Jeep Grand Cherokee

Generations: what each step actually changed

Treat the eight rows as one timeline. 1 generation (1992-01-01–1995-08-31) is the lightest measured kerb: 1602 kg on 4.0 AT RWD at 190 hp. 1 generation, restyling (1995-09-01–1998-07-31) keeps the 87 l tank and adds the only 5.9 MT / 5.9 AT pair (241–249 hp).

Treat the eight rows as one timeline. 1 generation (1992-01-01–1995-08-31) is the lightest measured kerb: 1602 kg on `4.0 AT` RWD at 190 hp. 1 generation, restyling (1995-09-01–1998-07-31) keeps the 87 l tank and adds the only `5.9 MT` / `5.9 AT` pair (241–249 hp). 2 generation (1998-08-01–2005-03-31) is the last catalogue with a 5-cylinder Inline diesel (`3.1 AT` 140 hp; `2.7 AT` 163 hp) and with four-speed Automatic on the 4.0-litre Inline 6. 3 generation (2004-08-01–2010-07-31) is the first with a 6-cylinder V-shaped Turbo diesel (`3.0 AT` 218 hp, 510 Nm) and with a 425 hp `6.1 AT`. 4 generation (2010-08-01–2013-08-31) moves the petrol 6 to 3604 cm³ (`3.6 AT` 286 and 294 hp) and the performance 8 to `6.4 AT` 468 hp. 4 generation, restyling (2013-09-01–2023-01-31) is the densest used-market block: eight-speed Automatic on every listed version, tank 94 l, and the two compressor `6.2 AT` rows at 710 and 717 hp. 5 generation (from 2021-01-01, stop not measured) drops ground clearance to 165 mm on every listed row and adds Plug-in `2.0 Turbo 4xe 4WD` / `2.0 Turbo 4xe 4WD Torqueflite`. 5 generation, restyling (from 2025-12-01, stop not measured) lists only two AWD Automatic 8 rows: `2.0 AT` 324 hp and `3.6 AT` 293 hp.

Arithmetic that is on the data: the 5 generation, restyling `2.0 AT` makes 162.4 hp/l versus 81.3 hp/l on that generation’s `3.6 AT`. The 4 generation, restyling diesel `3.0 AT` at 250 hp and 570 Nm is 7 hp and 20 Nm above the 243 hp / 550 Nm `3.0 AT` diesel in the same generation, at the same 8.2 s to 100 km/h. The 4 generation `5.7 AT` 352 hp needs 8.7 s; the restyling `5.7 AT` 360 hp needs 6.8 s (1.9 s less) at 86 kg less kerb (2221 kg versus 2307 kg).

Engines and specs

Every version name below is the catalogue string. Duplicate names are split by horsepower (and by drive where horsepower is also the same). Fuel, cylinders, layout, boost, gearbox and drive are the English labels from the data.

4 generation, restyling

4 generation

3 generation

The 231 hp `4.7 AT` is listed at 16 kW in the same row as 231 hp; that is the catalogue pair, not a conversion.

2 generation

1 generation, restyling

1 generation

5 generation

5 generation, restyling: `2.0 AT` 324 hp / 450 Nm / 1995 cm³ / Gasoline / 4 Inline / Turbo / Automatic 8 / AWD. `3.6 AT` 293 hp / 353 Nm / 3604 cm³ / Gasoline / 6 V-shaped / Turbo / Automatic 8 / AWD.

Performance and economy (0–100, top speed, mpg / l/100 km)

Fastest measured 0–100 km/h: 3.7 s on both 4 generation, restyling `6.2 AT` (717 hp and 710 hp). Next: 4.5 s on 5 generation `6.4 V8 AT 4WD SRT`; 5.0 s on 4 generation `6.4 AT`, 4 generation, restyling `6.4 AT`, and 3 generation `6.1 AT`. Slowest measured: 14.0 s on 2 generation `3.1 AT`; 13.0 s on 1 generation `2.5 MT`; 12.5 s on 1 generation, restyling `2.5 AT` and `2.5 MT`.

