2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee

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Customers who seek legendary Jeep® off-road capability, the luxurious lines of Jeep® Grand Cherokee and the affordability of the Patriot find their place in the 2012 Jeep® Compass. 
Jeep® invented the premium SUV segment nearly two decades ago with the introduction of Grand Cherokee. Over 4 million sales later, Jeep has reinvented the luxury SUV and hits the sweet spot of real-world capability and on-road refinement with the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Grand Cherokee delivers a world-class interior featuring luxurious materials, elegant appointments, advanced technology and premium on-road sophistication. It maintains its legendary four-wheel-drive performance with the class-exclusive available Quadra-Lift™ air suspension system along with the class-leading Selec-Terrain™ system that allows the driver to choose the current on- or off-road driving condition for the best possible driving experience.

For power, buyers can choose from the standard flex-fuel 3.6L Pentastar™ VVT V6 that receives EnerGuide 13.0L/100 km (22 MPG) city; 8.8L/100 km (32 MPG) hwy compared to the previous model's V6, or the available legendary 5.7L VVT V8 with FuelSaver MDS technology.

- Unsurpassed 4x4 highway fuel efficiency
- Ultimate blend of On-Road Civility & Off-Road Ability
- Best-in-class V8 towing - 3,266 kg (7,200 lb)
- Best-in-class V6 and V8 power - 290 hp, 260 lb-ft torque
- Best-in-class V6 driving range - Over 1,000 km on a single tank
- Legendary Jeep® capability
- Premium interior with soft-touch surfaces
- Best Buy Award - Consumers Digest
- 2011 Top Safety Pick - Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
- 10 Best Engines (3.6L PentastarTM V6) - Ward's
- Mid-size SUV of the Year - Auto123.com
- 2011 4x4 of the Year - Four Wheeler Magazine
- 2011 Winter Vehicle Award - NEMPA

- Detroit, Michigan

- Best SUV/CUV over $40,000 - Motoring Television
- Mid-size Utility of the Year award - Auto123.com
- Four Wheeler of the Year - Four

- Top 10 Cars of 2011 - Auto Excellence
Award for Off-Road Ability - Popular

- 2011 IIHS Top Safety Pick

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee - What's New

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The Jeep® Grand Cherokee raises the bar with a world-class midsize luxury SUV that offers Jeep capabilities! This Grand Cherokee is designed, engineered and equipped with a lavish interior, a multitude of comfort and convenience features and a variety of entertainment options to attract buyers from the SUV market and the ever-growing crossover market, many of whom may never take their vehicle off-road. But make no mistake, it also has all the Trail Rated® capabilities for the loyal and adventurous Jeep buyer.

Built on a proven rear-wheel-drive unibody platform that is stiffer, stronger and more durable with a body structure whose torsional stiffness is 146% stiffer, the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee provides occupants with a solid, smooth and comfortable ride while reducing noise, vibration and harshness. It features the class-exclusive Quadra-Lift™ air suspension system with class-leading Selec-Terrain™ system that allows the driver to choose the on- or off-road driving condition for the best possible driving experience. Power is provided by either the standard flex-fuel 3.6L Pentastar™ VVT V6 (based on EnerGuide 13.0L/100 km (22 MPG) city; 8.8L/100 km (32 MPG) hwy), or the available legendary 360 hp 5.7L VVT V8 with FuelSaver MDS technology. 

The interior compares favourably with its luxury European SUV counterparts, featuring rich materials and elegant appointments including CommandView® Dual Pane Panoramic Sunroof, as well as more room for both passengers and cargo. You'll find advanced technology everywhere with safety features including the Forward Collision Warning System, Ready Alert Braking, passive entry and more.

