The V-8 is dead in the two-row Jeep Grand Cherokee but it's still available in the three-row model.
2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Summit Reserve 4x4
The loss of the V-8 option may affect buyers looking to tow with their two-row Grand Cherokee. The V-8 engine upped the Grand Cherokee's tow rating to 7,200 pounds. The V-6 model is rated to tow 6,200 pounds, while the 4xe plug-in hybrid has a 6,000-pound tow rating.body style, known internally as WL75.
in the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer. It's now the brand's top-spec engine, with more power than the 4xe and the 5.7- and 6.4-liter V-8s. The turbo-6 is expected to come online shortly as an option in the two-row Grand Cherokee, and later the three-row Grand Cherokee L, to replace the V-8 and raise the towing rating back over 7,000 pounds. Starnes wouldn't comment about future product, including if and when the turbo-6 will go in the Grand Cherokee.
Confusingly, the Jeep consumer site still lists the 2022 Grand Cherokee two-row model and allows buyers to configure it with a V-8. Jeep spokesperson Ron Kiino confirmed to Motor Authority the automaker is no longer building 2022 models. Both Starnes and Kiino noted that there are a limited number of 2023 model-year Grand Cherokees with the V-8 in dealer inventory.
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