Living in the city and owning a Jeep may
seem paradoxical. And the phenomenon of life begins to show the hype: it seems
that those who spend their weekends surfing, climbing, biking and similar
activities live in neighborhoods where congestion and pollution are high. At
least that's what the manufacturers want us to believe.
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| Jeep Grand Cherokee |
The two latest additions to Jeep, the
Compass and Patriot were created for the residents of the city who want to look
cool in a vehicle rugged appearance. These are really not to go off-road Jeep
and only a fully equipped Patriot Trail Rated badge of merit, but they are
still reasonably skilled. The country people could instead turn to a Wrangler
or Liberty.
The Grand Cherokee, I believe, covers both
types. It offers a choice of five engines with V8 420 horsepower SRT8 model,
but one of them is particularly interesting since it is rarely found in a
luxury SUV: the turbo diesel engine.
Nice power delivery
The CRD V6 3-liter 24-valve develops just
215 horsepower, but a muscular torque of 376 lb-ft of 1 600 to 2 800 r / min.
The engine's redline is a sleepy 4500 rev / min, but this is normal for a
diesel. At 100 km / h, the V6 runs at 2200 rpm.
The sprint from 0 to 100 km / h takes 8.4
seconds and the quarter mile in 16.1 seconds is added to 137 km / h. Well, it
is obviously slower than the 5.7-liter HEMI V8, but still CRD moves quickly
enough. Those who earn trailers and boats will be happy to know that with all
towing, diesel Grand Cherokee can tow up to 3357 pounds or 7400 pounds.
The main reason we choose a CRD is to save
at the pump, and our average of 12.4 L/100 km is not so bad. Compared with
gasoline engines offered in the Grand Cherokee, we see a greater fuel economy
in the city than on the highway. If you live in the city and if you want a Jeep
like this, the turbo would be your logical choice.
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