Jeep has revealed the first few images of the Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid model. The brand announced the model on Stellantis EV Day 2021. The Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid is the next step in expanding, strengthening and electrification of the Jeep brand’s vision of “Zero Emission, 100% Freedom”.
This year the brand also celebrates the brand’s 80 years of innovations and achievements. For example, the fifth-generation Grand Cherokee has become the most awarded SUV in the past 30 years. The brand also revealed that the fifth-generation car had achieved more than 7 million in global sales.
Jeep has not yet revealed the powertrain details of the Grand Cherokee 4xe. But speculation is that Jeep is likely to borrow the plug-in-hybrid motor from the Jeep Wrangler 4xe. Powering the Jeep Wrangler 4xe is a 2.0-litre turbocharged inline-four-cylinder engine. The internal combustion engine features a 400-volt, 17-kWh, 96-cell lithium-ion, nickel manganese cobalt battery pack. The engine produces 375 Hp of power and 637 Nm of torque and an 8-speed gearbox.
At the beginning of January 2021, Jeep introduced the Grand Cherokee in the long-wheelbase avatar. The SUV comes with a 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 petrol motor and a diesel engine that produces 290 Hp of powe5.7-litre HEMI V8 petrol making 357 HP of power 530 Nm of twisting force. The Grand Cherokee L is likely to be available in the 6-seater and 7-seater seating iterations. The same seating arrangement is likely to carry over in the Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid. We also speculate that the Grand Cherokee will have the option to traverse on the electric-only power for approximately 35-40 km.
Jeep also announced that the Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid SUV would make its official debut at the 2021 New York International Auto Show. More details on the Grand Cherokee 4xe is awaited.
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