Friday, April 15, 2011

Press Launch Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel: So it must be

In many SUVs, SUVs and SAV is the share of diesels in Germany 80 percent and higher. That ought to know all the manufacturers. Nevertheless, they pushed the Americans who are now among the Italians, Fiat, only now - six months after the introduction of the new Jeep Grand Cherokee - for the already highly anticipated in Europe diesel drive.

is the six-cylinder turbo diesel it in May in two power levels of 190 and 241 hp. Prices start at 42 300 euros. The new Jeep Grand Cherokee is big but not too large. He fits into Europe as well as in its U.S. homeland. But there between New York and Los Angeles still has a beefy V8 gasoline engine, also called the Chrysler / Jeep Hemi, powerful under the hood.

Quite different here in Europe. A powerful, yet fuel-efficient diesel is with us is as important as the gasoline bubbling sound great across the pond. And, not unexpectedly, with the two diesel engines makes the Grand Cherokee around an excellent impression. Because the new Jeep's flagship model, the best of German engineering and Italian design has united in himself.

The air-sprung suspension, and thus the excellent handling characteristics, and the full off-road capability is still on the Mercedes M-class. And Fiat, the new Jeep owner has painted the interior and exterior design, powerful and edgy. However, also comes the direct-injection engine from Italy and not from the Mercedes-shelf.

The Fiat subsidiary VM Motori manufactures the Multijet II machine in Cento Italy. The emission standard Euro 5 is achieved. The injectors of the three-liter V6 turbo-diesel output around 1800 bar. The torque of 550 Newton meters takes care of a rapid acceleration. However, the more powerful 177 kW / 241 hp variant of the Limited and Overland trim levels is reserved.

The Laredo is it only as a diesel with 140 kW / 190 PS. In our tests it quickly became apparent that the combination of the Grand Cherokee and the 241-hp turbo-diesel with its 550 Nm of torque is nearly perfect. It must be: powerful, economical, comfortable interior with plenty of luxury atmosphere.

However, the five-speed automatic is no longer truly contemporary. Although it turns smooth and always at the right time, competition drives but some already with eight courses through the park and along the boulevards of this world. The standard sprint from zero to 100 km of the 2.4-ton truck creates in 8.2 seconds.

The top speed is just over 200 km / h. He uses an average (according to European standard) 8.3 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers. This corresponds to CO2 emissions of 218 g / km. Also really can inspire the Italian-Americans away from the well-maintained asphalt, thanks to the sophisticated Quadra-Trac II four-wheel drive.

In the worst were possible not only sticks and stones, but also have huge tree trunks and rocks to climb the difficult off-road king they can climb almost playful. There is nothing creaks on the body, even in the worst acrobatics can be opened at any time or all four doors - and close again without stop.

Water crossings will be by running on 70-centimeter depth, without that you get wet feet or the engine water in the lungs. So he must be ... Data: Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD V6 (241 hp) Length x width x height (m): 4.82 x 1.94 x 1.76 Engine: V6-cylinder engine with turbochargers, 2987 cc Power: 177 kW / 241 hp at 4,000 rpm Max torque: 550 Nm at 1800-2800 rpm Average fuel consumption (EU standard): 8.3 l diesel CO2 emissions: 218 g / km (Euro 5) Maximum speed: 202 km / h Acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h: 8.2 seconds Kerb weight / payload: 2430 kg / 519 kg Boot capacity: 782-1554 liter base price: 48 850 euro (Limited), 57 650 euros (Overland)

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