The formula for the Jeep Grand Cherokee is pretty straightforward: Mix four-doors and (usually) four-wheel drive with a family-size vehicle and a reasonably comfortable and well-appointed interior. The recipe has proved so enticing that the Grand Cherokee is now available in six levels of trim, putting the venerated nameplate within reach of almost any buyer.
The most affordable entry gets Laredo badging. Priced at $30,590 for rear-wheel drive and $32,590 for the four-wheel-drive version—both cost only $100 more than last year. We'd select the $1600 Quick Order Package 23E (eight-way power driver's seat with power lumbar, chrome-y roof rails, and a year of SiriusXM satellite radio), which clears the way for the $2000 AJY Security and Convenience Group (heated front seats and steering wheel, remote start, 115V auxiliary power plug, and a power liftgate). Yeehaw!
The more sinister-looking Grand Cherokee Altitude is base-priced at the same $30,590 (2WD) and $32,590 (4WD) as the Laredo, but you won't get the full effect—or really most of the effect at all—unless you stick with the Quick Order 23Z $5100 Altitude kit, which also forces the $995 sunroof option. It doesn't change the standard 3.5-liter V-6 and eight-speed automatic transmission the Altitude shares with the Laredo, but does add black suede seats; a body-color antenna, grille, fascias, and cladding; gloss-black exterior trim, headlamp bezels, and badging; a power liftgate; power and heated front seats; and other convenience features. If you dont' get all that, the Altitude still has a standard stainless steel exhaust, 20-inch gloss black aluminum wheels, body-color front and rear bumpers, and some mild interior additions.
The next rung up the Grand Cherokee ladder is the Limited, which has more available options than the banjo kid from Deliverance has cousins. Ringing in at $37,490 for rear-wheel drive and $39,490 for the four-wheel-drive version, the Limited offers the option of a 3.0-liter diesel V-6 for an additional $4500 or the 5.7-liter gasoline Hemi V-8 for $3195. All engines mate to an eight-speed automatic. Leather and power-adjustable heated front seats, a backup camera and parking sensors, 18-inch polished wheels, and a heated steering wheel—among other niceties—are included as standard. A $4200 Luxury pack brings ventilated seats, a bangin' audio system, HID headlamps, rain-sensing wipers, LED running lamps, a dual-pane sunroof, and a big ol' 8.4-inch Uconnect touch screen. Twenty-inch wheels can be had for $1595.
At $44,190 (2WD) and $47,190 (4WD), the Grand Cherokee Overland line makes short work of increasing the MSRPs. Standard 20-inch wheels, first- and second-row sunroofs, a smattering of exterior chrome trim, a 10-speaker 506-watt stereo, and power tilt and telescopic wheel all contribute to the Overland's bottom line. The $4500 diesel and $3195 Hemi V-8 options are also available. For our ideal Overland model, check out this post—ours is a damn classy rig, if we do say so ourselves.
The top of the "it's not the SRT" Cherokee lineup fittingly is named the the Summit, and it retails for $49,590 (2WD) and $52,590 (4WD). The Summit is essentially loaded; one notable new piece of equipment is a 19-speaker, 825-watt audio setup that will surely sing from the mountaintops. The short list of add-ons includes the diesel and Hemi engines, a Platinum Group pack full of fancy exterior adornments, and rear-seat DVD entertainment.
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When Fiat-Chrysler earlier this year announced it was folding SRT underneath the Dodge umbrella, the future of the Grand Cherokee SRT was, for a tense few moments, uncertain. Thankfully, the most lustworthy of all factory Grand Cherokees had an ace in the hole: It's the bestselling vehicle to wear the SRT badge. Saved from an ignominious death, we're glad to say it's back for 2015, packing the mighty 470-hp 6.4-liter V-8 that sprints it to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds, making it one of the quickest SUVs to roam the earth. Base MSRP is $65,390, a paltry $15 increase over the 2014 model. That's a hike we can live with.
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