Thursday, October 4, 2012

DISCOVERIES: JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK SPECIAL EDITION

Take a stroll through the executive parking lot. What do you see? Mercedes? Bavaria's finest? A Lexus or three? With nary an American badge in view, all I see is a travesty.


Fortunately, Jeep® has seen fit to oblige the domestic 1% (especially us down-and-dirty, hoity-toity types) with a true American contender: the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk(TM) special edition.

By their own words, it's "the most awe-inspiring, most extraordinarily capable Grand Cherokee ever conceived." Tall words, yes. Insanely over-promising words, also yes. But judging by the following truncated list of bitchin' features, I'm inclined to agree. Check it:
  • Quadra-Lift® adjustable height suspension
  • Quadra-Trac II® full-time four wheel-drive with low range
  • Selec-Terrain® traction control with five driving modes
  • Off-Road Adventure Group II
  • Skid-plate and rock-rail protection
  • Flame-red front tow hooks
  • Goodyear Silent Armor Kevlar® Tires
  • Slush mats
  • Anodized silver-painted interior trim
  • Leather trim wrapped steering wheel
  • Suede/leather trim seats with red accent stitching
  • Black hood applique (For "glare reduction," no doubt... -ed.)
  • Ginormous badging
  • General badassery
Finally, you can flaunt your American-bred off-road cred about the country club without derision - or the flies in your teeth style - that comes with dropping your janky-arse trail rig at the valet. And, if the prestige of the hefty equipment-induced MSRP doesn't do it for you, the pride points just keep coming...

Actually imported from Detroit.

As a primary benefactor of Uncle Obama's benevolence, each and every one of these bad boys rolls off the Connor Avenue assembly line in Detroit, Michigan. Making this particular Grand Cherokee variant the product of American knowhow, grizzled union craftsmen and jingoistic flag-waving determination. Just the pedigree needed to smash through G-Wagons and LX-whositiswatsits with pride in your chest and a giant Trailhawk badge on your arse. Go us

(Bonus points if you can ID the controversial song in the above ad. -ed.)


The Verdict: The things we make, make us. And the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk is a pretty awesome thing we make.

MSRP: Starting at $41,995

Get more here: The 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk



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