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- Pentastar 3.6-liter V-6 engine with improved gasoline economic system for best-in-class V-6 driving vary of greater than 500 miles
- Electro-hydraulic energy steering (EHPS) now commonplace on V-6 fashions
- Revised automated transmission for V-8 fashions
- Most succesful Grand Cherokee ever with out there Jeep Selec-Terrain® system, Quadra-Lift® air suspension, and entrance and rear unbiased suspension delivering an uncompromised experience
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) “Top Safety Pick” with greater than 45 security and security measures together with digital stability management (commonplace), side-curtain and seat-mounted facet air baggage (commonplace), energetic head restraints (commonplace), Blind-spot Monitoring (BSM)/Rear Cross Path (RCP) detection system, adaptive cruise management (ACC) and Forward Collision Warning (FCW)
The 2012 Jeep® Grand Cherokee delivers with much more refinement and options that may be appreciated on the street and off. Since its introduction, the 2012 JeepŽ Grand Cherokee has captured greater than 30 awards from an array of opinion-leading organizations making it the most awarded SUV ever.
For the 2012 mannequin yr, Jeep Grand Cherokee receives enhancements that enhance each on- and off-road efficiency. These adjustments, together with new choice packaging, will hold Jeep Grand Cherokee at the head of the pack by way of off-road capacity, and on-road refinement.
Mechanical adjustments for the 2012 mannequin yr embrace a revised automated transmission for V-8 fashions that enables for six speeds when shifted in handbook mode, and an electro-hydraulic energy steering system on V-6 fashions. Both new options permit for higher efficiency and on a regular basis drivability with improved effectivity.
Legendary 4×4 Capability
The mixture of Grand Cherokee’s Quadra-Lift® air suspension system and the Jeep Selec-Terrain® traction management system lets clients select the 4×4 setting for the optimum expertise on all terrains. Selec-Terrain electronically coordinates as much as 12 completely different powertrain, braking and suspension techniques, together with throttle management, transmission shift, switch case, traction management and digital stability management (ESC).
The Jeep Selec-Terrain’s management dial permits the driver to select from 5 driving circumstances to be able to obtain the greatest 4×4 efficiency. Torque administration to the drive wheels for optimum grip is achieved by the following settings:
- Sand/Mud: Traction management and Quadra-Lift function with delicate response to wheel spin, and torque is tuned for optimum efficiency
- Sport: Provides enhanced on-road “fun-to-drive” functionality
- Auto: Automatically adapts to any on- or off-road state of affairs
- Snow: Vehicle traction adjusts for final efficiency over snow-covered roads
- Rock: Quadra-Lift air suspension system raises to most peak (10.7 inches) and the switch case, differentials, and throttle coordinate to offer low-speed management
The Jeep Grand Cherokee additionally gives the Quadra-Lift air suspension system, which options 5 peak settings for optimum experience efficiency:
- Normal Ride Height (NRH): 8.1 inches of clearance gives improved gasoline economic system and improved aerodynamics throughout on-road driving
- Off-road 1: Lifts the car a further 1.3 inches for added peak in clearing obstacles (9.4 inches)
- Off-road 2: Delivers legendary Jeep off-road functionality and supplies a further 2.6 inches of peak for 10.7 inches of floor clearance
- Park Mode: Lowers the car 1.5 inches from NRH for straightforward ingress/egress and roof rack loading. NRH and Park mode are driver-selectable, giving the driver management over car experience peak
- Aero Mode: Lowers the car .6 inches from NRH. Aero mode is managed by car velocity and adjusts for optimum efficiency and gasoline economic system
- Quadra-Lift provides as much as 4.1 inches of carry span that’s supported by four-corner air springs that present a cushioned, premium experience. Quadra-Lift operates routinely, or could also be managed manually by way of console controls. With the entrance air dam eliminated, and the out there Quadra-Lift air suspension system, the Jeep Grand Cherokee contains a 34.3-degree method angle, a 29.3-degree departure angle and 23.1-degree breakover angle.
Front and rear unbiased suspension options remoted entrance and rear suspension cradles. Variable-rate rear springs ship uncompromised on-road dealing with and luxury that enhances the car’s off-road functionality. The rear suspension permits the spare tire to be saved inside the car.
Go Anywhere Jeep 4×4 Systems
The 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee gives three 4×4 techniques (Quadra-Trac IŽ, Quadra-Trac IIŽ and Quadra-Drive IIŽ).
Quadra-Trac I delivers full-time four-wheel drive with none switches or levers to drag. The system supplies clean operation over quite a lot of street circumstances. This light-weight single-speed case is each confirmed and extremely environment friendly for enhanced gasoline economic system.
