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The aging Jeep Cherokee is not dead-well, not quite yet. The current Cherokee compact SUV lives on, for a little while at least, but like the scene in Titanic where Rose lets go of Jack, it’s time to start letting the Cherokee as we know it slide off that proverbial floating door and into the sea. Jeep is helping that closure process by vastly trimming down the engine and model options for the 2023 Jeep Cherokee, as the SUV enters its presumed final model year after a decent 10-year run.
The 2023 Jeep Cherokee has been sliced to just two four-wheel drive trims: Altitude Lux 4×4 and Trailhawk 4×4. Last year’s Cherokee X and range-topping Limited versions are gone. The Altitude Lux combines off-roady athleticism with some fine touches. Wheels are aluminum 17-inch gloss black units, with optional gloss black 18s. Gloss black grille surrounds, accents, and badging carry the black-out appearance, while the inside carries the theme with heated black Nappa leather seats and Piano Black interior accents.
Also standard are a large 7-inch full-color reconfigurable instrument cluster, 8.4-inch Uconnect 4C display, SiriusXM Radio, heated steering wheel, adaptive cruise control with stop and go, parallel and perpendicular park assist, and ParkSense front and rear park assist with rear stop.
The Cherokee‘s trio of engines has been narrowed to two-one engine per trim. The new Altitude Lux gets the naturally-aspirated 2.4-liter inline-four good for 180 hp and 171 lb-ft of torque. The Trailhawk gets the turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four cylinder that makes 270 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. Both are mated to the ZF-sourced nine-speed automatic. That means the 3.2-liter Pentastar V-6 with 271 hp and 239 lb-ft of torque, an unusual offering in this class, is no longer available.
Author: Monica Gonderman
Source: MotorTrend.com