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Chrysler may be hitting hard times, but the Michigan automaker hasn’t stop development of new products. A new Jeep Grand Cherokee is in the works, and our spy photographers have just spotted the new ‘ute for the first time while testing in the wild.
Code-named “WL,” the Grand Cherokee will have an all-new platform to ride on, which will be shared with several other vehicles including the next-generation Dodge Durango and the next-generation Mercedes-Benz M-Class. While several structures and components will be shared among the Chrysler and Mercedes products, expect the Mercedes vehicles that utilize this new chassis to have some higher end running gear, such as suspension parts, bolted on.
While the Jeep Commander was originally slated to move to this new chassis, the Commander has now been killed outright. However, this new chassis has enough flexibility so that the 2010 Grand Cherokee will be offered in 5 passenger and 7 passenger configurations.
Design wise, we’ve been told by sources that have seen it sans camo that the Grand Cherokee “looks a lot like the Trailhawk concept, but with somewhat sharper lines.” We can certainly see a 7 slat grill through the camo that reminds us a lot of the Trailhawk grille. Beneath the camouflage, we think the doors have a similar stamping to the Trailhawk concept.
Chrysler’s new Phoenix V6 motor will be available in the Grand Cherokee in 3.3L and 3.6L displacements. A 4.7L V8 and 5.7L HEMI are likely also in the cards, as well the GM/Chrysler/BMW hybrid powertrain, used in the short-lived Chrysler Aspen Hybrid and Dodge Durango Hybrid. As always, expect two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive models to be offered. Other tech-bits we’ve heard about are an aluminum front axle and a tow rating of almost 8,000 lbs.
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Oblika naj bi se zgledovala po konceptnem Trailhawku: