Is the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L V6 a better SUV than a Kia Telluride? 

I purchased a GCL summit reserve after having looked at several vehicles, including Audis and Jags. The Jeep is nicer than most luxury vehicles. The infrared is an awesome safety feature and the McIntosh sound system is beyond amazing!🙌🏻

I don't see this being compared to the Telluride or Highlander anymore, Jeep has stepped it up to the Acura/Lexus luxury category. I think Jeep has done a wonderful job with this one. As an everyday driver the 3.6 L should be adequate. Good camera work Lori.

11:51 that's 5 times faster than Uconnect 4? Still looks painfully slow.

I’m seriously thinking of trading my XC90 for one of these. Two problems: The V6 is underpowered at this price and the V8 is low tech. I can’t find one with the middle bench seat. I don’t understand the infatuation with captain chairs in a midsize suv. If you have three kids it makes it nearly impossible to carry any cargo or my dogs.

Not gonna lie, I lost a bit of interest after you mentioned their asking price of 63 grand for this thing...

Joe- love the addition of a night ride.

Just bought almost this exact vehicle. I got the second row captain’s chairs though and access to the third row is very easy up the middle.

One word wow 🥵

I love that they keep the Jeep off-road capable for its size while incorporating some really nice tech. Really, really nice option in the segment.

Good Review. I like the night driving with the night vision and ambient lighting. I would like to see more night driving to see the interiors of other cars and trucks and ambient lighting.

Jeep is swinging for the fences with this one here!!! Thanks for bringing us this beast, Joe and Lori!!! #RaitisRides #OnThrottle #Jeep #GrandCherokee_L

I love how the GCL gives us a taste of the Wagoneer & Grand Wagoneer ! Can't wait for your next review on those two beast!!! Great Review!

Although the interior looks nice, it's a big ugly garbage! Kia any day.

i’d venture to say that this competes with something along the lines of Buick, Cadillac, Lexus, or Volvo.. Kia is not on the same level as this in my opinion. This Jeep just screams American quality and precision

I feel like jeep is really outdoing themselves I saw one if these on the road a few weeks back I love it

I really like everything about the new Grand Cherokee L, except for the price. The interior is a huge improvement. It also looks WAY better than the Grand Wagoneer imo. Great job Jeep.

That price is a zonk for me, for that power/performance

Awesome review as always Joe. Your definitely my first choice for vehicle reviews. This vehicle is awesome, checks off lots of boxes for sure. Of course there’s some zonks, but that’s pretty much every vehicle to some degree. Really love the night time driving in this video. Super crystal clear and able to see everything perfect. Thx Joe and Lori for bringing it.

Nah.....it s nice but Kia s warranty is killing the game

I think it’s a great car but I don’t think they are selling because Jeep did too much. Too much when they are also offering the Wgoneer AND GRAND Wagoneer. You split your own market

That Cherokee Overland trim should be compared to similarly priced SUVs not a $50k Telluride.

Way too much money for a Jeep. For 63K there are much better options. Thanks for the review.

a kia is still a kia, you can decorate it all you want but a kia is a cheap korean throw away..if you buy a car to keep for as long as possible, you just don't buy a kia, and they shouldn't compare it to a jeep...no way

Joe you are the Best "" on the throttle Yeah Really makes my day. Big Thanks. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Torque: 360Nm Top speed: 192kmh Maximum towing capacity: 2818kg Weight: 2090kg Fuel consumptions: 13.1l/100km in city, 9.43l/100km on highway Boot space: 481l with third row up, 1327l with third row down, 2394l with third and second rows down

I drove a genesis like the one Tiger crashed...thinking I would buy a luxury SUV to replace my 2020 JGC .... it really didn't impress me....drove the Palisade...it actually felt better than the Genesis but then I drove the JGC L. 2021...it felt more solid than the Hyundai products and better put together...I purchased the lesser model for $50000 and traded my 2020 for 35000 dollars (had for 2 years)....Jeeps just feel more solid and substantial.

Just a excellent car I honestly think it looks more luxurious than the telluride

Now, that's 10 times better than a telluride! But jeep has serious bad reliability and im concerned of crash test safety ratings.

Well-appointed SUV. Love the colour! Wouldn't mind one. Thanks,Joe. Thanks for all your video work, alright!

