Arrival 2.8 turbodiesel engine with 163 hp Common Rail has provided representation plus the Cherokee and a significant increase in performance. These two details the Renegade version adds a revised increase its adventurous character, taking up entrenched ways Jeep aesthetics.

The inclusion of Chrysler in the Daimler group has brought with it a revision in some of the products of the American manufacturer, and more specifically in the Jeep Cherokee offer. This sees increase equipping many of its models without bringing with it a price increase.

One of the products that clearer this new trade policy is seen is precisely the Jeep Cherokee 2.8 CRD we tested today. A product that not only is placed in a better position against its direct competition with its more powerful engine and gifted equipment, but in this variant Renegade also represents a return to mythic aesthetic canons within the brand.
Starting our analysis precisely for this parameter, the variant we tested today characterizes the rest of their brethren in range for their specific front grille and its new front bonnet, which now features flat shapes, retaking the design of the historic Jeep Renegade, the which takes its name and which seeks an obvious approach in personality.

But this is not the only detail that differentiates Renegade rest of the Cherokee range, since this feature adds a number of elements that enhance their adventurous image. These include fog lamps, arranged in this version of the bumper, not embedded in the front grille and the Cherokee Limited. two additional lights on the roof rack bars specific, metal shields for the rear lights, flared wheels and chrome studs, lower aluminum trim, heel and side tube aluminum wheels 16 are also added" with a specific design for the model.
The set, as shown in the photos, is as spectacular as attractive, and undoubtedly gives the car a much rougher than the Cherokee Sport and Limited image.
Inside things hardly changed, and only the console located above the rearview mirror, which houses the computer, indicates that this is something special.
Moreover, the Jeep offers quality proper termination, as equipment that is expressed in the attached list is fairly complete, and its internal definition admits, but not too many gaps, up to five adults.
The boot, with 335 liters of volume if all seats are used, can not be said to be a paragon of generosity. Of course, if you can do without the rear seats, it gets better enough because with the rear seats folded capacity increases to 1,700 liters.
This section only really objectionable is the small width of the rear doors, which make access to the rear of the car, especially elderly or generous physique.
As regards technical sections, the arrival of the new engine has sat well in the car. The new 2.8 Diesel engine with common rail variable geometry turbo delivers excellent performance and also to upper-middle rotation schemes, ie, the most widely used in highway, is surprisingly smooth and quiet.

His figures are also strong, as the real power in our bank, 166.7 hp at 3,260 rpm, has traced almost the official figure, while its torque almost 416 Nm, 2,520 rpm obtained and which enjoys 85 % and 2,000 rpm, is even better than the official data.
Of course, the benefits are much better than the 2.5 turbodiesel engine, as 0 to 100 km / h using 11.7 seconds and covers the standing start kilometer in 33.3 seconds, which represents almost two less than invest that. If what we mean is their ability to bounce back or forward, the comparison is simply overwhelming in its favor. Only one thing; to recover from 80 to 120 km / h in fourth gear, the 2.5 TD used almost 475 meters and 17 seconds while the 2.8 CRD 267 meters and needs only 9.3 seconds.
But best of all is that the new engine, although it runs a lot, it does leave consumption almost unchanged compared to the 2.5 TD, which is a major plus to add to the balance of the new mechanics.