Land Rover Defender 2002 vs Jeep Grand Cherokee 1998
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| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual/Automatic | |
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| Land Rover Defender is available only with manual gearbox, whereas Jeep Grand Cherokee has both automatic and manual transmission options. | |||
| Wheel drive type: | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | Rear wheel drive (RWD) / All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | |
| Land Rover Defender is available only with four wheel (4x4) drive, while Jeep Grand Cherokee can be equipped with rear wheel drive and four wheel (4x4) drive. All-wheel drive models tend to consume more fuel, so if you don't need off road capabilities, Jeep Grand Cherokee also offers 2-wheel drive versions for fuel economy. 2WD versions also have lower maintenance costs. | |||
| Engines: | 2.5 (diesel) | 2.7 - 4.7 (petrol, diesel) | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 122 HP | 140 - 258 HP | |
| Torque: | 300 NM | 295 - 425 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 17.5 seconds | 8.3 - 14 seconds | |
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Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 10.8 | 9.7 - 16.5 | |
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On average, Land Rover Defender equipped with diesel engines consume 0.3 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Jeep Grand Cherokee. This comparison does not take engine capacity into account, so to compare the fuel consumption of specific engines, select the car version! | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.60 m | 4.61 m | |
| Width: | 1.79 m | 1.85 m | |
| Height: | 2.08 m | 1.79 m | |
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Land Rover Defender is smaller, but higher. Land Rover Defender is 1 cm shorter than the Jeep Grand Cherokee, 6 cm narrower, while the height of Land Rover Defender is 29 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 1104 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 2047 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 12.8 meters | 11.9 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Land Rover Defender is 0.9 metres more than that of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, which means Land Rover Defender can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | ~ 3`500 | ~ 2`447 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | no data | below average | |
| Average price (€): | 29 200 | 3400 | |
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