First Dirt Review: How Off-Road Worthy Is the 2019 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk? 

Jeep killed it with that front end, love it!

That's actually a pretty impressive SUV. The rear locker is unlike anything else in its class. Outstanding!

Glad to see this video and the Trailhawk in action... Took mine on the primitive roads in Big Bend, climbed several boulders and large gaps/ravines that left other vehicles stuck (F150s, etc). Looking back I would like a higher lift just to clear some more difficult terrain. But hey, I made it!

I drove this as loaner car, and I live out in the country plenty of unlevel dirt/ gravel roads and it handled really well,I was impressed.

I have a 2016 Trailhawk and I haven't had any problems yet and I love it

I took our 2016 on all sorts of rough ass trails! And I was very impressed with it! It always would surprise me, but I definitely like my Rubicon better! Haha!

They did a really nice job on the refresh!

For what it is, i'd say the 2019 Trailhawk is very off-road worthy. No it won't outwheel everything ever, but it will follow the average rig down the average trail. Only thing that has stopped me so far is deep ruts since i can't exactly fit the larger tires that other rigs can. Love my Trailhawk and what it can do. I also enjoy being the odd one and blowing peoples minds when i can follow them through obstacles they never thought i could!

Lets be clear, this is more serious offroading than 95% of people will ever take their new Trailhawk on. I see decked our wranglers with 35's that look pristine driving around town all day without a trace of mud. $40,000 Jeeps are not taken offroad, they are driven to the grocery stores. The only time these Jeeps will see any offroading is when some teenager buys them 15 years from now as a first car for 2 grand and thrshes it with his high school buddies

Good info. I take my 2016 Lattitude Altitude on trails all the time. It works great in the Snow too when it gets snowey here on Lake Arrowhead CA I'll be upgrading to the 2019 TrailHawk in a couple weeks and look forward to having fun with that locking diff. I love the cherokee, I just wish they gave it the ability to have better ground clearance and wider wheels.

Actually... I have taken my 2015 trailhawk on a trail like that, and it was great. I don't like the new front end, I prefer my shark.

+The Fast Lane Car , New Camera?? This video has great quality!

270hp and 295torque is a lot of damn power for a midsize. Does any other midsize have a rear locker? Very impressive vehicle.

I have a 16 sport with AD1. I upsized the tires & occasionally take it hunting. Mud snow no issue. AD1 does awesome. Ground clearance is the sports biggest weakness.

Can't wait to pick mine up. Trailhawk w/by. Should crush our Canadian winters and the light trails I need to get down. Hopefully does better than my tiguan did

I own a 2019 Cherokee trailhawk and i can tell other than ground clearance it can hang with wranglers when off roading. The other thing is the fording depth is only 2feet of water so i see a 3 inch mopar lift.

Now that it's not so fugly, I'm considering this as a daily

Cool video and cool car. The Trailhawk trim is actually very useful in city - I live in NYC and here it's pretty "normal" to push the cars in front and back of your car when parking between them, so unpainted front/rear bumper is extremely useful, same goes for better approach angles and high ground clearance because some shopping areas have very steep entries to their driveway which can cause you to scrap the bumper on cars with low ground clearance and sometimes it's very convenient to drive over the curb when such shopping parking lots have a very narrow entrances/exits ;-) Only bad thing about this trim is red towing hooks, they stand out too much.

I took a 2019 Cherokee Limited (it was a rental) on some decent off-road trails. Did creeks, mud, the whole 9. Did pretty good, but a Trailhawk would have been nice

I really want to see this on multiple trails, with a stock xj following it.

Easy peasy lemon squeezy? Great review as always!

Im impressed that the Cherokee has a locker. Suspension travel seems really bad though

Awesome, way to go Jeep!

I prefer Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk, cause the look and features. I admitted that Jeep Wrangler is best for off road.

Those carefully placed boulders appear to be concreted in place? I didn't notice a single one wiggle even a little bit.

