
An American beauty with a dark side at the petrol pump, the Grand Cherokee offers blazing performance, passenger car levels of noise suppression, running smoothness and refinement. Light and easy to drive, it is capable in rough terrain but the ride is too lively on our pitted urban road system. Value for money is solid, but safety levels are no better than marginal, according to US NCAP tests. Best used as a four-seater

The Grand Cherokee Limited is priced to take on the ML320. The Benz is safer, and takes the gongs in economy, comfort and dynamic ability, too. The Grand Cherokee has best-in-class performance and the hardware to be more adventurous off-road - these are long-standing Jeep strengths which, for the first time, are presented in a package that can legitimately compete at this level
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