Suvps

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- Available Forward Collision Warning System
- Available Adaptive Cruise Control
- Four-wheel disc antilock brakes with Traction Control and Brake Assist
- Available Blind Spot Monitoring System with Rear Cross Path Detection
- Available ParkView® Rear Back-Up Camera and available ParkSense®
Rear Park Assist System
- 2011 IIHS Top Safety Pick
- Over 45 safety and security features
- Air bag system works in tandem and includes:
- Advanced multistage front air bags
- Available full-length side-curtain air bags with roll-sensing technology
for all outboard passengers
- Seat-mounted side thorax air bags
- Active front-row head restraints
- Electronic Stability Control (ESC) includes Electronic Roll Mitigation,
Hill Start, Trailer Sway Damping and a vehicle-wide network of safety
sensors that detect when driver is veering off course and immediately
sends ESC into action
- ABS with rough-road detection, detects rough road and enters a different
pressure control where it holds the brake pressure for longer pulses
- Brake Assist engages in emergency braking situations by applying
maximum braking power minimizing stopping distance
- Brake Traction Control System helps keep wheels from spinning during
acceleration from a stop
- Rain Brake Support applies slight pressure and dries the brake disc when
wipers are activated
- Ready Alert Braking anticipates emergency braking situations and
automatically sets brake pads against rotors to decrease time required
for full brake application
- Available Hill Descent Control (HDC)
- Available SmartBeam™ Bi-Xenon High-Intensity Discharge (HID)
headlamps feature auto-levelling
- Rain-sensitive automatic wiper system
- Tire Pressure Monitoring
- Enhanced Accident Response System (EARS)
- Sentry Key® antitheft engine immobilizer
- BeltAlert
- Child seat anchor system (LATCH)
- Constant force seatbelt retractors

- Available Rear DVD Entertainment Group (Limited and Overland) includes rear seat video system, overhead console, power sunroof, two wireless headphones and remote control
- Available Uconnect™ Multimedia Centre allows user to play a variety of media including CDs, DVDs, USB drives, MP3/WMA files and SIRIUS® (includes free one-year subscription service)
- Available Uconnect™ Navigation includes GPS navigation with points
of interest
- Media Centre 730N standard on Overland®
- Available Premium Alpine® audio system with 9 speakers, subwoofer, 506-watt amplifier and surround sound
- Best-in-class Jeep® 4x4 capability with class-leading Selec-Terrain™
System, class-exclusive Jeep Quadra-Lift™ air suspension and three 4x4 systems
- Available power liftgate, now a stand-alone option on Laredo X (requires power sunroof)
- Electronic Vehicle Information Centre (EVIC), now with programmable liftgate chime
- Latching 110V inverter switch
- 60/40 folding and reclining rear seat with fold-flat passenger seat (not
available with leather interior)
- Large, flexible cargo capacity with available rollaway tonneau cover and under-cargo storage bins

- Aerodynamic sculpted body with athletic Jeep® exterior styling featuring seven-slot front grille, and trapezoidal wheel openings
- CommandView® Dual-Pane Panoramic Sunroof (standard on Limited and Overland)
- World-class interior featuring premium soft-touch materials and
refinements such as Nappa leather on Limited and Overland and real
wood/leather-wrapped steering wheel
- Five available trim levels:
1. Laredo E
2. Laredo X
3. Limited
4. Overland®
5. SRT8®
- New fender closeout panel acts as a snow deterrent
- Dual-sport exhaust system features 4-inch exhaust tips (V8 only)
- Wheel lineup:
- 17-inch cast aluminum wheels, standard on Laredo E
- 18-inch tech silver painted cast aluminum wheels, standard Laredo X
available on Laredo
- 18-inch polished cast aluminum wheels, standard on Limited, available
on Overland®
- 20-inch satin carbon cast aluminum wheels, standard on Overland®,
available on Limited
- 20-inch bright polished aluminum wheels, available on Overland®
- 20-inch forged aluminum wheels, SRT design standard on SRT8®
- All-new leather-wrapped, heated steering wheel with flattened bottom
surface to invoke a race-inspired cockpit (SRT8®)

