![]() ![]() Official EPA fuel-economy estimates are pending, but Jeep claims that the turbo 2.0-liter (a $500 option above the V-6, available in all but the base Latitude models) consumes less fuel. The turbo 2.0-liter trails the V-6 by one horsepower (270 hp at 5250 rpm, versus 271 hp at 6500) but out-torques the bigger naturally aspirated six by 56 lb-ft (295 versus 239). (The carryover base engine is a SOHC 2.4-liter that makes 180 horsepower and 170 lb-ft.) Both vehicles were equipped with Jeep’s Active Drive I all-wheel-drive system and 17-inch wheels and tires. We drove two Cherokees, both in the popular Latitude Plus trim level, one with the proven 3.2-liter V-6-a rarity in this segment-and the other with the new twin-scroll turbocharged 2.0-liter four. New Turbo 2.0-liter Engine: No Character, Elusive Advantages When the available ParkSense parallel and perpendicular parking-assist system is activated, it depicts a 1941 Willys graphic on either side of the open space. We didn’t test Jeep’s claim that two golf bags now lay comfortably on the floor in the widened cargo area, but we find it entirely believable. ![]() The facelift was apparent when the 2019 Cherokee debuted at the 2018 Detroit auto show, but we had to wait until this introductory drive to explore the effects of the new turbo four-banger, weight-saving measures, and chassis tweaks. What’s more, Jeep claims that rigorous lightweighting efforts shaved about 150 pounds from the body and chassis, although much of that weight was reintroduced by adding more standard features. Also new for ’19 are a lighter composite liftgate with hands-free power operation, redesigned LED taillamps, an aluminum hood, restyled bumpers, capless fuel filling, five new wheel choices, dressier dash and door-panel materials, improved infotainment systems, a three-inch-wider cargo floor, retuned suspension and steering systems, and a new, range-topping 2.0-liter inline-four featuring a twin-scroll turbocharger and making 270 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque. There’s still not much love for the original’s squinty daytime running lights/turn signals perched above darkened headlamps hidden in the bumper, which could be why a facial correction leads the Cherokee’s 2019 mid-cycle enhancements. ![]()
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