2002 Jeep® Grand Cherokee Wins Petersen's 4-Wheel and Off-Road "4x4 of
the Year" 

  The Chrysler Group today announced that its 2002 Jeep® Grand
Cherokee has won one of the most prestigious awards in the popular
sport-utility vehicle market segment, 4-Wheel & Off-Road's "4x4 of the
Year" award. 

  "The 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee is designed, engineered and built upon
the combination of heritage and capability that has made the Jeep
brand the most highly regarded name in the sport-utility segment,"
said Tom Marinelli, Vice President, Chrysler/Jeep Division Global
Brand Center, DaimlerChrysler Corporation. "It's spectacular news that
the new high-output 4.7-liter Jeep Grand Cherokee won the 4-Wheel and
Off-Road magazine's '4x4 of the Year,' marking the sixth time a Grand
Cherokee has taken the number one spot." 

  The Grand Cherokee, equipped this year with a new high-output
4.7-liter V-8 engine, is the ninth Jeep vehicle overall to win
Petersen's 4-Wheel & Off-Road's "4x4 of the Year" -- an honor we have
held more than any other manufacturer. The new high-output 4.7-liter
V-8 engine produces 260 horsepower at 5,100 rpm, and 330 lb.-ft of
torque at 3,600 rpm, representing a 15 percent increase in horsepower
and 12 percent increase in torque over the highly acclaimed 4.7-liter
PowerTech V-8 engine.

  In addition to the new engine, Jeep Grand Cherokee is the first
sport-utility vehicle to offer a tire pressure monitoring system. Also
newly available this model year is a premium Overland model,
ceiling-mounted curtain-type side air bags, rain-sensitive front
wipers and adjustable brake and accelerator pedals.