Jeep Grand Cherokee Expected Vs Launch Price — How Close Were We? | V3Cars

Jeep India have launched the Grand Cherokee at a price of Rs. 77.5 lakh ex-showroom. Ahead of its launch, we shared our price estimate for the Grand Cherokee by analysing its features, specification and prices with that of its rivals. Since the Jeep Grand Cherokee is now on sale, let’s see how close our expected price was to the launch price.

Jeep Grand Cherokee

2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Expected Vs Launch Price

Take a look at the expected vs launch price of the Jeep Grand Cherokee:

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

EXPECTED VS LAUNCH PRICE

Variant

Expected Price

Difference

Revealed Price

Limited Optional

Rs. 80 lakh

Rs. 2.5 lakh

Rs. 77.50 lakh

As you can see in the table above, our expected price for the Grand Cherokee exceeded the launch price by Rs. 2.5 lakh ex-showroom. Since Jeep India announced the Grand Cherokee would be assembled in India, we expected it to get a competitive price tag. Not only has Jeep done that but they even managed to price the Grand Cherokee lower than our expected price.

Jeep Grand Cherokee

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While the Grand Cherokee does not boast class-leading dimensions or performance figures, it does get a long list of features, including advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). It is worth mentioning that the Volvo XC90 also offers ADAS functions. If you want to know how we estimated our expected price, click on the link below to read our expected price story of the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Read More: 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Expected Prices Ahead Of November Launch

Jeep Grand Cherokee

2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Powertrain 

Jeep India offer the Grand Cherokee with a 2.0L turbo petrol engine. The same engine does duty on the Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Rubicon. Take a look at the engine specifications of the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VS RIVALS
PETROL ENGINE SPECS COMPARISON

Model

Jeep Grand Cherokee

BMW X5

Audi Q7

Volvo XC90

Engine 

2.0L 4-cyl Turbo Petrol

3.0L 6-cyl Turbo Petrol

3.0L 6-cyl Turbo Petrol

2.0L 4-cyl Turbo Petrol

Power

272PS

340PS

340PS

304PS

Torque

400Nm

450Nm

500Nm

420Nm

Automatic

8-speed TC

8-speed TC

8-speed TC

8-speed TC

Jeep Grand Cherokee is the least powerful SUV in the segment. Like the Grand Cherokee, the Volvo XC90 too gets a 2.0L turbo petrol engine. However, it offers more power and torque than the Grand Cherokee. All SUVs in the segment come with an 8-speed torque converter automatic transmission and 4-wheel-drive.

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2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee — Interiors

Jeep Grand Cherokee

The new Grand Cherokee offers class-leading tech with a 10.25-inch front co-passenger touchscreen display. Additionally, it also packs a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, a 10.0-inch head-up display and a 10.1-inch touchscreen infotainment system. That’s 4 displays for the 1st row occupants, each measuring 10-inch or more. Other features of the Grand Cherokee include active noise cancellation, ambient lighting, ventilated seats, surround view camera, leather seats with ventilation, 9-speaker sound system, 8 airbags, tyre pressure monitoring system, terrain response modes and advanced driving assistance system (ADAS).

2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee — Rivals

Jeep Grand Cherokee goes up against other premium family SUVs in the segment, such as the BMW X5, Audi Q7, Mercedes-Benz GLE, Volvo XC90 and Land Rover Discovery. Thanks to local assembly and a smaller turbo petrol engine, the Grand Cherokee is currently the most affordable SUV in its class.

Also Read: Jeep Grand Cherokee Launched In India At Rs. 77.5 Lakh

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amit Saraswat

Born and brought up in Agra, he grew up reading magazines more than textbooks. With a keen interest in cars, he decided to make his future in automotive journalism and is currently helping in content at V3Cars.

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