Confidence. That's what the Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland exudes. Whether it'south on the road or trail, at an overcrowded shopping mall, or pushing through branches on a long-forgotten trail to nowhere, there's never a second thought nearly the ability of the Grand to bring yous dorsum. And that's proverb something for what some people consider a 40K soccer-mom-mobile.
We've used and abused our 2002 4x4 of the Year winner for the past year and put nearly 30,000 miles on it and ran it through 2000 gallons of gas. With nary a hiccup or complaint, the 1000 has towed loads far in excess of its rated capacity over mountains, trails, dirt, and mud, likewise giving us comfortable commuting fourth dimension where we can relax for an hour on the mode to work.
When nosotros played, we soared information technology through dunes, mired information technology in the muck, and banged it over rocks the engineers would take cringed at. Certain, we've been stuck and about stranded due to the street tires and lack of a interruption lift, simply y'all larn quickly how to use what the vehicle has rather than complain virtually what information technology doesn't.
So consider what the Grand does take. New for the '02 model year was the Overland parcel, with a revamped and refined interior with stylish white gauges and a host of amenities from tire-pressure level monitoring to heated seats. Throw in the Vari-Lok axles and full-time four-wheel drive and you lot have a capable vehicle on road or off. Thanks to the supple Quadralink intermission and High Output iv.7L Five-8 engine, this rig is a canyon carver even in the rain or snow, as well equally a plush 4x4 that can tackle many trails and all the same tow at speed over colina and dale. Yeah, we thrashed information technology hard for a year, and we will exist very sorry to allow it out of our stable.
But of course every vehicle has its drawbacks in pattern, engineering science, quality, and operation. Ummm, permit'south see. Oh yeah, paint gets chipped on rocks. Bad blueprint. Uh...moist-sensitive windshield and wipers are too erratic; we'd opt to go back to regular intermittent way. Needless engineering science. OK, quality-wise the Chiliad has a slight pull to the right now, but the tires article of clothing fine. And the seat heater blew a fuse. (Hear united states of america whine?) Just functioning? The Grand has spectacular acceleration from any speed, even with a load. Entering an L.A. superhighway onramp is a joy, not a decease wish. However, the restriction pedal feel is poor and it has been thankfully upgraded on the '03 Grands. Even with a 7,000-pound load on the tail the One thousand can easily stop the whole train with four-wheel disc brakes, simply you know you're pressing the big pedal more than you should have to.
That's a pretty small-scale list of negatives we came up with, probably smaller than whatever 4x4 of the Year winner.
We'll go along the Grand Cherokee Overland around as long equally we tin can, and hopefully requite you lot some updates along the way as information technology becomes a long-term examination vehicle. This is one rig we detest to give back. In fact, nosotros'd even exist willing to part with some of our difficult-earned cash to purchase a Jeep like this, something we've never even considered before. And that's a good matter.
Specifications
| GENERAL |
| Manufacturer | Jeep |
| Model | Chiliad Cherokee Overland |
| Base Price | $26,830 |
| Price as Tested | $39,090 |
| Options equally Tested: | Inferno Red tinted pearl coat, |
| Customer Preferred Package 25L, Trailer-Tow Group 4, 17x7.5 chrome wheels, power adaptable pedals with memory, tire-pressure monitoring organisation |
| Engine |
| Type | SOHC Power Tech V-8 |
| Displacement (liters/cubic inches) | 4.seven/287 |
| Bore & Stroke (inches) | 3.66x3.40 |
| Compression Ratio | 9.3:1 |
| Induction Blazon | Sequential, multiport fuel injection |
| Fuel Requirement/Capacity (gal.) | 87/20.5 |
| SAE Acme Horsepower | 260 @ v,{{{100}}} rpm |
| SAE Tiptop Torque (lb-ft) | 330 @ 3,{{{600}}} rpm |
| Transmission |
| Blazon | Five-speed electronic automatic Overdrive |
| Model | 5-45RFE |
| Ratios | Outset, 3.00:1; Second, ane.67:ane; Third, 1.00:one; |
| Fourth, 0.75:i; Fifth, 0.67:one; Reverse, North/A |
| Transfer Case |
| Type | Two-speed full-time |
| Model | NV247 Selec-Trac |
| Low-Range Ratio | 2.72:1 |
| Axles |
| Front Type | Solid, Dana 30 with Vari-Lok |
| Rear Blazon | Solid, Dana 44 with Vari-Lok |
| Ratio | 3.73:one |
| Hubs | Northward/A |
| Interruption |
| Front | Live axle, Quadra-Link multilink, |
| gyre springs, track bar |
| Rear | Live axle, Quadra-Link multilink, |
| coil springs, runway bar |
| Steering |
| Type | Ability recirculating ball with damper |
| Turns Lock-to-Lock | 2.75 |
| Wheels |
| Size (inches) | 17x7.5 |
| Material | Aluminum |
| Tires |
| Size | P235/65R17 |
| Brand | Goodyear {{{Wrangler}}} SR-A |
| Brake Organization |
| Front end | 12.0-inch discs with ABS |
| Rear | 12.0-inch discs with ABS |
| Weight (pounds) |
| Adjourn Weight | four,364 |
| Mileage |
| As Tested (mpg) | 11.79 |
| Acceleration |
| Standing ane¼four-mile (seconds @ mph) | 16.94 @ 81.47 |
| Braking |
| 60-0 mph (feet) | 137.83 |
| Dimensions (inches) |
| Wheelbase | 105.9 |
| Overall Length | 180 |
| Overall Width | 85.25 |
| Overall Height | 68.5 |
| Forepart/Rear Track | 59.5/59.5 |
| Front/Rear Overhang | 31.25/44.375 |
| Minimum Front Ground Clearance | 7.75 |
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