The seven-seat Jeep Grand Cherokee L has gained a fourth variant for 2023, slotting in below the Summit Reserve range-topper.
The familiar Overland trim has returned, on both the new, shorter five-seat body style and the longer L that arrived locally last year.
In the L, it’s priced at $103,250 before on-road costs, helping to fill the gulf between the Limited ($88,750 before on-roads) and Summit Reserve ($119,450 list). Prices for the carryover range are unchanged from last year.
The Overland features the Summit Reserve’s more sophisticated Quadra-Trac II four-wheel drive system with Quadra-Lift adaptive air suspension and hill descent control.
Overland
It also includes some of its luxury features like a hands-free power tailgate and a panoramic sunroof, but foregoes some of its more premium features like semi-automatic parking assist and 19-speaker McIntosh sound system.
20-inch alloy wheels are standard, with 18-inch alloys – the smallest on the L range – an option.
They come as part of an Off-Road Group option package, which also adds an electronic limited-slip differential, a 230mm rear axle, and skid plate shields for the front suspension, transfer case and fuel tank.
All models continue to use a naturally aspirated 3.6-litre petrol V6 engine. A turbocharged plug-in hybrid four-cylinder will join the Grand Cherokee line this year but only in the shorter two-row body, while there’s no diesel this generation and the petrol V8 isn’t being offered here.
Elsewhere in the range, the Limited has what Jeep calls TechnoLeather upholstery instead of Capri leather, while the Night Eagle has been upgraded to the same 10.1-inch touchscreen as the rest of the range, ditching its smaller 8.4-inch unit.
Limited
Pricing
- 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Night Eagle: $82,750
- 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Limited: $88,750
- 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Overland: $103,250
- 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Summit Reserve: $119,450
All prices exclude on-road costs.
Drivetrains
The 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L is powered by a naturally aspirated 3.6-litre V6 petrol engine producing 210kW of power at 6400rpm and 344Nm of torque at 4000rpm.
It’s mated with an eight-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel drive.
The Night Eagle and Limited use Jeep’s Quadra-Trac I full-time four-wheel drive system with a single-speed, electronically shifted transfer case. The Overland and Summit Reserve use the Quadra-Trac II system with low-range gearing and a two-speed transfer case.
Summit Reserve
Efficiency
The 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L uses 10.6L/100km on the ADR combined cycle.
It runs on 91 RON regular unleaded fuel and has an 87L fuel tank.
Dimensions
The 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L measures 5204mm long, 2149mm wide and 1815-1817mm tall on a 3091mm wheelbase.
It has maximum braked towing capacity of 2813kg and unbraked towing capacity of 750kg.
Cargo space measures 487L, expanding to 1328L with the third row dropped and 2395L with the second row folded as well.
All models feature a full-sized 18-inch spare steel wheel.
Approach, breakover and departure angles are 20.6, 18.2 and 21.5 degrees, respectively, on the Night Eagle and Limited.
The Overland has an approach angle of 30.1 degrees and the Summit Reserve one of 28.2 degrees. Both also have breakover and departure angles of 22.6 and 23.6 degrees.
Likewise, running clearance and wading depth are 215mm and 530mm in the Night Eagle and Limited but increase to 276mm and 610mm in the Overland and Summit Reserve.
Servicing and Warranty
The Jeep Grand Cherokee L is covered by a five-year, 100,000km warranty.
It requires servicing every 12 months or 12,000km, with the first five services capped at $399.
Safety
The Jeep Grand Cherokee L doesn’t have a rating from ANCAP, though the plug-in hybrid version of the two-row Grand Cherokee received a five-star rating from Euro NCAP.
Standard safety equipment includes:
- AEB with pedestrian and cyclist detection
- Lane-keep assist
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Rear cross-traffic alert
- Driver fatigue detection
- Traffic sign recognition
- Adaptive cruise control with stop/go
- Reversing camera with front and rear parking sensors
- Front, front-side, front knee and curtain airbags
Limited and up get a surround-view camera, Summit Reserve also includes Active Driving Assist level 2 autonomous driving technology.
Limited
Standard Equipment
The Night Eagle comes standard with the following equipment:
- 20-inch gloss black-finish alloy wheels
- Gloss black exterior accents
- Automatic LED headlights
- 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster
- 10.1-inch touchscreen infotainment system
- Wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
- Satellite navigation
- DAB digital radio
- 4 x USB outlets – first-row
- 4 x USB outlets – second-row
- 4 x USB outlets – third-row
- Six-speaker sound system
- Black suede and TechnoLeather upholstery
- Leather-wrapped, heated steering wheel
- Tilt and telescopic steering column adjustment
- Tri-zone climate control
- Eight-way power front seats
- Heated front seats
- Power tailgate
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Keyless entry and start
- Power-folding exterior mirrors
- Privacy glass
- Wireless phone charger
A single-pane power sunroof is a $3250 option.
The Limited adds:
- 20-inch machined/painted alloy wheels
- Automatic high-beam
- Chrome exterior accents
- Black TechnoLeather upholstery
- Driver’s seat memory
- Heated second-row outboard seats
- Ventilated front seats
- Power tilt and telescopic steering column adjustment
- Digital rear-view mirror
- Nine-speaker sound system with 506W amplifier
- Active noise control
- Ambient lighting
- Reversing camera washer
Summit Reserve
The Overland loses the Limited’s digital rear-view mirror and wireless phone charger, but adds:
- 20-inch full polished alloy wheels
- Dual bright-finish exhaust outlets
- LED front cornering lights
- Door handle approach lights
- Proximity approach lights
- Colour-adjustable ambient lighting
- Painted wheel arch flares
- Panoramic sunroof
- Quadra-Lift air suspension
- Quadra-Trac II four-wheel drive system
- Black Nappa leather upholstery
- Bright sill plates
- Hands-free power tailgate
- Interior rear-facing camera
The Summit Reserve adds:
- 21-inch alloy wheels
- Platinum Chrome exterior accents
- Black or Tupelo (tan) Palermo quilted leather upholstery
- ‘Deluxe’ headliner
- Wood interior trim
- Wood and leather-wrapped steering wheel
- 12-way power driver’s seat
- 12-way power passenger seat with memory
- Driver and front passenger seatback massaging
- Ventilated second-row outboard seats
- Illuminated sill plates
- Quad-zone climate control
- 19-inch McIntosh sound system with 950W amplifier
- Semi-automatic parking assist
Options
There are a few option packages available.
The Vision Group (Limited, $4250) adds:
- Panoramic sunroof
- Interior rear-facing camera
- Head-up display
The Luxury Technology Group (Overland, $4500) adds:
- Nappa leather upholstery
- Ventilated second-row outboard seats
- Power seatback massage for front seats
- Second-row window shades
- Digital rear-view mirror
- Four-zone climate control
- 12-way power-adjustable front seats
- Wireless phone charger
The Off-Road Group (Overland, $2750) adds:
- 230mm rear axle
- Electronic limited-slip differential
- 265/60R18 Goodyear all-terrain tyres
- 18-inch polished/painted alloy wheels
- Front suspension, transfer case and fuel tank skid plate shields
The Advanced Technology Group (Summit Reserve, $5500) adds:
- Head-up display
- Wireless phone charger
- Night vision
- Front passenger display
Colours
The Grand Cherokee L’s standard paint finish is Bright White, with the following finishes a $1750 option:
- Velvet Red
- Silver Zynith
- Baltic Grey
- Diamond Black
- Rocky Mountain (excludes Night Eagle)
- Midnight Sky (excludes Night Eagle)
- Ember (Limited only)
