Jeeps Cherokee has been given a thorough going over in recent times. The diesel engine is also now a whole lot more un-American. Andy Enright reports Perhaps its understandable why Chrysler Jeep havent been at the forefront of the diesel revolution. With Stateside domestic gasoline prices still hovering around £1.04 per gallon, the impetus for diesel has been left to farther flung offshoots of the Jeep empire.

Much changed with the merger between Daimler and Chrysler, allowing Jeep access to Mercedes diesel expertise and the result has been some decent diesel engines, for us at least. Most UK customers plump for a CRD diesel engine when specifying their Cherokee. The first unit to be offered was a 2.5-litre engine that struggled to move the Cherokees bulk with any great alacrity. To rectify this issue, Jeep slotted a more powerful 2.