The introduction of the first vehicle happened in the model year 1993 and the company has continued its production till date in various generations of mid-sized crossover Sport utility Vehicle.
The SUV Cherokee was released as a predecessor to the Jeep grand Wagoneer. The variant was produced by Chrysler Corporation during the period 1993 to 1998, by Daimler Chrysler during the period 1998 to 2007 and by the Chrysler LLC group from the model year 2008. The SUV is built on the four-door SUV body style, with the front engine layout providing either the four wheel drive or the rear wheel drive.
The Grand Cherokee vehicle is the first Jeep product from the Chrysler. The car was first introduced at the North American International Auto Show in the model year 1992 at Detroit in Michigan.
First Generation (1993-1998)
The first generation model was released in 1993 and the company has continued its production till 1998 with no more major changes in the development. The model had its manufacturing units at Detroit in Michigan and at Graz in Austria.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee model was released in three different trim levels like the Limited, base and the Limited versions. The available features in the base vehicle include standard 5-speed manual transmission, cloth interior and other interior instruments. The other features included in the vehicle are power door locks, power windows, cruise control system and exterior features include 5-spoke aluminum wheels and plastic lower body panel. The Limited version came with the features like the remote keyless entry system, waffle casted aluminum wheels, sunroof mirrors, heated seats and mirrors and an onboard computer.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee model was awarded as the 4-wheel drive vehicle for the model year 1998. The other features in the model include full leather spare tire, mesh grille inserts, soft leather seats and trims and leather shift handles.
Second Generation
The second generation Cherokee model was released in 1994 and was built based on the WJ platform. The model offered the transmissions like five speed automatic and four speed 42RE automatic transmissions.
The Grand Cherokee released with 3.1 liter turbo diesel engine included with catalysts to control nitrogen oxides, electronic injection pump, and exhaust gas recirculation. The car has the displacement of 3124 cc and delivers power of 194 kilo watts and 367 Nm of torque.
Third generation (2005-2010)
The third generation Cherokee was released in 2005. It has the assembly plants at Detroit in Michigan and at Graz in Austria. The model is designed based on the WK platform and provided the engines such as 3.7 liter powertech V6, 5.7 liter hemi V8, 6.1 liter hemi V8, 4.7 liter powertech V8 engine and the 3.0 liter OM642 V6 CRD engine.
The model allowed the five speed W5A580 automatic and the 5-speed 545RFE automatic transmissions. The vehicle is offered in the trim levels like SRT-8, limited, Overland and Laredo levels.