Tests and Features

Let’s get this out of the way: no one needs a nearly-500 horsepower sport-utility vehicle. But that doesn’t mean that people don’t WANT one. Or, more specifically, that I don’t want one. The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT is a people mover that courts absurdity with its phenomenal engine output, …

Drive the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT on the Formula 1 track in Austin, Texas? Profane the Circuit of the America's with a 5,000 lb, four-wheel drive SUV from a brand better known for building unstoppable off-road rigs than tarmac-tearing terrors? When I was given the chance to do exactly …

There’s a simple reason why Canadians buy so many compact cars: with gasoline so expensive compared to the SUV-hungry United States it only makes practical sense to purchase a vehicle that is as efficient as possible. In most cases, this means a small sedan or hatchback with an equally modest …

There’s no practical reason to own the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. There, I’ve said it. There are plenty of other mid-size SUV options out there – including within Jeep’s own line-up – that can out-tow the SRT8, carry as many or more passengers, provide respectable acceleration, and not completely …

SRT stands for Street and Racing Technology, Chrysler’s performance vehicle division. Note that this division is run by Canada’s own Ralph Gilles. Although no one thought to add “trails” to the acronym, that didn’t stop the powers that be at Jeep from designing an SRT8 version of its Grand Cherokee.

For thousands of people in our country, moose hunting season is a time-honoured tradition. But since hunting means travelling to remote locations, you need a vehicle that can cope with bad roads and get you back home, hopefully, with the game. The Car Guide entrusted a Jeep Grand Cherokee to …

There is but one single thing that separates successful brands from unsuccessful brands in the automotive industry: a purpose. When you examine brands at their best and at their worst, you see them at the height of their purpose, and dwindling into the purposeless existence that precedes bankruptcy, respectively. Consider, …

Chrysler has been lying low for the past year, trying to make it through the financial crisis, and despite being scooped up by the Italian company Fiat. And yet, even with all the turbulence, Chrysler managed to market quite a number of vehicles.But in terms of new products, there hasn’t …

The Jeep Grand Cherokee arrived on the market in 1993, and since then it has built an enviable reputation as a tireless adventurer and champion of comfort. At that time, and it wasn’t very long ago, it was also known for its mechanical breakdowns and chronic gas guzzling... The Jeep …