- 3-Year/60,000-kilometre Basic Limited Warranty with Roadside
Assistance and 5-Year/100,000-kilometre Powertrain Limited Warranty
- V6 engine provides improved fuel economy and improved fuel range (can travel over 1,000 kilometres on one tank of gas) and proven V8 engine offers significant fuel efficiency with FuelSaver MDS technology
- Available heated steering wheel and available ventilated and heated front seats with heated rear seats
- Uconnect™ Multimedia features provide the flexibility to play a variety of media, including MP3 and WMA formats from CDs, DVDs, USB drives and SIRIUS® Satellite Radio
- Available Uconnect™ Navigation featuring all-new Garmin® GPS
navigation
- Available Security and Convenience Group (Laredo) includes cargo
compartment cover, security alarm, remote start system, HomeLink®
universal garage door opener, Uconnect™ Voice Command with
Bluetooth® Phone and 115V auxiliary power outlet
- Best-in-class: off-road capability, ground clearance with Quadra-Lift™, driving range (highway V6/V8), available horsepower, most luxurious vehicle (Overland model)
- Most luxurious and most capable Grand Cherokee ever
- Double-dash construction, acoustic side glass and premium NVH
insulation for a quiet cabin
- Available Jeep® Memory System for driver seat, mirrors, radio and
temperature, creates a custom comfort cabin
- Dual-Zone Automatic Temperature Control
- Power adjusted heated mirrors
- Cabin air filtration
- Standard power liftgate on Laredo X models (must have sunroof)
- Keyless Enter-N-Go™ ignition/entry system, unlocks doors as the key fob approaches the vehicle and also recognizes the key fob in the vehicle so it can be started with a push of the Start/Stop button
- Power 12-way driver seat with power lumbar adjust
- Available power 12-way driver/passenger seat with power driver/
passenger lumbar adjust
- LED interior lighting
- Removable/rechargeable LED flashlight

- 3.6L DOHC Flex-Fuel VVT V6 with an EnerGuide 13.0L/100 km (22 MPG) city; 8.8L/100 km (32 MPG) hwy
- Trail Rated® off-road performance with two available full-time fourwheel-drive systems (Quadra-Trac II™ and Quadra-Drive II™)
- Selec-Terrain™ System available with Quadra-Trac II™ and
Quadra-Drive II™
- All-new front and rear independent suspension
- Available All Weather Capability Group (Laredo E and Laredo X) includes Mopar® cargo area liner, Quadra Trac II™, tow hooks, engine block heater, Selec-Terrain™, remote start system and Mopar slush mats
- Available Off-Road Adventure Group I (Laredo E, Laredo X and Limited) includes skid plate group, Quadra Trac II™, Selec-Terrain™ vehicle management system, Hill Descent Control (HDC), tow hooks and full-size spare tire
- Available Off-Road Adventure Group II includes skid plate group,
Quadra Drive II™ (if equipped with V8 engine), Selec-Terrain™ vehicle
management system, Quadra-Lift™ air suspension system, outline white
letter tires, tow hooks, and 18-inch wheels on Overland®
- Available Trailer Tow Group (all models) includes Class IV hitch receiver, 7- and 4-pin wiring harness, rear load-levelling shocks and full-size spare tire
- Engines and Performance:
- Available all-new 6.4L HEMI® V8 with FuelSaver MDS Technology
delivers an estimated 470 hp/465 lb-ft - an improvement of 45 hp and
45 lb-ft of torque over the 6.1L HEMI® V8 it replaces and an EnerGuide est. 17.1 L/100 km (17) city, 11.4 L/100 km (25) hwy
- Available 5.7L V8 engine with VVT/MDS delivers 360 hp/390 lb-ft and an EnerGuide est 16.9 L/100 km (17) city, 10.2 L/100 km (28) hwy
- 3.6L Pentastar™ V6 DOHC Flex-Fuel V6, 290 hp/260 lb-ft, est 13.0 L/100 km (22) city, 8.8 L/100 km (32) hwy
- Available new SRT8® model features: special interior accents including bright pedals and steering wheel-mounted shift controls, exterior accents including body structure with 146% improved torsional stiffness for improved ride, durability and reduced NVH, SRT badging, body colour grille, black roof moulding, body colour spoiler, 20x10-inch forged aluminum wheels, Pirelli tires, performance brakes, performance-tuned suspension, performance steering, Quadra-Trac™ active on-demand 4WD, and 220-amp alternator
- Available new Jeep® Grand Cherokee SRT8® is the best performing, most powerful, technologically-advanced, high-performance and best-handling Jeep vehicle ever
- FuelSaver MDS Technology on 6.4L HEMI® V8 improves fuel-efficiency and estimated 13% on the highway and an extended range of
approximately 800km per tank of gas
- SRT8® best-performing Jeep® vehicle ever: 0-100 km/h in 4.8 sec.,
100-0 km/h braking in 35 metres, top speed of 257 km/h

