New Car Overview of the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
Description: Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
Base MSRP Range: $26,230 - $34,145
Invoice Price Range: $24,125 - $31,204
Where built: USA
The most powerful and surefooted vehicle in the motor pool of Jeep emerges as an evolutionary treatment on a longer and broader platform. The 2005 Grand Cherokee puts luxurious appointments in the five-seat cabin and sophisticated electronic controls on 4WD hardware.
It also earns a hunk of an engine with Chrysler's 5.7-liter Hemi V8 pushing best-in-class power. Yet this Hemi also comes with a multi-displacement system (MDS) which can switch seamlessly and transparently to 4-cylinder mode for conserving fuel when full-force power is not needed. Two additional powertrains are available with a 3.7-liter single-cam V6 or 4.7-liter V8.
Jeep's top wagon earns a new independent front suspension system and five-link rear suspension geometry, plus more precise steering through a rack and pinion mechanism.
And an electronic stability program (ESP) becomes a new option for checking lateral slippage. For traction control there are more choices with three new full-time 4WD systems, such as Quadra-Trac I with a single-speed transfer case for full-time 4WD management but no levers to pull, or the automatic Quadra-Drive II now with electronic limited slip differentials (ELSD) for infinite torque management at each of the four wheels.