Highest measured top speed: 290 km/h on `6.2 AT` 717 hp; 289 km/h on `6.2 AT` 710 hp; 257 km/h on both `6.4 AT` rows in 4 generation and 4 generation, restyling; 245 km/h on 3 generation `6.1 AT`. Lowest measured: 155 km/h on 1 generation `2.5 MT`; 160 km/h on 1 generation, restyling `2.5 AT` and `2.5 MT`.

Lowest measured mixed consumption: 7.5 l/100 km on 4 generation, restyling diesel `3.0 AT` 243 hp (city 9.3, highway 6.5). The 190 hp and 250 hp diesels in the same restyling share 7.9 mixed (city 9.7, highway 6.9). 4 generation diesels share 8.3 mixed (city 10.3, highway 7.2). Highest measured mixed: 17.1 l/100 km on `6.2 AT` 710 hp (city 25.4, highway 12.3); 16.8 on 1 generation, restyling `5.9 AT` 249 hp; 16.5 on 2 generation `4.7 AT` 258 hp (both drives).

Not measured (stated, not omitted): 0–100 on 4 generation `3.6 AT` 294 hp both drives; 3 generation `3.7 AT` 201 hp and `5.7 AT` 362 hp; 2 generation `4.7 AT` 265 hp both drives; 1 generation `4.0 AT` RWD and `4.0 MT`; every 5 generation row except `6.4 V8 AT 4WD SRT` (4.5 s); both 5 generation, restyling rows. Top speed not measured on 4 generation, restyling `3.0 AT` 238 hp and `5.7 AT` 360 hp; 4 generation `3.6 AT` 294 hp both; several 3 and 2 generation rows listed above; 1 generation `4.0 MT`; all 5 generation and 5 generation, restyling rows except where 180–290 figures already appear on earlier generations. Consumption not measured on `6.2 AT` 717 hp, `5.7 AT` 360 hp, 4 generation `3.6 AT` 294 hp city/highway (mixed is 13.1 RWD / 13.5 AWD), many 3 generation petrol rows, 2 generation `4.7 AT` 220 hp AWD, several 1 generation, restyling diesels and `5.9 AT` 241 hp / `5.9 MT`, 1 generation `4.0 AT` RWD and `4.0 MT`, and all Plug-in and 5 generation, restyling consumption figures.

CO₂ is measured only on selected 4 generation / restyling diesels and petrols: 198 g/km (`3.0 AT` 243 hp restyling), 208 g/km (190 and 250 hp diesels restyling), 218 g/km (both 4 generation diesels), 239–244 g/km (restyling petrol `3.0 AT` 238 hp and `3.6 PENSTAR V-6` 286 hp), 265 g/km (4 generation `3.6 AT` rows), 328 g/km (4 generation `6.4 AT`), 395 g/km (`6.2 AT` 710 hp). Elsewhere CO₂ is not measured. Eco class labels that exist: Euro 4, Euro 5, Euro 6 as in the tables’ source rows; the rest are not measured.

Dimensions and weight

Ground clearance: 238 mm on 4 generation, restyling `5.7 AT` 347, 352 and 360 hp — 73 mm above the 165 mm of every 5 generation row, and 60 mm above the 178 mm of restyling `6.4 AT` (177 mm on 3 generation `6.1 AT`). 4 generation, restyling compressor `6.2 AT` sits at 205 mm (717 hp) and 210 mm (710 hp). 1–2 generation rows cluster at 200–210 mm. 5 generation, restyling clearance is not measured.

Kerb (where measured): lightest 1600 kg (`4.0 AT` 190 hp, 1 generation, restyling) and 1602 kg (`4.0 AT` RWD, 1 generation). Heaviest 2433 kg (`6.2 AT` 717 hp) and 2418 kg (`6.2 AT` 710 hp and `6.4 AT` restyling); 5 generation Plug-in both 2415 kg. Gross: 3043 kg on both Plug-in rows; 3039 kg on `3.6 V6 AT 4WD` 216 kW; 2996 kg on both `6.2 AT`; 2948–2950 kg on several 4 generation, restyling petrols; 2359 kg on 2 generation `4.7 AT` 265 hp. Kerb not measured: 4 generation `3.6 AT` 294 hp both drives; 3 generation `5.7 AT` 352 and 362 hp, `3.7 AT` 201 hp; all 5 generation rows except `3.6 V6 AT` 295 hp RWD (1922 kg), Plug-in (2415 kg), `3.6 V6 AT 4WD` 216 kW (2307 kg), `3.6 V6 AT` 375 hp (2199 kg); 5 generation, restyling `2.0 AT`.

