You won't be able to tell much has changed with Jeep's popular Grand Cherokee SUV, but the company has made some small changes for 2016 to eke out better fuel economy. The base engine, the 3.6-liter V-6, also adds more power, now rated at 295 horsepower up from 290 last year.
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The V-6 also gets stop-start technology as standard. Both V-6 and V-8 models also add electric power steering, lower-rolling-resistance tires and weight savings with an aluminum suspension to add to improved fuel economy.
Fuel economy numbers themselves are not available at this time.
The high-performance SRT model does not get a power increase for 2016 but does receive an aluminum suspension. A revised gauge cluster places the tachometer in the center and moves the speedometer to the left, and the Performance Pages system adds more performance timers and six pre-configured drive modes for snow, towing and other conditions, plus a customizable mode. There's also a Valet mode that will reduce the amount of power the engine puts out.
The 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee will go on sale later this year.
There are currently more than 33,000 new 2015 models in Cars.com's national inventory. With such minimal changes and gas prices low, shoppers might be better off finding a deal on the 2015s.
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