• Impressive amount of standard equipment
• Complicated button layout
• Busy driver’s instrument display

How’s the quality and the layout?

When you first get in, the interior takes time to get used to. There are a lot of buttons, switches and settings to get your head around and, in the Summit Reserve models, it’s awash with no end of different materials and details. If you go higher up the trim range, you’ll have an interior that’s filled with wood veneer-like panelling and contrast stitching, which might not be to everyone’s tastes.

We welcome the fact Jeep is maintaining a certain level of physical switchgear, but it feels a little clumsily laid out so it can take a while to get used to. For example, there are buttons above the dashboard but they’re angled almost horizontally in glossy black plastic, so they’re barely readable from your seat (and a quirk from the changeover to right-hand drive means the passenger display switch is on the driver’s side). The climate dials are chunky and useful, but they too are angled weirdly downward and can be a fiddle to use.

Many of the actual touchpoints feel solid, though, including some satisfyingly chunky paddles used to change the drive mode or air suspension height. But then it’s counteracted with details like a weirdly tinny lid for the wireless charger.

Infotainment and tech

Jeep uses the same infotainment system as other cars in the Stellantis range, meaning an odd quirk of the Grand Cherokee is that it’s the same ‘Uconnect’ system seen in models like Fiat’s small electric Fiat 500e right up to the sporty Maserati Grecale SUV

Overall, the main infotainment system is fine to use. The display is bright, the menus are relatively logical and there are plenty of ways to navigate around the system without it being too confusing. The driver’s instruments are filled with information, however, making them look a little busy and difficult to read.

Comfort

Big chairs for a big SUV here. The Grand Cherokee has big, thickly padded seating that is very comfortable and good for long journeys. Summit Reserve models feature contrast stitching on them, and upper variants include massaging functions which work well.