Nice Joe…..thanks. Looking forward to the shorter version

The good thing that Jeep didn't screw up the powertrain like the new Ford Explorer. Thanks for your review 👍

I had a Kia Telluride 2020 was going to upgrade to 2022 Telluride nightfall edition but when I saw KIA charging over 6,000 to 10,000 over list price I decided to look at the Jeep Grand Cherokee L I’m glad I did. It is amazing I loved it so much that I traded in my Telluride and got the Overland which is featured in this video.

Just leased an Altitude L and it’s been great.

The new Grand Cherokee L is a handsome car and thoughtfully designed. The Jeep group stays on top of its game. As usual, Joe Raiti’s detailed and carefully researched descriptions are simply top-notch and the best in the business. I get more information from his reviews than from any other source.

Looking good. It’s a good entry for Jeep.

I truly don’t understand why everyone thinks the Teluride is so great, Palisade is definitely better. Not only that, but so is the Explorer and Highlander. Now the Grand Cherokee L as well. Also I like how you know your viewership 😂 I’m 17 lol.

Outstanding review and crazy sense of humor:)

I get a kick out the 0-60 times. Really who cares in a vehicle like this.

Handsome ride, well done Jeep. That said, I’ll keep my Telluride! :)

Wow that one is nice

nice car but kia telluride i think better then jeep because money

$63,000 for a Jeep GC. Don’t care if it’s 3 rows. You can put all the glitchy tech in there you want but prices are getting silly for vehicles. Great video as always, but I can’t get with the price.

Thank you soo much Joe and Lori, I always go to your reviews before I definitely look to buy a car, Looking to get either the regular G.C. in the Summit Reserve or the L in the High Altitude and this review definitely made me feel like I am making the right decision!!

Joe love the videos. One thing tho you never give a clear view on your opinion of the overall car verse competition. On throttle yes- but let’s get a real compare review. Should I buy a jeep or a Kia?

Maybe this is the 3 row SUV that will single handedly get the Telluride's market adjustment moving in a downward trend. After all the Telluride looks tough, but the Jeep GCL is actually tough.

I think Jeep did a great job with this one. Very roomy. I’d definitely go 5.7L in this one. Thanks for sharing it Joe. Great job you and Lori! 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

I love it my boy Joe keep up the work and I love the video lot real true talk 💯and funny 😄good job 👏👍💯💯💯💯💯💯

I'm sold on that jeep. Great video

That McIntosh speaker in the top corner of the dash looks like someone left a Skoal can up there.

That fake vent under the liftgate could be used in a pinch if you needed a replacement for the dashboard of your 2022 Civic.

I would like to see you review the Limited trim. Thats closer to my budget. I just feel like for the Limited price, its kind of disappointing to not have ventilated seats, wireless charging, ect.

Dude Joe you kill me with the use cases for the cargo/storage areas 🤣🤣💪🏻

I like American vehicles, so I would buy one of Jeep's SUVs one day..!

The Kia Telluride by a mile. Feels more premium on the inside. Its really only missing only 4 things to make it a flawless vehicle: 1. Hidden rear windshield wipper, 2. Wider rear seat armchairs, 3. Panoramic sunroof and 4. Dual exhaust.

Jeep lost so many customers with the price point. I don’t know what they are thinking. Only brand loyal customers will pay 63 grand for it.

The Grand Cherokee L is Faster Than a Kia Telluride

Jeep look better than the goofy Kia turdaride

I don't know if there will be a future with 63k price range. A MDX is 10k less and has a better handling. For 63k I would expect at least a V8 or hybrid. Get rid of that expensive suspension that almost no one will use and add a V8 as standard.

how it this car for 0-60 miles/h ?

If youre going to spend nearly $65k on this behemoth, do yourself a favor and just get the hemi. It’s well worth the $3000 for the extra performance. That engine alone makes the GC-L a worthy competitor to the Bmw x7 x40i, Mercedes GLS450, and Lincoln aviator. The 3.6 is fine for the basic trim levels under $50k.

