New Jeep Grand Cherokee variants ready to order

Jeep’s high performance SRT8 and premium Overland Summit versions of the internationally acclaimed new Grand Cherokee 4x4 are available to order now and are set to take the range to new heights of luxury. The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 provides an outstanding driving performance in all conditions, which is complemented by key SRT attributes, including functional, performance-orientated styling, world-class ride and handling, benchmark braking and race-inspired interior appointments. It is...

Panto villain picks up keys to Jeep Compass

Actor Chris Ellison has picked up the keys to a Jeep Compass. Best known for playing DCI Burnside in ITV’s long running series The Bill, Chris is currently scaring children as Captain Hook in Panto at the Harlow Playhouse. And a delighted Chris says the comprehensively redesigned Compass has so far brought him nothing but Christmas cheer. “I ran a Jeep Cherokee about 10 years ago and was delighted with that, so when I saw the new Compass I fell in love,” says Chris. “I didn’t need...

Jeep sponsor North Face talks

Jeep will sponsor a string of public talks from The North Face after forming a new partnership with the outdoor clothing, equipment and footwear supplier. Stopping off at Turin, Barcelona, Moscow and Munich before the end of the month, the North Face Speaker Series features personal talks of expedition from Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards describing how they survived minus 46° temperatures, blizzards, fierce winds, and an enormous avalanche during the record-breaking first winter...

New range-topping Jeep Grand Cherokee set for 2012 UK launch

The new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 will feature "Street and Racing Technology" performance and a new 6.4-litre HEMI V-8 engine, the 4x4 specialist has announced. Set to make its European debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show and available in the UK at the beginning of next year, the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 features advanced new active damping suspension, which is managed by the new Selec-Track system to optimise road handling. A new system also allows Fuel Saver Technology to ensure a...

William Fox-Pitt collects new Jeep Grand Cherokee

The UK’s top three-day eventer William Fox-Pitt is used to horse power and now he will get chance to discover what its like to have 237 on call at the same time, as he takes the keys to a new Jeep Grand Cherokee. The three times World Champion, three times Olympian and eight times British number one is the latest top sports star to choose Jeep as his mode of transport, and the 4WD’s blend of luxury, space and off-road capability is sure to suit William perfectly. Ideal for off road terrain...