I'd like to see if the 2018 Compass TH can also make it through this course. :)

Like always thumbs up 👍

Hard to tell on camera, but was that big impressive rock field at about 3:30 actually... downhill. Sure helps to have gravity on your side haha

Very cool

the only thing this does better than my XJ is not overheat haha

I want this Jeep and I want it now

No you nailed it

The Cherokee Trailhawk with the rear locker is quite capable..... the only problem is the lack of ground clearance. Give it a 3'' lift with 31'' tires and it would do really well

You guys HAVE to do Cliffhanger 2.0 A crossover making it up Truth at the least? This beats Gold Mine Hill easy.

Awesome👍👍👍👍👍

I wonder how the new 2019 Jeep Cherokee vs the 2019 Range Rover Velar in a back to back test off road & on road how it would go

0.6 mph, which is very slow as it turns out

Love the new Cherokee

I really wish the music was so damn loud. It's hard to hear the conversation going on in the Jeep because of a poor editing choice.

I want to see a Cherokee "classic" with this bodystyle but the axkes and drive train from a wrangler. That would be cool.

Not too bad for a FWD platform. What you see is what you get. This video shows its maximum capability. Not anything for serious off roading, but this will be plenty good for the target market.

I'm kinda glad Fiat bought dodge jeep and ram. Love em or hate em they build some really cool stuff. From the Demon to this Cherokee and everything in between. Everything they build is alot cooler than it ever was.

Roman, what was the backseat like, would you roadtrip in this for 2 or 3 hours?

3:45....I like the music 🔥🔥

Did you have any trail damage?

I'm currently deciding between the Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, Toyota RAV4 Adventure and Subaru Forester. Off-road ability and ability to handle severe winter conditions (I'm an avid winter sports enthusiast. I spend lots of time in snowy mountain towns) are my primary concerns. Any thoughts?

How does this compare to the Colorado z71 in terms of off roading?

First. Love TFL! The crawl control is new for 2019, correct?

Does anyone actually use these various "cruise control for off road" features? At crawling speeds the exact conditions are constantly changing and I want instant/constant control over the brakes and throttle.

Are there any mods you can do to somewhat improve that suspension travel? The thing barely flexes.

I have the 2020 and been out in places a wangler guy said no to

Is that the 2.0 turbo that is supposed to be in the new wranglers?

2019's already? Is that a typo?

Hang on... he says it has "true low range" now? Is that true? Does it have a two speed transfer case, or does the guy not know what he's talking about...

If you ever find a jimny could you try it ?

Love the new design..just not sure about reliability

Did not know jeeps were built in Belvidere, IL. I don't live far from Belvidere and never knew that.

ILLINOIS WHOO

Is the 2.0 liter in the Trailhawk the same as in the Jeep Wrangler?

Were you in Malibu??

Roman, you said that other than the Wrangler, the Cherokee Trailhawk was probably the most off-road capable Jeep. Apples-to-apples (or Granny Smith to Red Delicious) wouldn't the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk be slightly better than the Cherokee Trailhawk in off-road settings?

If you've owned a Jeep Cherokee before you know it will spend a lot of time off road. By that I mean a repair shop or a recall. There's a reason why they don't score well in Consumer Reports owner reliability.

I just wish they would add 1 more inch of ground clearance...

I owned a Cherokee Trailhawk for 2.5 Years. It was the worst machine I have ever owned and I am glad to be rid of it. With that said the most significant problems I had with the transmission, headlights (which were woefully inadequate for nighttime driving) and a lack of rear cargo space. I had many long interviews and surveys that I filled out for jeep due to the numerous complaints I filed and repeated dealership visits for the transmission problems. I am very happy that jeep listened to its customer base but I cannot recommend this vehicle to anyone. Great overview as always but wow you are in Jeep’s Koolaid bowl.

Grip for days !