Hello Joe. Once again good in depth review and drive video for this newly released fifth generation Jeep Grand Cherokee L. Once again nice job with the videography from Lori. In general, Jeep did a great job with the overall design schematics of this vehicle. The exterior has a sleeker/seamless appearance which is nice and better than the outgoing fourth generation Jeep Grand Cherokee. The interior looks and feels more luxurious over the outgoing fourth generation Jeep Grand Cherokee as well. I test drove the Jeep Grand Cherokee L twice so far in two different trim levels. The first test drive was early last month in the Limited trim. The ride was nice n comfy and it wasn't from any of the top trims. Just imagine the ride comfort from the three high tier trims Overland, Summit and Summit Reserve feels like. The second test drive was during the 2nd to last week of last month, but this time it was in the Overland trim. The ride comfort was nicer than the Limited trim due to coming equipped with the adjustable air ride suspension system. For the Overland trim I tried out couple other features which wasn't found on the Limited trim. The hands free foot activated lift gate is nice, the power folding rear seats are nice as well and the McIntosh 19 speaker premium audio system sounded great! On both instances I went to the dealer with the initial intent to test drive one with the legendary 5.7 liter HEMI V8 engine. However, none arrived yet at the local dealership with that engine. As few of us to some of us know from reading articles in previous months, the HEMI V8 engine is optional on the three top tier trims Overland, Summit and Summit Reserve. From my view Jeep should've made the HEMI V8 engine standard on the Summit Reserve trim since it's the highest trim. Historically, previous generation Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles had the 5.7 liter HEMI V8 engine optional started with the Limited trim, but with this new fifth generation Jeep Grand Cherokee L Jeep decided to up the ante by having it optional starting with the Overland trim. There is just one correction to be make based on what was mentioned this video. The horsepower for the V6 is actually 293 not 290 which was mentioned in the video. You are correct about the horsepower and torque numbers for the 5.7 HEMI V8 engine which is 357 for the horsepower and 390 pound feet of torque. I'm on agreeable terms with you that the use of the piano black was a little too much. I assume Jeep did it like this to go with the flow based on what they saw from the luxury mid-size SUV competitors. In the center console area where the switches and dial shifter are, the use of some kind of metal finish could've been used or a combination of a little piano black and some metal finishes. Maybe in a mid-cycle refresh of this fifth generation of the Jeep Grand Cherokee L we could see that or if not maybe they'll do something like that for the next generation sixth generation Jeep Grand Cherokee L. Back at the 2nd to last week of last month when I test drove the Jeep Grand Cherokee L in the Overland trim, it came with 20 inch rims like the ones on the Overland trim shown in this video. I like these rims better than the 18 inch rims that it also comes with. In a upcoming review video either with this same trim level or with the two higher trims Summit or Summit Reserve maybe you can demonstrate the hands free foot activated lift gate feature. That feature is on the three top tier trims Overland, Summit and Summit Reserve. I tried out that feature and it was nice. As long as the key fob is with you just walk up to the vehicle, move your foot in a kicking motion under the middle part of the bumper and that's it. The lift gate will open. The lift gate will also close the same way. Pretty neat feature. This will be of use for those who have their hands full. To answer the question asked which was the title of this video and was also asked during the video. Without a doubt the Jeep Grand Cherokee L in the Overland trim definitely destroys the Kia Telluride in the SX trim. The Jeep Grand Cherokee L in the Overland trim easily mops up the floor against the Kia Telluride in the SX trim. The advantages for the Telluride are ventilated seats in the second row of seats and a little more cargo space when all seats are folded down, but that's where the fun stops for it. The Jeep Grand Cherokee L in the Overland trim has many advantages. It has a fully digital driver instrument cluster screen, a 19 speaker premium audio system, a panoramic roof, interior camera, hands free foot activated lift gate, power folding rear seats, more features in the third row seating area, better towing capacity, adjustable air ride suspension system and more. The interior features along with quality materials used for the panels in the Overland, Summit and Summit Reserve trims makes the Jeep Grand Cherokee L competitive with the luxury mid-size SUV competitors. Based on what I saw from those three trim levels the Jeep Grand Cherokee L beats some of those mid-size luxury competitive vehicles. What some people are not aware of is that for this new generation fifth generation Jeep Grand Cherokee L, Jeep's main objective of interest is to target the luxury SUV competitors. The three top tier trims Overland, Summit and Summit Reserve are prime examples of that. Another example of that is when the big brother Jeep Grand Wagoneer gets released. That full size SUV will compete with the luxury full size SUVs while the Wagoneer will compete with the regular full size SUVs. This will be a very good year for Jeep as a whole.

It would be really cool to see you start to test out the safety features, such as automatic breaking by putting some sort of box (something that wont damage the car) in the way and see if the vehicle will stop on its own. Also, if they come with self parking features, it would be neat to see you parallel park, or perpendicular park.

How are you Joe? MOPAR LET'S GO!!!

