Yahoo Autos 2023 Jeep Cherokee shrinks to two trims, Pentastar V6 disappears
For the 2022 model year, Jeep swept all the Cherokee's previous nine trims off a table into a hat, and when Jeep was finished with the magic trick, only four Cherokees remained: base X, the sole front-driver Latitude Lux, Trailhawk, and Limited. The trim-eating hat is back for 2023, the Trailhawk version emerging like the proverbial rabbit and joined by a new Altitude Lux 4x4 model, the latter something like a more rugged version of the Latitude Lux. Both trims come standard with 8.4-inch Uconnect infotainment, plus new kit including adaptive cruise control with stop and go, parallel and perpendicular park assist, and ParkSense front/rear park assist with rear stop. Neither one gets the 3.2-liter Pentastar V6 — the old six-pot faithful was available in the Trailhawk, but no more. Two four cylinder engines and four-wheel drive are the only choices now.
The Altitude Lux 4x4 gets the 2.4 liter four with 180 horsepower and 171 pound-feet of torque. Standard equipment counts black Nappa leather seats, Piano Black interior trim, a seven-inch TFT screen in the gauge cluster, a heated steering wheel, and heated seats. Outside come LED lighting, a Gloss Black grille surround, Gloss Black accents and badging, and 17-inch Gloss Black wheels standard, 18-inchers optional. We don't have images of this one yet; the gallery above is all Trailhawk.
The Trailhawk moves with the new 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder making 270 hp and 295 lb-ft. Bonus standard equipment for the new model year includes automatic high-beams, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, a security alarm, and a universal garage door opener, a bundle that copies the standard kit on last year's Latitude Lux.
