Big in body, big in spirit and big on fuel consumption, everything in the Jeep is supersized. Except performance Braam Peens
With ample space, lounge-like leather seating and imposing design, this latest Jeep speaks to the heart and not the head Damian Adams
Seeing the light in 1992 and as such perhaps not quite as deeply engrained into its birth nation’s automotive cultural tapestry as, say, its forebear the Wagoneer – or the Ford Mustang – there is something distinctly American about the Jeep Grand Cherokee.
To distil and verbalise what constitutes the “stars-and-stripesness” is a little more difficult… That said, the symbiosis of the beating heart of bent Detroit iron (powering just six cylinders in Mzansi instead of the full-fat eight available in the States), its Texas-sized proportions, Utahtraversing go-anywhere ability and Las Vegas-level luxury is a good place to start.
Locally, the L is the only available Cherokee in town. Our Overland-grade test unit sits in the middle of the line-up, book ended by the Limited
