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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.

On je napisal/-a:Best buy med terenskimi vozili tega razreda ....

Sicer vzemite malo v zakup, ker sem ljubitelj ameriških vozil

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cruiser1 je napisal/-a:Videti je kar v redu le zadnji del mi ni najbolj všeč predvsem zaradi luči. Nekak mi ne potegnejo. Jeepi so na dobrem glasu in verjetno bo tudi izpolnil pričakovanja, vendar nikakor z kakšnim mercedesovim ali kakšnim drugim dizel motorjem.

kolesar je napisal/-a:evropejci so še daleč spredaj

Land Cruiser, Pajero, Pathfinder

kolesar je napisal/-a:po obliki, mišljeno kot cestni terenci so daleč spredaj
recimo ML

simply je napisal/-a:

Land Cruiser, Pajero, Pathfinder

Le te se dobi tudi z močnejšimi motorji in ne samo z 4 cilindraši.

kolesar je napisal/-a:po obliki, mišljeno kot cestni terenci so daleč spredaj
recimo ML

The biggest news we've received is the high-po Jeep will receive the 6.4-liter 392 HEMI V8 with anywhere between 505-525 tire burning horsepower and roughly 510 ft-lbs of torque, all driven through a revised AWD system. The 392 HEMI has also been rumored to show up in other 2010 SRT8 models, but we're guessing it'll arrive first in the mid-cycle refresh for both the Challenger and Charger in 2011.

Daedalus je napisal/-a:Terenske zmogljivosti? Hmmm...dvomim. Pomoje nima za burek proti Discoveryu, Pajeru in Pathfinderju, in proti ostalim evropejcem a la Q5, ML pa je recimo MALO boljši.

cruiser1 je napisal/-a:

Daedalus je napisal/-a:Terenske zmogljivosti? Hmmm...dvomim. Pomoje nima za burek proti Discoveryu, Pajeru in Pathfinderju, in proti ostalim evropejcem a la Q5, ML pa je recimo MALO boljši.

Jeepi so med najboljšimi na terenu!! Japonci in evropski so povečini šminkerska j***a namenjena za mestne ceste. Me pa malo skrbi, da naj bi si novi GC platformo delil z mercedesom. Če je mišljeno, da bo mercedes dobil jeepovo, je to v redu, če bo pa obratno...pa bog pomagaj!

All of that power is nothing without added control, and to that end, Jeep has taken pains to greatly improve torsional stiffness in the chassis, something that both everyday commuters and off-roaders will appreciate. The new structure (based heavily on the Mercedes-Benz ML) has upwards of 5,400 welds, including 53% more spot welds and 42% more arc welds. There's also a further 38% increase in structural adhesive use. The net-net is a chassis that's 146% stiffer – one that Jeep says bests the Toyota Highlander and BMW X5 for rigidity and allows for a maximum tow rating of 7,400 pounds.

Daedalus je napisal/-a:
In pomoje je platforma ML-jeva, ker je Jeep ugotovil da je njihova zanič. :P



In če je ugotovil, da je njihova zanič, in jo zamenjal z ML-jevo, avtomatično pomeni da na terenu ni nič boljši od večine tekmecev.

cruiser1 je napisal/-a:

Daedalus je napisal/-a:
In pomoje je platforma ML-jeva, ker je Jeep ugotovil da je njihova zanič. :P



In če je ugotovil, da je njihova zanič, in jo zamenjal z ML-jevo, avtomatično pomeni da na terenu ni nič boljši od večine tekmecev.

jeepova platforma je za cestno vožnjo vsekakor zanič!!
Očitno (žal) bo novi GC bolj cestni terenec, da bo lahko konkureral evropskim in japonskim pussy terencem.