2013 or 2014 Jeep Towing
Anyone towing, or just driving, a GC with the hemi engine? How is the engine working for you? What kind of mileage? I am considering a purchase so am curious about the vehicle
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dkreuzen wrote:
We have a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland with the Hemi. We really like it and It was the only 4-down towable suv that could tow our boat @ 7200lbs. Gas mileage is about what you would expect for that engine but I really do not like the 6-speed transmission. The gear ratios are very uneven and you almost have to shift it manually to make it smooth. I have a 2014 with the 8-speed on order, the new transmission is considerably smoother.
Just got back from the dealership and we should be able to pick ours up this weekend. They had to get it from another dealer. We had driven the V6 but they couldn't find one in the color we wanted so had to get one with the hemi to get the color. That thing runs like a scalded cat.
Hopefully it will be a good replacement for our '00 GC, which we are going to keep, that has 162,000 showing and over 100,000 towing.
