![]() ![]() tow rating as the regular two-row machine, and it is available in a Jeep Trail Rated configuration that adds the necessary skid plates, tow hooks, and all-terrain tires needed for true off-road service. In terms of capability, the 2021 Grand Cherokee L has the same 7,200-lb. The added ride height contributes to more water fording depth, which has increased by four inches, to 24 inches.įorward visibility in the new model is also improved by 7 degrees, which is as valuable in the urban jungle where Grand Cherokee Ls will really see action as in the actual jungle. The old model would boost corners one at a time, creating the effect Grado terms “camel humping” as the vehicle rose unevenly. This system is not only 59 percent faster than the one in the outgoing Grand Cherokee, it also controls all four corners simultaneously. ![]() The “L” model features an approach angle of 30.1 degrees, a break-over angle of 23.6 degrees, and a departure angle of 22.6 degrees and each of those numbers is as good as, or better than, the two-row Grand Cherokee’s specifications, Grado reported.Īdditionally, an air suspension that quickly lifts the new Grand Cherokee L at all four corners simultaneously lets the vehicle drop down by 15 mm, for ease of entry, and to boost up an extra 5 mm, for increased ground clearance. “The goal was to maintain the capability or to better it in the Grand Cherokee L,” he said. The engineering challenge for the 2021 Grand Cherokee L was to avoid those pitfalls, explained Grand Cherokee chief engineer Fil Grado. It was a lose/lose/lose solution to packing more occupants into the Grand Cherokee’s platform. ![]() Not that the third row was really useable, because access past the second row was also limited by the high floor. ![]()
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