The Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe earns respect for the environment from an Indian tribe thanks to plug-in hybrid technology.
Not far from where the Cherokee tribe gathered wild plants to make flour and bread, Jeep established the Jefferson North plant in Detroit (USA). The Jeep Grand Cherokee has been produced since 1992 as a tribute to the hunters and gatherers who kept the love of nature in their blood. Today, the fifth generation of the luxury SUV bears witness to a great past.
Love for nature
Cherokee tribe, meaning of a word who live in the mountainsHe had full respect for nature and living beings. He lived in harmony with his environment and had a great sense of spirituality. There are barely 284,000 pure-blood Cherokee individuals left in the world, but their philosophy has been upheld in a 100% American creation that shares the same values for animals, plants and rivers. It is the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe and competes with the BMW X5 and the Land Rover Discovery.
Adaptability
The Jeep Grand Cherokee has been reborn and adapted to today’s civilization, just as the Cherokee tribe adapted to Western culture in the early 19th century. It continues to retain its essence, like the Cherokee who lived in the Great Lakes, but like them, paying special attention to climate change. And that Jeep means plug-in hybridization in what they call the 4xe back home.
Goodbye, therefore, to combustion engines powered only by gasoline or diesel. Today, 4×4 driving is spelled with an E in Jeep, with the E for 4xe. What does this mean? 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine, two electric motors, one of which is integrated into an 8-speed automatic gearbox, and all-wheel drive. In total, 380 h.p. The result is that the Jeep Grand Cherokee can travel up to 51 km in the city in fully electric mode (labeled DGT Zero). From there the car operates in hybrid mode, meaning it combines the gasoline engine with kinetic energy derived from braking and retention. The result is a range of use of approximately 700 km.
Different types of terrain
The Cherokee tribe had to adapt to changes brought about by wars with other rival groups, such as the Iroquois. From the Great Lakes they moved southeast across the Appalachians into present-day Carolinas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and the mountainous regions of northern Georgia and Alabama. Along the way they encountered a variety of terrain and conditions that determined the way they settled. No one is chasing the Jeep Grand Cherokee because there are hardly any Iroquois left, but like the American Indians, it will have to adapt to different mobility demands.
Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe can go up to 51 km in electric-only mode
The Grand Cherokee 4xe can operate in purely electric mode to comply with the low-emission zones that have already begun to apply in cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants. But off-road too because not only does it have a ground clearance of 27.5 cm and fording of 61 cm, but also because it includes two systems, Quadra-Trac II and Quadra Drive II, that detect when a wheel slips Or not. In these cases, thanks to a series of sensors, it is able to redirect up to 100% of the available force to the most grippy axle to ensure traction.
On the inside, the Grand Cherokee 4xe gets a host of displays and the Uconnect suite of features. It is a solution already used by several Stellantis Group vehicles and which allows remote control of some of the car’s functions. But the most interesting thing is that many of them can be updated remotely so that the software always gives its best version. It also includes the Macintosh audio system, one of the best brands in the world in terms of sound at high volumes.
As cutting-edge technology elements, it has a night vision camera capable of detecting pedestrians and animals, the possibility of controlling home automation systems from the car
Best tribute
Cherokee homes had no infotainment systems or stereos, but there was peace and harmony established by the matriarchs, the true architects of that society. Today, remnants of the Cherokee’s stay in the area remain around the Great Lakes, but perhaps the greatest tribute that has been paid to them is to call one of the most iconic SUVs in the United States the Cherokee.
