The Real Deal?

THE TRAILHAWK CARRIES JEEP’S TRAIL-RATED BADGE, IN REFERENCE TO THE FABLED RUBICON TRAIL, BUT DOES IT DELIVER ON THAT CLAIM?

The Trailhawk’s 260mm of clearance puts it significantly higher than the Everest – or any competitor with fixed ride height THE Trailhawk is the new star in a revamped 2017 Grand Cherokee range, and it’s pitched at buyers who wish to maximise the off-road capability of their Grand Cherokee without going beyond a showroom-stock model. In a way, it’s a showroom ‘custom’ based on the top-spec Overland; although, it ends up cheaper than the Overland. The Trailhawk’s key off-road hardware includes an electronic rear locker, height-adjustable air suspension in a unique Trailhawk ‘tune’, extra underbody protection, a bespoke front fascia for a better approach angle, front recovery hooks (otherwise an option), all-terrain rubber on special-pattern 18s and, like it or not, blacked-out bonnet panels. POWERTRAIN AND PERFORMANCE THE Trailhawk comes with the Grand Cherokee’s…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2017

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