2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Review

The Jeep Grand Cherokee is fully redesigned for 2022. This is Jeep's midsize SUV that has long offered an appealing mix of upscale features and impressive off-road capabilities. The last few years of the previous model had been getting pretty dated, however, so it's good to finally see a new Grand Cherokee coming out.

Don't confuse it with the similarly named Jeep Grand Cherokee L. That SUV debuted for the 2021 model year and has a third-row seat and can seat up to seven passengers. The Grand Cherokee (sans L), as you might have guessed, isn't as long as the L and only seats five. This Grand Cherokee is 11.4 inches shorter and rides on a 5-inch shorter wheelbase than its L counterpart. It also comes with 13.8 cubic feet less cargo space behind the first row and has slightly less legroom in the second row.

Aside from being shorter than its L-badged brethren, the Grand Cherokee is differentiated by its available Trailhawk package. The package features 18-inch wheels with all-terrain tires, steel skid plates for protecting the Jeep's underside, a matte black hoot to reduce glare, and an electronically disconnecting stabilizer bar, all to further boost the Grand Cherokee's off-road capability.

The big news with the Grand Cherokee is that Jeep is offering it as a plug-in hybrid. Like the Wrangler 4xe, the Grand Cherokee 4xe uses a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine and two electric motors to supply the oomph. Total system output is rated at 375 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque. A 17-kWh battery pack also affords an estimated all-electric driving range of 25 miles.

If you don't opt for the 4xe, there are still some gas-only engines to pick from. The first is a standard 3.6-liter V6 that makes 293 horsepower. The other option is a burly 5.7-liter V8 that makes 357 horsepower. Max towing is rated at 6,000 pounds for the 4xe, 6,200 pounds with the V6 and 7,200 pounds with the V8. All engines route their power through an eight-speed automatic transmission to either the rear or all four wheels.

For now, the previous-generation SRT and Trackhawk performance versions are discontinued.