Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Daily Drive: Autoweek drives the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013                 
Changes to the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee include a restyled front fascia....
What is it? Jeep's latest Grand Cherokee has been an Autoweek favorite since it went on sale roughly two and a half years ago, and the company credits it with resparking sales enough to position it once again as a midsize SUV market...

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