2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit 5.7 Hemi review

Take a spin in the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit with me. One of the most popular SUVs in the US. Check out the bloopers at the end of the video, something I will be adding to my videos from now on.

5:00 Specifications
7:00 Compare to other SUV's
13:00 Inside tour
19:00 Outside tour
24:25 Pro and Cons
28:15 Bloopers

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[johnbauernfeind]

BOUGHT THIS EXACT CAR IN MAY 2015, LARGELY ON NICK'S REVIEW. HAD TWO X5s PRIOR TO JEEP. HANDS DOWN JEEP IS BETTER. THE X5 HANDLED LIKE A SPORTS CAR WHICH WAS NICE BUT OVERALL JEEP WAS MORE CAR FOR THE MONEY....BETTER RIDE, MORE QUIET RIDE, BETTER INTERIOR DETAIL, BETTER ELECTRONICS, 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND THE HEMI! YOU PAY A LOT TO DRIVE A BMW . GPS WAS LACKING AND WARRANTY WAS 36000 VS 50000, BUT NOT BIG DEAL AS I TRADE EVERY TWO YRS.
A REAL PLUS THAT I DIDNT REALIZE WHEN I BOUGHT CAR WAS THAT I HAD NO BACK ACHES ON LONG TRIPS. WE LIVE IN MN AND PHX. ON 3 DAY DRIVE I WAS IN CONSTANT PAIN MOVING AROUND ALL THE TIME TRYNG TO FIND THE SWEET SPOT WHICH I NEVER DID. WE DROVE FROM AMARILLO TO PHOENX, 12 HOURS AND I FELT AS GOOD AT THE END OF TRIP AS I DID WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR THAT MORNING. THIS VEHICLE IS A LUXURY SUV!

[sachinsachdeva]

This was the best and most informative review on the Grand Cherokee I have seen! Nick you are a great person that does reviews on cars!!! Excellent review!!!

[JonasRosenven]

I have to say, Nick: whenever I go on youtube and see a new video in my sub box, and it says Nick Murray or Matt Farrah's one take stuff, I just know it's going to be enjoyable to watch. Matt is an extremely likeable guy and his one take videos are always a quick fix. Perfect for a quick snack and stuff. Your videos are so obviously the product of more work, and I really enjoy them because of that. I like that you take the time to actually show the interior of the cars and tell about the little things. Thanx for putting in the time and spending the money on the microphones and cameras. I loved the video on the Trabant :) nice to see unusual stuff. Also: thanks for letting the cars being the stars in the videos instead of the host. 

[reshapeddie]

Good review, Nick, and the bloopers are such a nice add-on too.

[freddymedina]

Great review nick ! Enjoyed this . I think everyone always expect you to review these super amazing sports cars regardless of how hard it is to come by.

[YT_AAD]

Great review Nick, love the bloopers!

[applesappleapple]

Awesome review! Cool to have something different. I have one of it's a '95 and doesn't run anymore (just a project car)...I hope the reliability has improved!

[MrGusisawesome]

These review get better and better. Well done Nick - keep it up x 

[sho]

You admit yourself that this 5000 pound, V8, 4X4 SUV which is infinitely safer and more capable than your M3 gets the same mileage yet it's "not very good".

I would say that a V8 SUV that gets the same mileage as a compact BMW is pretty damn impressive and should be applauded rather than denounced.

[Philatesla]

Good work on the review I have a 2014 summit with the 5.7L I also have the blue ray player package on mine it's a auburn color I get compliments on it everyday keep up the good work

[michaelignatysh]

A Jeep Summit owner here. You really needed to think hard to come up with these negatives:)
1) I'll go naturally aspirated over a turbo any day. Less maintenance, cheaper in the long run and less headake. Besides HEMI V8 is a rock-solid engine.
2) Seats provide great support and have the right orthopedic properties that keep my back straight at all times. I drove mine from MI to MD and felt no discomfort.
3) The infotainment system is very easy to use, many experts call it the most intuitive in class. And who is keeping music on external media these days anyway? OK google, play "blah" on Spotify.
4) GC is a manly car. Has an aggressive yet stylish and premium look. Leave yellow to sports cars :) BTW Jeep has auburn, a very luxurious color.

A couple of things that still annoy me in the jeep are:
- cabin air circulation option automatically switches to outside air option. That happens because there is a humidity sensor that measures humidity inside and outside of the car and triggers the switch to avoid fogging of the windows. I like the cabin circulation mode to keep exhaust gasses outside the cabin. Unfortunately, not configurable...
- Adaptive cruise control tends to brake excessively if a car in front suddenly brakes to keep a configured distance. A human driver would apply less braking and shortened the distance to a car instead. One day someone will get rear-ended because of this ACC. In cases like this, I cancel ACC, brake manually, and then resume the cruise control.
- There is a voice recognition built into the infotainment system that allows you to control some of the functions including a phone that is paired over Bluetooth, but it is a limited set of commands, for the rest you have to pay monthly. The thing is all of that my phone can already do for free, so charging for it is kind of dumb.
- GPS is a little sluggish and is lacking functionality compared to phone apps (This is likely true for most cars)

On a side note IMHO GPS technology in cars is no longer relevant. Cars should just mirror my cell phone and allow me to control it from the screen. My aftermarket Pioneer allowed doing just that with iPhone 4 in 2010. It is beyond my comprehension why Jeep had to wait until 2017 to integrate that functionality via CarPlay and AndroidAuto.

[irtzy]

How do we prevent vehicle rollovers or vehicle rollaways and getting hit by a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee with an automatic shifter from crashing?

[brenofco]

Even though the cars you review, like this one, never gonna be available here in Brazil, I really enjoy watching your reviews. Keep up with the good work!

[_-_-]

As being from down under, what do you think of the Grand Cherokee if it was in the outback? Would it do well? Would it do better than Prados, Land Rovers and such?

[hhd]

Thanks for the review.   I'm starting to do my research on my next vehicle and the choices have been narrowed to a Subaru Outback, Ford Explorer, and the Grand Cherokee.

[jimmyf]

Pretty sure the wood trim inside the summit is real rescued wood

[claytonporsche]

Beautiful review for a great vehicle...Jeep GC is an outstanding vehicle with all other brands behind for a comparable vehicle!!!

[LTIcombatarms]

You're gonna need this the coming days!

[Deepoutdoors]

Thank you Nick for this excellent review. I did some research and found that the 2016 models corrected some of the issues from the previous year like the Shifter. I am currently trying to research that 5.7 liter V8 HEMI engine to see if there were any issues inherent with it. Are you aware of any problem with the mechanics of this engine?Thanks again for you time in posting your reviews.

[beaglestink]

Wonderful review. Well done mate. Cheers.