THERE was a time – about a decade ago – when Jeep’s Grand Cherokee was Australia’s favourite large SUV and the seven-slot grille would regularly muscleToyota’s Kluger and the FordTerritory out of the picture with seemingly unstoppable sales. A short time after in 2014, the company enjoyed its best year to date with more than 30,000 Australians buying in to the brand. But the new-car market is a savagely fickle place to play and things started to go downhill. The sales, it appeared, were stoppable after all.
Today, Jeep is resolute in its mission to return to the glory days and it’s turning the tide with fresh metal including the Compass in 2018, a new Wrangler and its Gladiator cousin, and now this. Ahead of the more familiar five-seat Grand Cherokee that’ll touch down late in the year, the new longer version denoted