Model Line-up

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Selected Standard Equipment:
- 3.6L Pentastar™ V6 (290 hp and 260 lb-ft torque) w/5-speed auto
- Quadra-Trac I™ 4x4 system
- Premium cloth seating with 60/40 split-folding rear seat
- 17-inch aluminum wheels
- Uconnect™ hands-free phone
- Electronic Stability Control with Hill Start Assist, Ready Alert Braking, All-Speed Traction Control,
Brake Assist and Rain Brake Support
- Power 12-way driver's seat with lumbar adjust
- Dual-zone temperature control
- Fog lamps and automatic headlamps
- Keyless Enter-N-Go™ with proximity sensor
- Power, heated exterior mirrors
- Tilt/telescoping leather-wrapped steering wheel with cruise and audio controls
- Media Centre 130 with six speakers and auxiliary jack
- SIRIUS® Satellite Radio with one-year subscription
- Active front head restraints
- 6 air bags
- Four-wheel disc antilock brakes
- 60/40 split-folding rear seat
- Electronic Vehicle Information Centre

- All Weather Capability Group (E, X)
- 5.7L V8 with 6-speed automatic (X, Limited, Overland)
- Dual-Pane Panoramic Sunroof (X, SRT8®)
- Media Centre 430N (X, Limited)
- Media Centre 730N (Limited)
- Mopar® Chrome Edition Group (E, X, Limited, Overland)
- Off-Road Adventure Group I (E, X, Limited)
- Off-Road Adventure Group II (X, Limited,
Overland)
- Power Liftgate (X)
- Power Sunroof (E, X, Limited)
- Quadra-Lift™ air suspension (Limited)
- Security and Convenience Group (E)
- Rear DVD Entertainment (Limited, Overland, SRT8®)
- Trailer Tow Group (E, X, Limited)
- Trailer Tow Group IV (X, Limited, SRT8®)
- 20-inch premium satin carbon aluminum
wheels (Limited)
- Advanced Warning/Adaptive Cruise (Limited, Overland)
- Luxury Group II (SRT8®)
- SRT High Performance Audio and Nav Group (SRT8®)

Differences/upgrades vs. Laredo E:
- Premium leather-faced seating
- 18-inch aluminum wheels
- Media Centre 430 w/6.5-inch touch screen and 28-GB HDD
- ParkView® Rear Back-Up camera and ParkSense® Rear Park Assist
- Alpine® audio system with 9 speakers and 506-watt amp
- Heated front seats
- Power 12-way driver and passenger seat with lumbar adjust
- Dual-zone automatic temperature control
- Remote start, security alarm and universal garage door opener
- 115-volt auxiliary power outlet
- Tire pressure monitoring display

Differences/upgrades vs. Laredo X:
- Quadra-Trac II™ 4x4 system, Selec-Terrain™
- Nappa leather-faced seating with perforated inserts
- CommandView® Dual Pane Panoramic Sunroof
- 18-inch polished aluminum wheels
- Ventilated front seats, heated second-row seats
- Power tilt/telescoping heated steering wheel
- Rain-sensitive windshield wipers
- SmartBeam™ HID auto-levelling headlamps
- Driver's memory seat, radio presets and mirrors
- Bright mirrors and door handles
- Exterior mirrors with supplemental signals

Differences/upgrades vs. Limited:
- Nappa leather-faced seating with edge-welting
- Quadra-Lift™ air suspension
- 20-inch satin carbon cast aluminum wheels
- Wood/leather-wrapped steering wheel
- Media Centre 730N with 6.5-inch touch screen, enhanced GPS navigation
and 20-GB HDD

Differences/upgrades vs. Overland:
- Nappa leather-faced seating with perforated suede inserts
- Selec Track™ 4x4 system
- 20-inch unique SRT design-forged aluminum wheels and run-flat tires
- Steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters
- Electronic rear limited-slip differential
- LED daytime running lights
- Active damping suspension
- Monochromatic exterior with body colour door handles, grille, sill
extension and spoiler
- Performance-tuned steering and suspension
- Real carbon fibre interior accents
- Driver and front passenger lower LED lamps