Jeep India slashes SUV prices by up to Rs 18 lakh ahead of Compass launch

FCA India, the parent company of Jeep brand, slashed SUV prices by up to Rs 18 lakh on Wednesday. 

Jeep India currently sells Grand Cherokee and Wrangler SUVs in India and the price cut will reflect on all variants barring Wrangler Unlimited Petrol. Check out the revised price list.

Grand Cherokee Summit Petrol

Jeep India has launched the petrol variant of Grand Cherokee. The Summit Petrol has been priced at Rs 75.15 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi). The new variant is powered by a 3.6-litre Pentastar engine that develops 286bhp of power and 347Nm of torque mated to eight-speed paddle shift automatic transmission. This Gen II 8-speed paddle shift transmission will also be offered in the Diesel variants of the Grand Cherokee.

Updates to Grand Cherokee line-up

All models will now get the new slightly smaller grille and restyled bumper which Jeep calls it s as 75th Anniversary fascia while the SRT gets upper and lower cooling intakes. Air suspension is now standard on both the Petrol and Diesel 'Summit' trim of the Grand Cherokee and LED fog lamps will be standard across the entire range.

Additionally, the Grand Cherokee Limited now comes with 18-inch alloy wheels while the Grand Cherokee Summit line-up gets 20-inch alloy wheels with Technical Grey painted pockets. The top-spec Grand Cherokee SRT now boasts of matte-black 20-inch alloys.

What does it mean for Jeep Compass?

Jeep India confirmed the launch of its most affordable and first made-in-India SUV on July 31. Earlier reports suggested Jeep would price the Compass from Rs 18 lakh. Even at the rumoured price, the compact SUV is a compelling case. If Jeep Compass follows the price cut suit, the base model could be made available at less than Rs 18 lakh.