New Delhi: Ever since Jeep discontinued its 4xe plug-in hybrid powertrain, the 4X4-centric model has been mostly absent from the lineup. However, that is about to change as the brand is on Friday, and it might be marking a return of the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk in some way.
Jeep’s current Grand Cherokee motor makeover had a misfortune side effect of sidelining the only Grand Cherokee with serious off-road ability. This indicates that the Trailhawk will return with a different powertrain. Jeep hadn’t said anything about what powertrain might return or anything.
In the brand’s statement, “Today, we are excited to confirm that the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk is coming later this year. Further, the statement confirmed that the image was of a Trail Rated model as Jeep continues its new product barrage with what the brand stands for in terms of capability and the lot.
What could be the possible powertrains from Jeep?
Of course, the upcoming model could go either way. We have seen the current generation of the Grand Cherokee being sold with Pentastar V6, the Hemi V8, the 4xe plug-in hybrid and in a recent iteration, the new “Hurricane” inline-4. The 4xe is clearly out of the question for good. Which means that it just is either the I4 or V6, which are at present in production, along with the slightly sidelined Hemi V8.
Back in the day, 4xe had replaced the Hemi in the Grand Cherokee portfolio. The question does stand at what Jeep will actually be bringing it with. Jeep already has a Trailhawk version of the smaller Compass crossover, and other models like the Wrangler already offer many things in terms of off-roading features. For Stellantis, Jeep has been a profitable brand. Most importantly and rather wisely, the brand is bringing back powertrains that their customers are missing.