Jeep Grand Cherokee 1999 vs Volkswagen Touareg 2003
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 4.7 Petrol | 4.2 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 238 HP | 310 HP | |
| Torque: | 400 NM | 410 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | n/a seconds | 8.1 seconds | |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee engine produces 72 HP less power than Volkswagen Touareg, whereas torque is 10 NM less than Volkswagen Touareg. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 14.7 | 14.5 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 14.7 l/100km | 15.7 l/100km | |
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The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a better choice in terms of fuel economy based on user-reported consumption, although the specification shows otherwise. By specification Jeep Grand Cherokee consumes 0.2 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Touareg, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Jeep Grand Cherokee could require 30 litres more fuel. But when we compare the real fuel consumption reported by users, Jeep Grand Cherokee consumes 1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Touareg. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 78 litres | 100 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 530 km in combined cycle | 680 km in combined cycle | |
| 620 km on highway | 900 km on highway | ||
| 530 km with real consumption | 630 km with real consumption | ||
| Volkswagen Touareg gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | |
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.61 m | 4.75 m | |
| Width: | 1.84 m | 1.93 m | |
| Height: | 1.76 m | 1.73 m | |
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Jeep Grand Cherokee is smaller, but slightly higher. Jeep Grand Cherokee is 14 cm shorter than the Volkswagen Touareg, 9 cm narrower, while the height of Jeep Grand Cherokee is 3 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 1104 litres | 550 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
2047 litres | 1570 litres | |
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Jeep Grand Cherokee has more luggage capacity. Even though the car is shorter, Jeep Grand Cherokee has 554 litres more trunk space than the Volkswagen Touareg. The Volkswagen Touareg may have more interior space, so the cabin could be more spacious and more comfortable for the driver and passengers. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Jeep Grand Cherokee (by 477 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 11.1 meters | 11.6 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Jeep Grand Cherokee is 0.5 metres less than that of the Volkswagen Touareg, which means Jeep Grand Cherokee can be easier to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 2`495 | 2`945 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | above average | high | |
| Volkswagen Touareg has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Jeep Grand Cherokee has serious deffects in 60 percent more cases than Volkswagen Touareg, so Volkswagen Touareg quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 3400 | 3600 | |
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