2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L First Look: The Longer, 3-Row Version Is Finally Here
5The fifth generation of the popular Jeep Grand Cherokee has been expanded—literally—by adding a stretched seven-passenger version that debuts as the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L. With consumers champing at the bit for more SUVs (and more Jeeps), Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is building on that momentum with a new addition to the lineup: a midsize-plus Jeep Grand Cherokee with three rows of seating for the first time.
This is the mystery three-row SUV that FCA has been promising in its five-year plan, and which will be built at the new $1.6 billion Detroit Assembly Complex's Mack Avenue Plant. Production begins this quarter, and the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L will arrive in dealerships in the second quarter. Why begin the new Grand Cherokee's rollout with the seven-passenger L model? Because 70 percent of sales in the Grand Cherokee's vast midsize segment are three-row SUVs and Jeep wants to play in the heart of the market as soon as possible, Christian Meunier, global president of the Jeep brand, said.
The next-generation 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee (codenamed WL), the L included, rides on a new architecture with a chassis based on the lightweight Giorgio platform that gives the Alfa Romeo Stelvio its sublime road manners. The new Grand Cherokee uses more aluminum and is engineered to provide more comfort, refinement, safety, tech, and 4x4 capability than the current WK, Meunier said.The 2021 Grand Cherokee L offers six- or seven-passenger seating with captain's chairs in the second row; an optional bench makes it possible to carry seven people. To accommodate them, the Grand Cherokee L is 14 inches longer with a wheelbase that grew by 7 inches relative to the outgoing five-passenger Grand Cherokee. Stretching for the third row only makes the body 0.8 inch wider but Grand Cherokee L's track is broadened by 1.5 inches in front and 1.3 inches in back to make the vehicle more stable.
Mark Allen, head of Jeep exterior design, says this fifth-gen Grand Cherokee design takes cues from the original Jeep CJ, such as the seven-slot grille and trapezoidal wheel arches, as well as the XJ (1984-2001 Jeep Cherokee). Proportions, however, were inspired by the original Wagoneer: The beltline was lowered for a larger greenhouse, and the roof dips a bit in the back where it bleeds into the spoiler. The front fascia is larger, the A-pillar is thinner, and the new standard LED headlights and taillights are slimmer than those on the outgoing fourth-generation WK2 Grand Cherokee.
The body-mounted exhaust tips are real, and the body-color wheel openings make room for a 21-inch wheel with the Summit Reserve package. Upper trims also have a glossy black roof with a standard roof rack and a standard foot-activated power liftgate.
Allen, known for adding little touches, points to the American flags on the side of the front doors beside the name 'Grand Cherokee' in script.
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