Three seven-seat petrol V6 grades to start from $82K; SWB five-seat model including PHEV to follow
Jeep Australia has confirmed full local pricing and specifications for the all-new 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee range ahead of the fifth-generation large SUV’s arrival in showrooms later than expected in mid-2022.
And the big news is Jeep’s new flagship will be priced from $82,250 plus on-road costs – $21,800 more than the cheapest outgoing Grand Cherokee ($60,450) – although it brings seven seats for the first time.
At the same time, Jeep Australia has officially confirmed the short-wheelbase five-seat version, which will also be available here in entry-level Night Eagle plus inaugural 4xe plug-in hybrid forms, will join the long-wheelbase seven-seat 2022 Grand Cherokee L on sale Down Under later this year (no price or specs yet).
As we’ve reported, the fifth-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee line-up will be powered exclusively by an updated 210kW/344Nm 3.6-litre petrol V6 in Australia, following the local axing of V8 and diesel options.
For now, Jeep Australia has confirmed three variants of the Grand Cherokee L from launch: the $82,250 Night Eagle, $87,950 Limited and the flagship Summit Reserve, which tops the range at a cool $115,450 plus ORCs).
However, Jeep Australia has also received ADR certification for Overland and Summit variants of the Grand Cherokee L, which may join the range later.
Standard equipment across the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L range will include Uconnect 5 infotainment with navigation and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, leather-trimmed and powered/heated front seats with lumbar adjustment and a height-adjustable Power Liftgate.
On the safety front, all grades will also come with automatic LED headlights, Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross-Path Detection, Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop and Go, Active Lane Management, Automatic Emergency Braking (with pedestrian and cyclist detection), Drowsy Driver Detection and Traffic Sign Recognition.
In addition, Limited variants add premium black leather trim, ambient LED lighting and other extras (see the full specs list below).
The top-shelf Summit Reserve, meantime, scores exclusive premium kit including quilted Palermo leather seat trim, 12-way adjustable front seats with ventilation, massage and memory functions, open-pore Waxed Walnut wood finishes, 21-inch wheels and an industry-unique 19-speaker McIntosh audio system.
Both Night Eagle and Limited grades come with Jeep’s Quadra-Trac I active four-wheel drive system with single-speed transfer case (no low-range), while the Limited adds Selec-Terrain traction management and the Summit Reserve adds the Quadra-Trac II 4×4 system with two-speed active transfer case plus Quadra Lift air suspension.
Towing capacity for the V6 Grand Cherokee L has been confirmed at 2813kg – just 1kg more than before and well short of the 3500kg offered by the discontinued V8 and diesel models, although Jeep says the subsequent PHEV version will match them.
Based on an all-new monocoque platform, the new Jeep Grand Cherokee L is claimed to deliver “capacious legroom in the second row, unrivalled third-row capacity” and increased cargo capacity of up to 2395 litres.
Initial paint colour choices will be limited to Bright White, Velvet Red, Diamond Black, Silver Zenith and Baltic Grey, with premium paint options costing $1750 extra.
Other options will include sunroofs and, for the top-spec Summit Reserve, a $5500 Advanced Technology Group including night vision, head-up display (also available for Limited) and wireless phone charging (which is standard on lesser grades).
Jeep’s new range-topper has been undergoing local testing since January 2021 (the same month it made its global debut), notching up more than 60,000km in “the harshest, most remote environments in Australia”.
2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Night Eagle standard equipment:
- Jeep Quadra-Trac I active 4×4 system
- Single-speed active transfer case (4×4)
- Leather-trimmed seats – black
- Eight-way power front seat adjustment
- Four-way power front seat lumbar adjustment
- Heated front seats
- Uconnect 5 Nav with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
- Wireless phone charging
- 25-inch multi-view display cluster
- Six-speaker audio system
- Automatic LED headlights
- 20-inch gloss-black painted alloy wheels
- Blind-spot Monitoring with Rear Cross-Path Detection
- Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop and Go
- Active Lane Management
- Automatic Emergency Braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection
- Drowsy Driver Detection
- Traffic Sign Recognition
- Height adjustable power liftgate
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L Limited adds:
- Selec-Terrain traction management system
- Premium Capri leather seat trim – black
- Driver’s seat memory
- Second-row seat heating
- Nine-speaker premium audio system
- Second-row window shades
- Ambient LED lighting
- Automatic LED headlamps
- 20-inch polished/painted alloy wheels
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L Summit Reserve adds:
- Quadra-Drive II active 4×4 system with Selec-Terrain
- Quadra Lift air suspension
- Two-speed active transfer case with low-range gearing
- Quilted Palermo leather-trimmed seats – Black or Tupelo
- 12-way front seat power adjustment
- Ventilated and massaging front seats
- Four-zone automatic climate control
- Enhanced multi-colour ambient lighting
- Premium 19-speaker, 760-Watt McIntosh High Performance Audio System
- 21-inch polished/painted alloy wheels
- Black painted roof
- Highway Assist System
- 360-degree camera
- Hands-free power liftgate
- Options:
- Premium paint: $1750
- Single-pane sunroof (Night Eagle): $2450
- Vision Group (Limited; dual-pane sunroof and head-up display): $4250
- Advanced Technology Group (Summit Reserve; head-up display, wireless phone charging, night vision, front passenger interactive display): $5500.
How much does the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L cost?Night Eagle – $82,250Limited – $87,950Summit Reserve – $115,450
* Prices exclude on-road costs
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