Vehicle
Jeep Grand Cherokee
The large SUV, and the Jeep with the widest engine spread — petrol V6 and V8, a V6 diesel, and latterly a plug-in hybrid. Its air suspension is a separate system with its own sensors and stored codes; a ride-height complaint belongs there rather than in the drivetrain.
Generations
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ZJ 1992–1998
The AMC 4.0 straight-six and the Magnum V8s, with a VM Motori 2.5 diesel for export; the viscous-coupled Quadra-Trac transfer case is the era's driveline complaint.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Jeep ZJ
- Engines
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- 4.0 straight-six — petrol · 138–142 kW (185–190 hp) · 298–305 Nm (220–225 lb-ft) · AMC 242
- 5.2 V8 — petrol · 168 kW (225 hp) · 407 Nm (300 lb-ft) · Magnum
- 5.9 V8 — petrol · 183 kW (245 hp) · 468 Nm (345 lb-ft) · Magnum, 1998 only
- 2.5 diesel — diesel · 85 kW (114 hp) · 300 Nm (221 lb-ft) · VM Motori 425 OHV, export only
- Transmissions
- 4-speed Aisin AW-4 automatic · 5-speed Aisin AX-15 manual · 4-speed 42RE automatic · 4-speed 44RE automatic · 4-speed 46RH automatic · 4-speed 46RE automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Part-time four-wheel drive with low range · Four-wheel drive
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WJ 1999–2004
The 4.7 PowerTech V8 and the RFE automatics replace the Magnums; Quadra-Drive's gerotor couplings and the two European diesels are what this generation is looked up for.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Jeep WJ
- Engines
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- 4.0 straight-six — petrol · 145 kW (195 hp) · 312 Nm (230 lb-ft) · AMC 242 Power Tech
- 4.7 V8 — petrol · 175 kW (235 hp) · 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) · PowerTech
- 4.7 High Output V8 — petrol · 198 kW (265 hp) · 447 Nm (330 lb-ft) · PowerTech HO, 2002–2004
- 3.1 turbo diesel — diesel · 103 kW (138 hp) · 384 Nm (283 lb-ft) · VM Motori 531 OHV, 1999–2001, export only
- 2.7 CRD five-cylinder — diesel · 120 kW (161 hp) · 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) · Mercedes-Benz OM612, 2002–2004, export only
- Transmissions
- 4-speed 42RE automatic · 4-speed 45RFE automatic · 5-speed 545RFE automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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WK 2005–2010
The first with the 3.0 CRD diesel in Europe.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Jeep WK
- Engines
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- 3.7 V6 — petrol · 157 kW (210 hp) · 319 Nm (235 lb-ft)
- 4.7 V8 — petrol · 175–227 kW (235–305 hp) · 393–453 Nm (290–334 lb-ft)
- 5.7 V8 — HEMI · petrol · 246–268 kW (330–360 hp) · 508–529 Nm (375–390 lb-ft)
- 6.1 Hemi V8 — SRT-8 · petrol · 317 kW (425 hp) · 569 Nm (420 lb-ft) · SRT8
- 3.0 CRD V6 — diesel · 160 kW (215 hp) · 510 Nm (376 lb-ft)
- 3.0 — petrol
- Transmissions
- 5-speed 545RFE automatic · 5-speed W5A580 automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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WK2 2011–2021
Pentastar V6, EcoDiesel V6 and the ZF eight-speed; the volume generation worldwide.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Jeep WK2
- Engines
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- 3.6 V6 — PENTASTAR · petrol · 210–213 kW (282–286 hp) · 353 Nm (260 lb-ft)
- 5.7 V8 — HEMI · petrol · 268 kW (360 hp) · 529 Nm (390 lb-ft)
- 6.4 V8 — HEMI · petrol · 344 kW (461 hp) · 637 Nm (470 lb-ft) · SRT
- 6.2 supercharged V8 Trackhawk — HEMI · petrol
- 3.0 EcoDiesel V6 — diesel · 140–184 kW (188–247 hp) · 569 Nm (420 lb-ft)
- 3.0 — petrol · 179 kW (240 hp) · 569 Nm (420 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed automatic W5A580 · 5-speed automatic 545RFE · 6-speed automatic 65RFE · 8-speed automatic 845RE · 8-speed automatic 850RE · 8-speed automatic 8HP70
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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WL 2021–present
Adds the 4xe plug-in hybrid and a three-row version.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Jeep WL
- Engines
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- 3.6 V6 — PENTASTAR · petrol · 348 Nm (257 lb-ft)
- 5.7 V8 — HEMI · petrol · 268 kW (360 hp)
- 2.0 turbo PHEV — plug-in hybrid · 280 kW (375 hp) combined · 637 Nm (470 lb-ft) combined · 4xe
- 2.0 — GME-T4 · petrol · 2021-2025
- Transmissions
- 8-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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