Tank: 87 l (1 generation and restyling; 5 generation `3.6 V6 AT` / `3.6 V6 AT 4WD` and both restyling 5 generation rows), 78 l (2 generation), 80 l (3 generation), 93 l (4 generation), 94 l (4 generation, restyling), 72 l (both Plug-in). 5 generation `3.6 V6 AT 4WD` (kW not measured), `5.7 V8 AT 4WD` and `6.4 V8 AT 4WD SRT` tank not measured.

Wheels measured: 1 generation `2.5 MT` 215/75 R15 and 225/70 R16; 2 generation typical 225/75 R16, 245/70 R16, 235/65 R17; 3 generation `6.1 AT` 255/45 R20 and 285/40 R20; 4 generation and restyling diesels/petrol 3.0 265/60 R18 and 265/50 R20; 5 generation `3.6 V6 AT 4WD` 216 kW and `3.6 V6 AT` 375 hp add 275/45 R21; 5 generation, restyling both add 245/70 R17. Other versions: wheels not measured.

Which version to choose

If the job is kilometres per litre of diesel: 4 generation, restyling `3.0 AT` 243 hp is the measured mixed floor at 7.5 l/100 km, 8.2 s to 100 km/h, 202 km/h, 550 Nm, 94 l tank, 205 mm clearance, Euro 4. Paying for the 250 hp `3.0 AT` in the same generation buys 7 hp and 20 Nm (570 versus 550) and Euro 6, but mixed rises 0.4 l to 7.9 and 0–100 stays 8.2 s. The 190 hp `3.0 AT` restyling is 60 hp and 130 Nm below the 250 hp row, 2.0 s slower (10.2 versus 8.2), 12 km/h slower (190 versus 202), at the same 7.9 mixed. Pre-restyle 4 generation diesels at 190 and 243 hp share 8.3 mixed and 8.2 s — 0.8 l/100 km worse mixed than the restyling 243 hp row, with a 5-speed Automatic instead of 8 and a 93 l tank instead of 94. 3 generation `3.0 AT` 218 hp is 510 Nm (40 Nm below restyling 243 hp) and 10.2 mixed (2.7 l worse than 7.5). 2 generation `2.7 AT` 163 hp is 9.7 mixed; `3.1 AT` 140 hp is 11.7 mixed and 14.0 s.

If the job is a petrol 6 without compressor: 4 generation, restyling `3.6 PENSTAR V-6` 295 hp RWD is 7.7 s, 223 km/h, 2045 kg, 6.93 kg/hp, mixed 11.2. The 286 hp AWD sibling is 8.3 s (0.6 s slower), 206 km/h (17 km/h slower), 2266 kg (221 kg heavier), mixed 10.4 (0.8 l better). 4 generation `3.6 AT` 286 hp AWD is 9.1 s and 11.4 mixed — 0.8 s and 1.0 l worse than the restyling 286 hp row, on a 5-speed Automatic. 5 generation `3.6 V6 AT` 295 hp RWD matches 11.2 mixed at 1922 kg (123 kg below the restyling 295 hp RWD 2045 kg) but 0–100 and top speed are not measured, and clearance is 165 mm versus 205 mm. 5 generation, restyling `3.6 AT` 293 hp is 2 hp below that 295 hp line; 0–100, top speed and consumption are not measured; kerb 2170 kg (248 kg above 5 generation RWD 1922 kg). 3 generation `3.7 AT` 210 hp AWD is 10.7 s, 180 km/h, 13.2 mixed — 2.4 s and 2.8 l worse than restyling `3.6 PENSTAR V-6` 286 hp.

