The Grand Cherokee Laredo V8 is a road car from Jeep, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.7 litre, single overhead camshaft 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 235 bhp (238 PS/175 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1754 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2691 mm | 105.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Length | 4610 mm | 181.5 inches | |
| Width | 1836 mm | 72.3 inches | |
| Height | 1763 mm | 69.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 210 mm | 8.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1754 kg | 3867 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 78 litres | 17.2 [20.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.45 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.48 m² | ||
| CdA | 1.12 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.7 litre 4701 cc (286.873 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 86.5 mm
3.66 × 3.41 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
238 PS (235 bhp) (175 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
37.3 kW/litre 50.7 ps/litre 50 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
85.09 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1069.3 kPa (155.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 587.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 135.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 99.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 133.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.01 kg/kW 16.72 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.940 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | LA.QuadraLink.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LowerTrailA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2953 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 94061 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo V8 added 2002-05-17. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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