Jeep Ups Features and Lowers Price of 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Other features include 17-inch chrome aluminum wheels, leather-faced seating, a DVD navigation system with integrated six-disc

The cargo area of the Grand Cherokee has been given a reversible carpet/vinyl floor treatment with storage underneath. (Photo: DaimlerChrysler Canada)

CD/MP3 player, a rear DVD entertainment system, power glass sunroof, Boston Acoustics audio system, front and rear side curtain airbags, plus an off-road package with tow hooks and skid plates.

While more options are available those with a taste for opulence might as well just buck up the $48,595 needed for Jeep's flagship model, the Grand Cherokee Limited. The same 4.7-liter V8 that comes optional in the Laredo is standard in the Limited, with the all-wheel drive system upgraded to Quadra-Trac II, which provides full-time active 4-wheel drive. What's active 4WD? Quadra-Trac II "anticipates and prevents wheel slip for optimum traction during a wide range of conditions," according to a Chrysler Group press release. The Limited also takes

The current Grand Cherokee's interior is good, with a substantive improvement in tactile quality. (Photo: DaimlerChrysler Canada)

advantage of Electronic Stability Program (ESP) and Brake Traction Control System (BTCS).

Also standard on the Limited is premium two-tone leather interior trim, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, heated front seats, a power glass sunroof, dual-zone automatic climate control, power adjustable pedals with memory, rain-sensing automatic wipers, electrochromic interior rearview mirror, 8-way power driver and 4-way power front passenger seats, a 288-watt digital amplifier powered Boston Acoustics 6-speaker premium AM/FM audio system with a 6-disc in-dash CD changer featuring MP3 capability. In addition the Limited gets Sycamore woodgrain trim inside and chrome accents on the outside.