If the job is a naturally aspirated 8 for towing pace, not a compressor: 4 generation, restyling `5.7 AT` 360 hp is the lightest 5.7 in that generation at 2221 kg (6.17 kg/hp) and 6.8 s; consumption and top speed not measured. The 347 and 352 hp `5.7 AT` restyling twins share 7.3 s, 225 km/h, 13.0 mixed, 2307 kg, 238 mm clearance — 33 mm more than 4 generation `5.7 AT` 352 hp (205 mm, 8.7 s, 14.1 mixed). The extra 1.4 s and 1.1 l of the pre-restyle 352 hp row is the 5-speed/6-speed versus 8-speed gap on the same 5654 cm³, 520 Nm. 3 generation `5.7 AT` 326 hp is 7.4 s, 15.4 mixed, 2180 kg; `5.7 AT` 352 hp is 7.6 s, 14.9 mixed, kerb not measured. 5 generation `5.7 V8 AT 4WD` 362 hp has no measured 0–100, consumption, kerb or tank; clearance 165 mm. Restyling `6.4 AT` 468 hp is 5.0 s, 257 km/h, 14.1 mixed, 178 mm — 60 mm below the 238 mm `5.7 AT` 360 hp. 3 generation `6.1 AT` 425 hp matches 5.0 s at 245 km/h, 16.1 mixed, 177 mm.

If the job is the highest hp/l and the shortest 0–100: 4 generation, restyling `6.2 AT` 717 hp (116.3 hp/l, 3.39 kg/hp, 3.7 s, 290 km/h). The 710 hp `6.2 AT` is 7 hp and 7 Nm lower, 1 km/h slower, 15 kg lighter, with measured 17.1 mixed and 395 g/km CO₂; the 717 hp row’s consumption is not measured. Fuel grade on both is 98; both use Compressor. 5 generation `6.4 V8 AT 4WD SRT` 475 hp is 7 hp above restyling `6.4 AT` 468 hp and 0.5 s quicker than that 5.0 s, at 74.2 versus 72.8 hp/l; consumption, kerb and top speed not measured. Plug-in `2.0 Turbo 4xe 4WD` 381 hp is 191.0 hp/l — 74.7 hp/l above the 717 hp 6.2 — but 0–100 and mixed are not measured, tank 72 l versus 94 l, clearance 165 mm versus 205–210 mm.

If the job is early, light, and Manual: 1 generation `4.0 MT` 190 hp at 1667 kg; `2.5 MT` 115 hp at 1775 kg, 9.9 mixed, 13.0 s. Restyling adds `2.5 MT` at 1850 kg (75 kg more) with 12.5 s and consumption not measured, plus the only `5.9 MT` 241 hp at 1935 kg, 8.2 s, 200 km/h. 2 generation has no Manual in the data. RWD as a weight cut: 1 generation `4.0 AT` RWD 1602 kg versus AWD 1667 kg (65 kg); 2 generation `4.0 AT` RWD 1710 kg versus AWD 1860 kg (150 kg); 3 generation `3.7 AT` 210 hp RWD 1930 kg versus AWD 2015 kg (85 kg) and 9.8 versus 10.7 s.

What later generations do not buy in these figures: 5 generation does not buy more measured clearance (165 mm versus 238 mm on restyling `5.7 AT`). It does buy Plug-in 381/375 hp on 1995 cm³ and a 475 hp `6.4 V8 AT 4WD SRT`. 5 generation, restyling does not yet buy measured 0–100 or mixed; it does buy a 324 hp Turbo 4 Inline `2.0 AT` at 162.4 hp/l next to a 293 hp Turbo 6 `3.6 AT`. For a used buy with complete economy and 0–100 columns, the 4 generation, restyling diesel `3.0 AT` 243 hp, petrol `3.6 PENSTAR V-6` 286 or 295 hp, `5.7 AT` 347/352 hp, `6.4 AT` 468 hp and `6.2 AT` 710 hp are the rows where those columns are filled. Prices are not in the data.