Quadra-Trac II’s two-speed switch case actively manages torque and makes use of enter from quite a lot of sensors to be able to decide tire slip at the earliest doable second and take corrective motion. The system makes use of Throttle Anticipate to sense fast motion in the throttle from a cease and maximizes traction earlier than slippage happens. When tire slippage is detected, as a lot as one hundred pc of obtainable torque is immediately routed to the axle with the most traction.
Quadra-Drive II, with a rear Electronic Limited Slip Differential (ELSD), delivers industry-leading tractive functionality. The system immediately detects tire slip and easily distributes engine torque to tires with traction. In some circumstances, the car will anticipate low traction and regulate to be able to proactively restrict or remove slip with the capacity to switch as much as 100% of obtainable torque to at least one wheel.
Selec-Terrain is commonplace with Quadra-Trac II and Quadra-Drive II.
3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 Engine
The 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee options the award-winning 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine. This flexible-fuel 3.6-liter V-6 engine is commonplace and delivers 290 horsepower (216 kW) and 260 lb.-ft. (353 N-m) of torque at 4,800 rpm. Fuel economic system has improved for each 4×2 and 4×4. 4×2 fashions have a score of 17 miles per gallon metropolis, 23 freeway (up from 16/23) whereas 4×4 fashions obtain 16/23 (up from 16/22).
Jeep Grand Cherokee gives trailer-tow functionality of as much as 5,000 lbs. on fashions geared up with the Pentastar V-6 engine.
Legendary 5.7-liter V-8 Engine
The out there legendary 5.7-liter MDS V-8 engine delivers 360 horsepower (268 kW) and 390 lb.-ft. (520 N-m) of torque at 4,250 rpm. The 5.7-liter V-8 additionally options VVT, which delivers efficiency and towing functionality, and gasoline effectivity with fuel-saving MDS. The MDS seamlessly alternates between clean high-fuel-economy four-cylinder mode when much less energy is required and V-8 mode when extra energy from the 5.7-liter MDS engine is requested. This optimizes gasoline economic system when V-8 energy will not be wanted, with out sacrificing car efficiency. New for 2012, the 5.7-liter MDS V-8 engine is mated to the 65RFE automated transmission that enables the driver to decide on between six-speeds when shifted in handbook mode.
All 4×4 fashions see improved gasoline economic system rankings of 13 miles per gallon metropolis and 20 freeway (up from 13/19). 4×2 fashions retain their 14/20 score.
Trailer-tow functionality of as much as 7,400 lbs. is on the market with the 5.7-liter V-8 engine.
Safety and Security Features
Jeep Grand Cherokee contains greater than 45 security and security measures and is an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick.
Standard security options embrace digital stability management (ESC), digital roll mitigation (ERM), four-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS) with rough-road detection, four-wheel brake traction management system, distant keyless entry, specific up/down home windows for driver and front-seat passenger, seat-belt pretensioners, Trailer-sway Control and distant begin, which is commonplace on Limited and Overland and out there on Laredo fashions.
Other commonplace security options embrace full-length side-curtain air baggage, which lengthen safety to entrance and rear outboard passengers, seat-mounted facet thorax air baggage that improve safety for the driver and entrance passenger, and energetic head restraints, which deploy in the occasion of a rear collision.
Connectivity and Infotainment Features
The 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee gives clients an array of infotainment applied sciences for driver security and passenger enjoyment. The options allow drivers to securely talk, navigate and choose leisure choices utilizing advance voice recognition controls. Passengers can keep entertained with a large number of options, together with SIRIUS Satellite Radio®, Uconnect® Navigation, Uconnect Phone and Uconnect Web.
Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Summit
Sporting a novel entrance look that features a absolutely chromed grille and fog lamp bezels, and using on 20-inch brilliant, polished aluminum wheels, the Overland Summit mannequin elevates the Jeep Grand Cherokee to a better degree of indulgence and refinement for drivers looking for the final private driving assertion in a premium sport-utility car.
Inside, the Jeep Grand Cherokee options distinctive Black Olive burl actual wooden trim blended into the instrument panel. The distinctive polished trim wraps into the higher panels of each the entrance and rear doorways surrounding passengers with the highest ranges of workmanship. The wooden trim can be used on the commonplace, leather-wrapped, heated steering wheel.
The Grand Cherokee Overland Summit boasts a Black decrease and New Saddle higher inside trim shade, together with saddle-color Nappa heated and ventilated leather-based seats – with perforated inserts, accent piping and distinctive stitching – and Berber flooring mats with Black and Chestnut accent binding.
Also commonplace on the Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Summit is the Advanced Warning System and Adaptive Cruise Control group, which consists of adaptive cruise management, Forward Collision Warning, Blind-spot Monitoring and Rear Cross Path detection techniques.
In addition to the distinctive Rugged Brown exterior shade, the Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Summit can be out there in Mineral Gray, White Gold and Black.