Powertrains<\/strong><\/p>\nThe all-new Grand Cherokee will be based on the Giorgio Global architecture. This is a variant of the architecture used for the Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio, but updated with support for electrification and obviously reconfigured to fit the new Grand Cherokee’s build points.<\/p>\n
At launch, we are told that the WL will have two available engine options, neither of which are completely new: the ubiquitous 3.6L Pentastar V6 and 5.7L Hemi V8. Neither of these engines will feature eTorque mild hybrid technology, which on the Ram series increases fuel efficiency and improves the start-stop system response.<\/p>\n
Later on, the 2.0L turbocharged 4-cylinder, currently found in the Wrangler and the Cherokee, will join the lineup and will feature a more serious hybrid setup. The eventual 4xe plug-in hybrid variant of the Grand Cherokee may also pair this 4-cylinder engine to a battery pack, as in the Wrangler 4xe.<\/p>\n
At some point, and inline-6 engine will appear as an option, though this may be quite some time after the initial launch. We are told that the high-performance models will continue to be available in the new Grand Cherokee, though not at launch. Because high-output version of the inline-6 engine are reported to be in development, potentially with electronic turbochargers or superchargers, we may see the 6.4L 392 V8 engine bite the dust in favor of a smaller displacement inline-6 engine for the “entry level” performance model.<\/p>\n
Availability<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Grand Cherokee L three-row WL75 variant of the Grand Cherokee will debut before the 2-row version, likely in the first quarter of 2021. The 2-row WL74 Grand Cherokee should be unveiled in late summer or fall of 2021, with production starting shortly after.<\/p>\n
Pricing is expected to rise a bit from the current Grand Cherokee as Jeep moves further into luxury territory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Although the ongoing pandemic has delayed many planned debuts, Jeep is still planning to take the wraps off of their next-generation two-row Grand Cherokee toward the middle of next year, after first unveiling the unnamed three-row variant in the first quarter of 2021. Here’s everything we know about the next-generation Grand Cherokee (WL). Exterior […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":2022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,54,2],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGC-WL-copy.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2021"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2161,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021\/revisions\/2161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}