This jeep is Amazing

People saying XJ is so much better aren’t keeping Jeep in business buying 15 year old cars. Jeep is doing better than they ever have selling cars, and that keeps them and the Wrangler in business. So 👏👏👏 for their partnership and new designs.

My favorite people are Nathan roman and tommy

So many XJ people are butt hurt over the KL trailhawk 😂.

“.6 miles per hour, which is very slow as it turns out.” Hm. You don’t say.

Not gonna lie; I'm impressed with this product and it's capabilities. If it weren't for Fiat-Chrysler's terrible (last place) reliability ratings, I'd probably think about purchasing one. However, I'm Subaru4Life.

lets hope all these offroad cars don't give me traffic when I'm exploring with mother nature in peace

Remember when Jeep put “trail rated” badges only on vehicles that could complete the Rubicon trail? I do.

Grand Cherokee is a mid size. This is a compact. Or were y'all told to say that...

I wanna see a ton of videos on a single vehicle other then a Chrysler Fiat product.

No air suspension.

3:33 should stop all the nagging about it being a “crossover”. Those are boulders.

Wish they would get rid of start stop engines!

If i offroad i would have got this but i don't i went with adventure because i off road with my bike lol

this Jeep has almost no articulation. A solid axle with no sway bar will have articulation.

Sorry Jeep but it’s too much crossover looking. I know you have the Wrangler but this vehicle needs to look more SUV like with better ground clearance and better approach/departure angles.

Well you were wrong from the first sentence. The grand Cherokee trailhawk with Quadra Drive 2 is more capable than any jeep other than a rubicon

Oh wow an actual off road course! Who could do such a thing? Oh, of course it’s Jeep.

Outside of rock crawling, what are some real world scenarios where a locking differential would be necessary? I hear so much emphasis put on it on these channels, but is it something that 99% of people are ever even going to use?

Super awkward dialog between the host and Jeep rep.

Same ground clearance as my Subaru Forester :P

I have a fully loaded 2017 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk V6 and although I love the vehicle and its capabilities Jeeps customer service and reliability has to be the worst in the world and I urge anyone that is considering buying one to reconsider. working with Jeep is a nightmare. My Jeep is less than 2 years old with 16000 miles and their certified mechanics did horrible work and all the parts are breaking that they replaced on a hunch searching for a defect (the defect was a bad wheel bearing but they kept replacing other parts trying to find the problem) but they replace my brakes which seized up right after then they replace my left rear axle which came apart while I was driving and Jeep is saying that they are not liable because it is not a manufacturer's defect rather than workmanship defect so they want me to pay out of my own pocket to fix their certified Mechanics Work and tell me it is not covered under warranty at all. if any attorneys or other people that are screwed over by Jeep are reading this please contact me and I would be interested in starting a class action lawsuit

Why do they even use the word articulation? 4-inches isn’t worth mentioning lol

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I miss Emme!

Where is EMME!?! Does she have a channel?

Look at all that flex 0:10 😒

Why would they put the USB and aux in port right where they will fill up with dust and lint and with no cover to protect them? Poorly thought out design for long term use!

I would like to test drive the 2019. I always drive everything that comes out to compare. I know the sales for Chrysler and Jeep have been going down. We are stealing more and more customers from the Jeep Grand Cherokee and putting them in 4Runners. I like seeing the difference each year in quality and price. So far we are doing great as keep seeing people leave the Grand Cherokee and move to a 4Runner.

Great Video guys! I under times have changed on what people want in there SUV's today. But I'm so Glad I still got my XJ and will keep it as long as I can!

Way too many of this clips are going downhill, which doesn't test traction at all, only clearance. Do all the same sections going uphill if you want to be convincing.

Xj is 10 times better disappointed in jeep

*A HA!.. But can it do all that Backwards?* ;D

pff, my 2003 crd KJ on normal street tires does more.

This car is pretty much a subaru outback, I mean look at it! Front end copy