Category: Sporting 4x4s 
Price Range: £27,100 to £41,800
Good engines, improved driving dynamics over previous version, good pricing and equipment
Interior quality still lacks class and sophistication of rivals, on-road behaviour still doesn't match the best either, thirsty
The all-new Grand Cherokee is a vast improvement on the car it replaces, but it's still not one of the better cars in this ever-more competitive class.
This generation of Grand Cherokee sees the introduction of ESP stability control - a crucial device for a top-heavy high-riding SUV - for the first time, and it's very well tuned, too, for un-intrusive operation. ABS and traction control are standard, while the Grand Cherokee also gets 'Rollover Mitigation', which brakes one of the wheels if it suspects the car is about to go belly up. Tyre-pressure monitoring is standard, parking radar is optional and, should you have a crash, there are six airbags. The Grand Cherokee has been awarded the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) highest ratings for front- and side-impact protection, though it got just a rather average four star result in the Euro NCAP tests for overall adult crash protection. It achieved a better three out of four for child protection - but none at all for pedestrian protection, which is pretty poor. No wonder so many people see large SUVs as dangerous, anti-social machines.
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wrote on 23 09 2006
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