Jeep Grand Cherokee Review 2025: Price, specs & boot space

Anyone who covets the Jeep Grand Cherokee will be unmoved by rational arguments that its rivals make a better case. We get it as the Grand Cherokee is handsome outside and in, comes with a lengthy list of standard kit, and it can cope with serious off-road work.

The Jeep Grand Cherokee is also defined by what it's not - not another German upmarket SUV or Land Rover product. For some, that will be enough to convince them that different is worth certain trade-offs.

'Go big' is the mantra for most Jeep Grand Cherokee buyers as they choose the Summit Reserve model over the less costly Limited. The £13,000 premium for the Summit Reserve brings a lot of extra kit that means the Grand Cherokee more than fulfils its brief as a luxury SUV, and it's even a fraction more economical than it sister model, so we'd go big too.

The list of rivals to the Jeep Grand Cherokee reads like Who's Who of the SUV glitterati. First off, there are Jeep's old adversaries with the Land Rover Discovery and Defender, plus the Range Rover Sport. You also need to consider the German executive triumvirate of the Audi Q7, BMW X5, and Mercedes-Benz GLE, plus the Volkswagen Touareg, as well as the Italian offerings of the Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Maserati Grecale.

The Ineos Grenadier will appeal to anyone with image and off-roading in mind, while the Toyota Land Cruiser is also hugely able off-road. You might also look at the Hyundai Santa Fe or Kia EV9 and decide they offer a different take plus excellent warranty cover.

We like the look of the Jeep Grand Cherokee's interior, but we're not fans of how it is put together. In a car costing half as much we'd accept some of the more flimsy plastics and occasional creaks from within the dash. But in a car costing this much? No, just no.

There is also just not the same degree of fit and finish that you get in a Mercedes, Audi, or Range Rover. It shows in the stitching of the Jeep's leather and the plushness of the hide itself - all of its feels a step behind the main rivals to the Grand Cherokee.

You can have as many as four screens inside the Jeep Grand Cherokee if you opt for the top line Summit Reserve model, which most buyers do.

The screen-fest starts with the 10.25-inch dash display, which is very good and comes with a head-up display in the Summit Reserve. All Grand Cherokees have a 10.1-inch infotainment touchscreen that works with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. It's good, though not great as it can be a breath too slow to react sometimes.

Grand Cherokee Summit Reserve buyers are also treated to another screen placed in front of the passenger above the glovebox. It's 10.25-inches across to show the sat-nav or driving camera views. More relevantly, it lets the passenger work the stereo on the move and they can use it to watch videos or play games without distracting the driver.

Accessing the rear seats of the Jeep Grand Cherokee is just as easy as it is for those in the front. The doors open wide and the rear bench is positioned as the perfect height for adults to just step in and sit down. Even younger kids will find it easy to climb in, and there Isofix mounts for kiddy seats in the two outer chairs.

There is more than ample room for adults in the back of the Grand Cherokee and two will find it positively cavernous. A third adults will also happily be accommodated in the centre seat thanks its broad cushion and more foot space than in most of the rivals in this class.

A panoramic glass roof is fitted to all Grand Cherokees, so it feels very bright and airy in the back even with the black leather upholstery that's standard on all models.

Wander round to the back of the Jeep and the powered tailgate lift sup to reveal a boot with 520-litres of cargo space. That's decent, if not earth shattering, and it can be extended up to 2004-litres with the 60-40 split and tip rear seat folded down.

Unusually, the button to close the tailgate is place in the rear pillar, which makes it much easier to reach for many people instead of stretch up to the boot hatch itself. The load sill sits flush with the floor and there's storage under the floor for the hybrid system's charging cable.

As you will have gathered from us not mentioning it, there is no third row of seats in the Jeep Grand Cherokee. For some, that will be a deal breaker, but it's not the end of the world in this segment for many buyers.

Whichever of the two trims you choose with the Jeep Grand Cherokee, both comes with the same petrol hybrid set-up. It's based around a 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine that works with a pair of electric motors to deliver a combined 380PS.

