Model Year | 2012 | 2016 | |
Model | Jeep Grand Cherokee | Jeep Wrangler | |
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Body | 4dr SUV | 4dr SUV | |
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Wheelbase | 114.8 in | 116.0 in | -1.2 in |
Length | 189.8 in | 184.4 in | 5.4 in |
Width | 76.3 in | 73.9 in | 2.4 in |
Height | 69.4 in | 72.3 in | -2.9 in |
Curb Weight | 4470 lb. | 4075 lb. | 395 lb. |
Fuel Capacity | 24.6 gal. | 21.6 gal. | 3 gal. |
Headroom, Row 1 | 40.0 in | 41.3 in | -1.3 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 58.6 in | 55.8 in | 2.8 in |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 57.0 in | 55.6 in | 1.4 in |
Legroom, Row 1 | 40.3 in | 41.0 in | -0.7 in |
Headroom, Row 2 | 39.3 in | 40.3 in | -1 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 58.0 in | 56.8 in | 1.2 in |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 56.5 in | 56.7 in | -0.2 in |
Legroom, Row 2 | 38.6 in | 37.2 in | 1.4 in |
Total Legroom | 78.9 in (over 2 rows) | 78.2 in (over 2 rows) | 0.7 in |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 36.3 ft3 | 31.5 ft3 | 4.8 ft3 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 68.3 ft3 | 70.6 ft3 | -2.3 ft3 |
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2013 | You can buy a BMW X5 or Porsche Cayenne with tame front seats, but not the Grand Cherokee SRT8. In the Jeep, SRT's signature buckets are standard. Large, firm bolsters provide excellent lateral support even to those of us with slender builds. Yet they're also comfortable, with enough padding to avoid park bench references. The four-way adjustable lumbar didn't do much for my back, but your experience may vary. Moving to the back seat, the Grand Cherokee's growth adds a couple of badly needed inches to legroom. With this improvement the Grand Cherokee only matches other similarly sized SUVs, so it's not a reason to buy. But rear seat legroom is no longer a reason not to buy, so it bears mentioning. see full Jeep Grand Cherokee review |
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2011 | 4dr SUV 360-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD w/low range |
Seats are supportive and highly adjustable. see full Jeep Grand Cherokee review |
2011 | 4dr SUV 360-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD w/low range |
Huge rear seat leg room and reclining rear seats see full Jeep Grand Cherokee review |
2011 | 4dr SUV 290-horsepower 3.6L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD w/low range |
Great head room (no sunroof), excellent ergonomic design to the seat backs, and vertically adjustable lumbar support see full Jeep Grand Cherokee review |
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2011 | 4dr SUV 360-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD w/low range |
They are harder than I would like. I came from an F150 with the luxury package and the seats were amazing, these sears are hard and could be improved upon by being softer. see full Jeep Grand Cherokee review |
2016 Jeep Wrangler Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Comment | |
Two adults can squeeze into the back of the regular Wrangler, but Jeep clearly didn't intend the two-door for people who'll often be using the rear seat. The door openings are small and the front seats don't return to their former position after being tipped forward to let people in. The Wrangler Unlimited has a much wider three-person rear seat served by its own doors. But even in the Unlimited rear knee room isn't abundant and the rear seat cushion is somewhat under-sized. Some owners of the two-door Wrangler remove the rear seat (unlike in the Unlimited, this doesn't require tools) to open up a larger cargo area with a flat floor. There's not a lot of cargo space behind the second row in the two-door. The great majority of the Unlimited's 20-inch wheelbase extension goes into the space behind the second row, nearly tripling cargo volume there from 17 to 46 cubic feet. It's the one to get if you want to be able to carry three or more people and their gear. see full Jeep Wrangler review |
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