It’s tempting to dismiss the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk as simply a Grand Cherokee with a big Hellcat engine under the hood (because that is, in essence, what it is). But shoving 707 horsepower into a Grand Cherokee takes a lot more engineering effort than you might think.
Well, the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk didn’t turn out to be cheap at all, did it? With the pricing on the 707 horsepower Hellcat-Jeep, Fiat Chrysler’s SRT division further cements itself as America’s AMG, but that power has a high price tag.
It’s the Easter Jeep Safari, the time of year when Jeep teases the world with unattainable concept vehicles that us ordinary humans will never be able to attain. But this year is different. Jeep did what we all would do and bought a ‘90s ZJ Grand Cherokee off of Craigslist.
I’m losing my damn mind with all the Jeep Grand Cherokee ignorance in the film industry; this stops now.
In a conference call with reporters Thursday morning, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says an investigation has revealed that diesel V6 Jeep and Ram vehicles made between 2014 and 2016 have “at least eight auxiliary emission control devices” that were not disclosed to the agency—an allegation of cheating that…
The Olympics are over, and if you’ve ever wondered what the games would be like if each country was represented by the cars it manufactures, then here you go. Just don’t count on America’s cars taking home as many medals as the real American Olympians.
In an update to the tragic death of 27 year-old Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin after his 2015 Grand Cherokee rolled into him in his driveway on June 19th, The Associated Press reports that his parents are planning to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler.
It turns out that the problems with Fiat Chrysler’s unusual and problematic automatic gear shifter are bigger than originally reported. The mushroom-shaped gear shifter on the Jeep Grand Cherokee and other cars—a part being investigated in the death of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin—is now linked to 266 crashes and 68…
The death of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin, crushed by his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee on Sunday after the SUV rolled backwards in his own driveway, has been deemed a bizarre and tragic accident. Adding another element of tragedy is the fact that despite Fiat Chrysler speeding up its recall for the rollaway problem, the…
After the tragic death of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin, who was crushed by his own 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, all eyes have been on Fiat Chrysler’s rollaway vehicle recall. That 1.1 million vehicle recall was less of a fix and more of a warning to customers on how to use the shifter properly. But now Jalopnik has a…
Fiat Chrysler has been in the news lately, and not for good reasons. Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin was killed this weekend when his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee—a vehicle among a recall of more than 1.1 million cars for a rollaway problem linked to the gear shifter—reportedly rolled down his driveway and crushed him. As…
A Fiat Chrysler spokesman said today that the automaker will investigate Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin’s fatal accident, which occurred after his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee pinned him against a mailbox in his driveway. That model of Jeep was among a wave of recalls for a gear shifter involved in numerous rollaway…
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that the car that rolled into and killed Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin was a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, a model that Fiat Chrysler recently recalled after its unconventional gear shifter led to several documented rollaway accidents.
Earlier today, we learned about the tragic death of Anton Yelchin after the Star Trek actor was found pinned between his car and a mailbox. Now news from TMZ indicates that Yelchin’s car was a Jeep Grand Cherokee, leading us to wonder whether it was among the 1.1 million cars recalled in April due to a confusing…
Don’t waste your time ruining your SUV’s on-road dynamics by perverting the air suspension into some kind of lift. Heck why even bother with knobby tires when you can just drive right on to a set of treads?
There is something simple that is very distracting and annoying and arguably wrong about this new special edition GMC Terrain “Nightfall” special edition. Can you spot it?
There are so many ways this could have been wrong, or terrible, or downright embarrassing to watch. But Tag Sethi’s YouTube rap about buying a Jeep Grand Cherokee that turned out to be a lemon is actually hilarious, and I’m having trouble getting it out of my head.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a swanky off-roader that looks just at home in a farmer’s field as it does in front of a country club. What do you need to know before you buy a Jeep Grand Cherokee? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Before you stick your tongue out and spit at another overpowered high-riding 4WD, consider the business case for a 707-horsepower Hellcat-style Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. Modern muscle cars are selling. SUVs are even more popular. Everybody loves Jeep. And what better way to increase margins than to spice up an…
Declaring that Chrysler acted with “reckless or wanton disregard for human life in the design or sale” of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and its fire-prone fuel tank, a Georgia jury on Thursday ordered the automaker to pay $150 million to the family of a 4-year old boy who burned to death in after a crash in 2012.
