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First Drive: 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Jeep has found the goose that lays golden eggs with year after year of successive growth.Last year alone, the brand sold more than a million units globally, a first for Jeep.This year, the company foresees it eclipsing that number, thanks in part to a set of refreshed-for-2017 Grand Cherokee trims we sampled in the mountains just outside of Los Angeles.

2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk First Drive

More than just a badge, the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk is purposeful both on and off the road."Uh, are we going the right way?" I wondered aloud as I followed a colleague through a particularly dicey section of our off-road trail in the Malibu Hills.Watching as big ruts forcefully shoved the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk in front of me from side to side, a legitimate sense of concern washed over me.

2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Hides Its 707 Horse Power Well – Autoomobile

Fans have been waiting for the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk arrival and they have waited since the start of this year.We have also been treated to photos of the vehicle in testing and the vehicle is going to offer up the Hellcat engine.The 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee isn't going to have an aggressive look, it is now more restrained.

Watch: Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk Takes on Rubicon Trail

Jeep just upped the ante of the off-road prowess of the Grand Cherokee SUV, as it will offer a new Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk version for 2017.To mark celebrate this model addition, Jeep took it out and punished it on the Rubicon Trail.The Grand Cherokee gets the Trailhawk badging and that means it's also Trail Rated, and to Jeep that badging means it is "built to conquer the Rubicon Trail." So, Jeep took out the new '17 model Grand Cherokee Trailhawk on the Rubicon to make sure it's up to the task.

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