-21, 08:19 PM
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As a former jgc owner, i wish them all the very best... a unique and surprisingly nice vehicle.
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