That sort of power allows the Jeep Grand Cherokee to cover off 0-62mph in 6.3 seconds and hit a top speed of 130mph. Neither figure will worry the quickest in this sector, but they are both more than sufficient for everyday driving as the Jeep can get past slower traffic quickly and safely.

Left to its own devices, the hybrid system will choose the most efficient mode to drive in at any given time. As a result, it can switch between, petrol, EV or a combo of the two. Or, the driver can use buttons on the dash to choose hybrid or EV settings, or a brake regenerations mode to charge up the battery on the move to make sure there's enough fizz for later use in town.

All of this drives through an eight-speed automatic gearbox that is smooth to shift gears and deals with the powertrain's 637Nm of shove very capably.

You won't find many cars that are more quiet when being driven off-road than the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Its supple suspension filters out most surfaces and damps away rocks and ridges.

When driving in town or even up to motorway speeds in EV mode, the Grand Cherokee is also very hushed. However, if you floor the accelerator pedal for full forward thrust, the petrol engine will come into play and gets very vocal at the upper end of its rev band.

When driven in hybrid or petrol-only modes, the 2.0-litre engine is generally not noisy, though you can hear it in the background. It's only when the engine is asked to work hard that it becomes coarse.

As for wind and tyre noise, they are both kept admirably at bay, so overall the Jeep Grand Cherokee is very refined unless being driven hard in a way that feels counter to its normal laid back demeanour.

Jeep earned a very solid five-star rating from Euro NCAP when the Grand Cherokee was tested. It puts the Jeep right alongside its main class rivals for safety performance in a crash.

Helping the Grand Cherokee to this result, all models come with front, side, curtain and driver's knee airbags, automatic emergency braking, fatigue alert, lane assist and departure warning, blind sport assistance, and traffic sign recognition. They also have a rear parking camera, automatic headlights, adaptive cruise control, and cross traffic alert.

Upgrade to the Summit Reserve model and you further enjoy a head-up display for the driver, 360- degree parking camera view, active driving assist system, and night vision with pedestrian and animal recognition.

Jeep offers the Grand Cherokee with its usual three-year, 60,000-mile warranty cover. The hybrid system's battery is covered by a separate eight-year, 100,000-mile warranty

Given the Jeep Grand Cherokee is a large, luxurious SUV with a list price that starts north of £70,000, you don't need to be Magnum PI to work out it will be at the higher end of the insurance spectrum. Pick the Limited model and it sits in group 48 (out of 50), while the Summit Reserve is in group 49.

You're probably dreading this section if you're in the market for a Jeep Grand Cherokee and have previously owned one of the older generation models. Fear not, carbon dioxide emissions of 71- and 65g/km for the Limited and Summit Reserve versions, respectively, mean you only pay £130 in the first year and £195 subsequently.

You're not quite out of the financial woods, though, as the Jeep Grand Cherokee's list price means you'll also be forking out he £410 expensive car supplements till it passes it fifth birthday.

Jeep gets the Grand Cherokee range going with the traditional Limited trim, but there's nothing restricted about this model's equipment count. As standard, it comes sitting on 20-inch alloy wheels and finished in an attractive metallic red paint. You also get rear privacy glass, panoramic glass roof and roof bars, reversing camera and parking sensors, powered tailgate, keyless entry and ignition, and chrome exterior trim.

Inside, the Limited has Capri vynil man-made leather upholstery, heated and ventilated front seats, heated steering wheel, climate control, memory function for the driver's seat and electric adjustment for both front chairs. There's also the 10.25-inch driver's dash cluster, 10.1-inch infotainment screen, adaptive cruise control, automatic headlights and wipers, and a wireless phone charging pad.

Head on up to the Summit Reserve and you gain 21-inch alloy wheels, chrome exhaust tips, black-painted roof, and platinum-finish exterior trim. This model also has the Quadra-lift air suspension, park assist, electronic rear limited slip differential, and active noise control to make the cabin quieter.

Also part of the Summit Reserve's spec is 16-way electric movement for the front seats and massage function, heated rear seats, wood trim inserts, and LED ambient lighting. This model also has a 360-degree view parking camera, active driving assistance, remote tailgate opening, head-up display and passenger's info screen, and a 19-speaker McIntosh stereo system.