Jeep is planning an all-new 7-seater SUV which will be put up against the existing players in the market like the Toyota Fortuner and the Ford Endeavour. Jeep has currently codenamed it as the Low-D 3 row SUV. This SUV is planned to be launched in Brazil but will make its way to India by late 2020 or early 2021.
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The new SUV that Jeep is planning would be bigger than the COmpass (of course) but would be smaller than the Grand Cherokee. Till now, most of us thought that the new jeep 7 seater SUV would be an updated version of the Jeep Grand Commander which is limited to China as of now. The new SUV won’t be an India specific version of the Grand Commander.
The new 7-Seater SUV Low-D is expected to follow the same route as the Compass did. Jeep released a statement in the recent Brazilian press conference that FCA is planning to replicate the strategy they used for the launch of the Jeep Compass in India. The Compass was also launched in India after soon after its Brazil debut.
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Talking about the engine specifications, the Low-D 7-seater SUV is expected to have a 1.3-litre, 4-cylinder turbocharged MultiAir 16V engine featuring electrically control valve opening. This engine is capable of producing 180bhp of power and torque between 225Nm and 245Nm. This will be the petrol variant which will be available with a 6-speed manual transmission and a 9-speed ZF sourced automatic unit.
It is also expected to receive a diesel counterpart which would be powered by a 2.0-litre MJD-II engine that also powers the Compass. In the current form, this engine produces 170bhp of power and 350Nm of torque.
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Jeep’s chief designer Mark Allen was quoted saying, ‘It has nothing to do with the Chinese Grand Commander,” This has confirmed that India will receive a 7-seater Jeep SUV that is surely not the Grand Commander!