Your reviews are the best! You care about the details, and that’s a Big Plus! Congratulations 👍

Nice vehicle, but, $63,000 is just plain ridiculous. This is way overpriced. Jeep has lost its mind.

Man, that front end just doesn’t do it for me… I prefer the previous year… I have money for the SRT, but I’m not sure anymore… sad.

Cannot believe an "off-road" overland trim uses 50 series tires. You gonna pop it on the first rock you hit. LOL

You should review them now, without the air suspension that Jeep is apparently leaving off them because of lack of parts, it's even on the window stickers as a credit.

I like jeep better. But that’s just me. Personal preference in the end.

How's the reliability of these Jeep GC??

5-year bumper-to-bumper, 10-year or 100K limited drive train warranty-not even close, Kia Telluride all the way.

So beautiful thank you

I would like to see the rear entertainment system

I got this 3 weeks ago. Sux that limited is what hit the lots 1st even though reviewers all got the overland or summit model. Got a white limited and like it minus the grey plastic trim around wheel wells for 55k And the piano black around cup holder and shifter is a Scratch magnet! 3 weeks and mine is already marked up and that's being mindful. Great video !

The Jeep is actually in a completely different class than the almost all of the other mid-sized SUVs. It is made to go off road. The others are not.

One of the best rear view cameras to date😎

keep the sticks in the transmissions!!!

Nice looking vehicle 🚗.

THIS is exactly how I want to equip one; too bad finding this option pack WITH the bench seat seems to be impossible.

Cant wait for the Grand Wagoner review

No. The L is just a rebadged Durango for $10k more. Seriously, be logical about this. It's got a new platform, wow. Everything is the same other than the body.

Great review - bought a Summit Reserve a few weeks ago. It's the best Jeep I've ever owned and I've had five of them... well done Jeep!

Chrysler made product at the end of the day...Worst reliability and crash test ratings in the industry.. Telluride crashes like a tank and KIA brand is second or third most reliable behind Mazda and Toyota if hasn't taken the no.2 spot... Chrysler is dead last in reliability and crash test ratings... Kia uses high strength steel from their own factory... BMW, Audi, Mercedes Benz and Lexus uses high strength quality steel also and materials.. This nice looking cheap death trap ahaha will fold like a tin can in an accident... Don't get fooled by the design and initial looks, dig deeper..

Ticks all the boxes just don't know why they add gloss black it's soooo dated

12:12 - I could NOT agree more!! I hope the trend of iPad-style infotainment systems, completely goes away.

Would totally consider this if it didn’t have all that piano black plastic and wasn’t so overpriced

Thank you Joe for telling us how much is the 0 to 60 but what about the v8 how much is it?

The 3rd row looks comfortable

Chrysler made product at the end of the day... Koreans are on par with Japanese and Toyota has dropped the ball with the twin turbo v6s in new offerings..

As long as there is a Jeep and other options I would never buy a KIA,. I still don’t understand why there would be a comparison between a Jeep and a Kia, the Kia is just a people mover.

This is a great looking vehicle, inside and out. It sets a new bar in the segment and I'm predicting that Jeep will sell a ton of these. Thanks Joe and Laurie! Great review and I appreciate you taking the time to show us the night vision. It's so cool.

It’s underpowered with that Pentastar. That powertrain is long in the tooth. V8 or nothing with the L.

Joe!!....your reviews are the best in business....your videos are becoming part of my daily routine...wake up, get a cup of coffee...watch raiti's rides...start your day🙂.....keep it up 💪🏼💪🏼❤

This is my dream vehicle! Terrific job Joe.

Compete With Ford Expedition, Chevrolet Tahoe and Toyota Sequoia

It just looks like a fancy Durango I wonder if it has a different chassis

I'm glad you mentioned how you felt about the 3.6 Joe. It's fine in my 4 door Wrangler but this has to be a load for it. A remarkable car though. I want one.

Joe how do you even compare this to kia man this is classic

I'm still confused as to how many bags of Cheeto's and Twinkie's that I could actually carry in this vehicle. One or two bags could sway me towards the competition.

I love how Jeep took advantage of a fully digital instrument cluster in that they incorporated some very cool features a digital display affords. Some of the lower end brands (e.g. Hyundai) did full digital, but it doesn't do anything other than look like a typical analog instrument cluster except digital. Except for the camera/turn signal feature. That's cool. The Jeep cluster is giving me Audi vibes with how well they're using full digital.