Images of the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk have been ‘leaked’ online – on purpose or not we don’t know – showing the new rough and tough variant of the popular SUV. This isn’t the flagship ‘Trackhawk’ we’ve been waiting for, with the 527kW Hellcat engine. Instead, the Trailhawk is […]
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2016 Jeep Renegade Longitude review (video)
The compact SUV market has absolutely exploded in the last 18 months. Sales have jumped, and manufacturers have had no choice but to jump onto the bandwagon. We’re here to find out whether the new Jeep Renegade is a competitive offering in an already saturated market, or just a rush-job […]
Jeep announces ‘$1000 diesel’ offer for Grand Cherokee for March
Jeep is obviously trying to push out remaining diesel versions of the Grand Cherokee, announcing big savings for Australian customers. As reported by PerformanceDrive late last year, the MY15 Jeep Grand Cherokee is set to hang around for a while yet before the new model arrives. But it looks like […]
Top 10 best performance SUVs (of all time)
Sometimes things are made to do what they aren’t supposed to. Notice how the humble off-road wagon, the SUV, evolved into the must-have city accessory? Well, some go even further, adding speed and performance into an already outstretched set of capabilities. The ultimate Swiss-army knife on wheels? Or cumbersome, compromised […]
Fiat Chrysler shifts focus away from Alfa, toward Jeep and SUVs
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has announced some very interesting business plan changes, with emphasis on SUVs from Jeep, and pushing some Alfa Romeo plans to the side. For Alfa fans, it’s not the best news. The Italian brand was aiming to introduce a string of all-new vehicles over the next […]
2017 Jeep Compass, Patriot prototype spotted testing on the streets
Jeep has been spotted test driving a prototype version of the next-gen mid-size SUV, set to replace both the Compass and Patriot. The vehicle was seen on public roads in the US. The prototype pictured shows a more rounded body design compared with the current Compass and Patriot, with similar […]
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT with Hellcat engine confirmed for 2017
We’ve all be waiting for it but now it looks like Jeep has finally confirmed there is a Hellcat version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee coming next year. Speaking with Vvuzz.com journalist Brian Makse about a possible Grand Cherokee Hellcat, Jeep CEO Mike Manley said he is “going to bring […]
MY15 Jeep Grand Cherokee to hang around, MY17 arrives October
It looks like the current shape Jeep Grand Cherokee will be with us in essentially the same form for a while as Australian dealers continue to sell off the abundant MY15 versions hanging around in holding yards. Sources have indicated to PerformanceDrive that the model year 2017 (MY17) Jeep Grand […]