You may recall that a couple of years ago there was a mild brouhaha when Sweden's Teknikens Värld said that the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee failed the publication's "moose test" in a dangerous manner, almost rolling over when performing the accident avoidance maneuver. At speeds as low as 37.9 mph (61 kmh) the '12 Grand Cherokee lifted its inside wheels without any intervention by the vehicle's electronic stability and anti-rollover systems. Since then, the Grand Cherokee has been completely redesigned and as part of a comparison test of the Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD, the BMW X5 and the Range Rover Sport for their February 2014 issue, Teknikens Värld put the 2014 JGC through their moose test. They were "delighted" to report that the new Grand Cherokee, loaded according to its Swedish certificate of registration (6,501 lbs), passed the test with flying colors, "a perfect result for a big car" is how they described the test. The video won't embed here so you'll have to visit the Teknikens Värld website to check out how the 2014 edition of the SUV's nannies keep all four wheels on the ground.
The magazine reports that the traction control system on the '14 JGC is activated early and reacts aggressively, slowing the car dramatically even at a low corner entry speed of 61 kmh. At higher speeds the system works even more proactively. The highest speed at which the '14 JGC passed the moose test was 71 kmh (44.1 mph), which Teknikens Värld calls "a good result for a SUV". Actually, in the video they say that it was a "perfect result" for a large vehicle.
The 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee failing Teknikens Värld's moose test.
When the 2012 Grand Cherokee failed the moose test, the video went viral with millions of views. In part that was due to the dramatic failure mode, we don't often see cars on two wheels outside of daredevil shows. No doubt, also, the cervine moniker had something to do with it as well. Moose are inherently funny and attention getting. Jay Ward certainly knew that. Teknikens Värld did the right thing and issued a press release specifically about the new Grand Cherokee's passing the moose test with flying colors, but I doubt the new video will get as much attention as the old one.
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