Jeep Grand Cherokee fails evasive maneuver (moose test)

[MrMacDog]

I mean hey, at least they didn't hit a single cone

[ScottWaring]

That UFO seems to out maneuver the Jeep. UFO at 7-9 sec into video.

[marhen]

Is that so? I saw a Swedish tv show about cars a couple of weeks ago and they had the same results even with the presence of Jeep engineers, and as a fact the car´s weight was no 384Kg more then the official numbers from Jeep. How strange.

[eideid]

this is my replay to you guys >
its your right to test the car the way you want and show the results on video but its not your right to tell people not to buy this car they are smart dont try to manipulate there minds watch this video
v=yEXiACuALR4

[bgmracing]

very funny, i would like to see you speaking swedish..

[MudSnow]

The UFO certainly caused the Grand to rollover.

[_TenaciousD_]

That was great, the driver managed to curb-hop the last cone! completely cleared without knocking it over, amazing. Definitley the fasted way through the test :) haha

[flyerholland]

im not suprised the grand cherokee does this shit. americans cars always have averagely handled way shittier than any european built car

[tomasmalin]

It isnt true. Test was performed again and Chrysler's emploees were there. In addition, cars had lower weight, but they failed anyway. Their tires even exploded several times.

[UFOsightings]

doesn't anyone see that or what???
this world is coming to an end if people are gonna keep being blind like that ...

[tractor]

stop arguing that its the driver fault, its a car for normal drivers and not to skilled drivers, its supposed that the car will be safe regardless the driver or its experience, so simply its a bad designed car. sorry for my bad english :)

[brk]

Honestly you have no idea how you'd react in a split second decision like that. Foot on, foot off I'd like my car to perform.

[Anthony-uzlm]

Grand Cherokees are made with anti-rollover equipment. You said it yourself that it ALMOST rolled over. Therefore it DOES work. The Jeep didn’t roll over did it? So the safety feature did its job

[addbarn]

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[RyTrapp]

sorry, i might actually lend this test some credence when they allow the driver to release the gas and use the brakes. i live in ohio and, needless to say, i've been avoiding deer since i was 16 years old, and not ONCE have i performed a lane change-esque maneuver while holding the gas pedal steady or without using the brakes. this test is absolutely absurd and represents a scenario that is simply 100% unrealistic.
BTW, my first car was a geo tracker, i KNOW what getting on 2 wheels feels like.

[nataliamarchetti]

0:07 UFO
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[MegaGeo]

At 0:08, above his head, something like a ufo was flying.

[seeingUFOsPA]

....By promoting the video to stir up debate for the unknown, fast-moving object @ :08 since everyone KNOWS that JEEPs are a piece of crap SUV... ;D

[RyTrapp]

we're talking about common fucking sense, not skills that only a professional race car driver possesses. let me say again, no driver, in their right mind, would hold the gas pedal down steady state while performing this maneuver. it defies common sense, it defies natural human reactions, and the only place you'll find such boneheaded driving is in a closed testing situation such as this.
and your english is good!

[campingkillen]

The main reason for the Jeep´s bad road manner is most likely a badly programmed computer that gives the suspension wrong input.
I´ve had two V8 Grand Cherokee´s that I really liked (Gen 1 and 2), but with any of those I would probably be laying door down in a test like this!
Let´s face it. US car technology is not World leading! Maybe in the marketing offices, but not in the real World, Sorry!
Now I´ve got a -78 Chevy truck as a Daily driver. Reliable? Yes oh Good handling? NO :-)