6月1日，菲亚特克莱斯勒公布了车厂未来五年新车发展规划，涵盖了搭载Hellcat引擎的道奇RamTRX和阿尔法罗密欧GTV。另外还有多款玛莎拉蒂和吉普车型。菲亚特克莱斯勒有多款新产品可以覆盖新的领域，因此车厂可以藉此更好迎合消费者口味。除了新车型，车厂还将对多款车型进行升级，这其中就包括时下备受欢迎，但已经显得老旧的吉普大切诺基。未来五年，吉普将获得全面更新，该车将与阿尔法罗密欧StelvioSUV和Giulia轿车共享平台。菲亚特克莱斯勒CEO马尔乔内表示，新一代大切诺基将采用阿尔法罗密欧平台未来将有双排座和三排座大切诺基。他还表示，这一平台经过改进后将可以满足吉普品牌的需求。下一代大切诺基另一项升级是提供Level2级别的自动驾驶能力，所有车型都可以自动完成制动、加速、转向和改变车道等行驶方式，而到2022年，新车将能达到Level3自动驾驶级别。现行版大切诺基只提供双排座版本，而车厂计划在保持级别不变的情况下提供三排座车型。到2022年，吉普还将推出新一代自由侠，改款指南者，新一代切诺基，吉普卡车，并将恢复瓦格纳和大瓦格纳。届时，吉普将有很多新产品问世，这些产品将成为SUV车迷们的最爱。新平台将成为自2011年第四代大切诺基问世以来这一车型最显著升级。新车全面升级后将有助于进一步提升其在同级车型中的竞争力。
Next-Generation Jeep Grand Cherokee To Use Alfa Romeo Platform
Last Friday, June 1, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles unleashed an onslaught of news about its next five years – ranging from a (possibly) Hellcat-powered Ram TRX to the return of the Alfa Romeo GTV. There was a lot to unpack for Maserati and Jeep, too. FCA has new products slipping filling new segments so the company can capture consumer trends – read: crossovers. Along with new products, the company is also updating several – including the popular, though aging, Jeep Grand Cherokee.
In the next five years, the Jeep will get a major refresh, and underpinning that new SUV will be the same platform from the Alfa Romeo Stelvio SUV and the Giulia sedan. "It started originally off the Alfa architecture, which has now been modified and extended to reach both a two-row and a three-row Grand Cherokee," FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne told Motor Authority. He also noted the platform would be adapted to reflect the requirements of Jeep.
Another advancement the next-gen Grand Cherokee will receive is more technology such as Level 2 self-driving capability that should all the SUV to brake, accelerate, steer, and change lanes on its own. By 2022, Level 3 self-driving assisted technology should arrive for the vehicle. The current-generation Grand Cherokee is a two-row affair with the automaker planning for a three-row SUV in the same segment. By 2022, there will be a new Renegade, a refreshed Compass, a new Cherokee, a Jeep truck, and the return of the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer. That’s a lot of new products for the company, and ones that will be popular with SUV-crazed consumers.
The new platform will be one of the most significant updates to the Grand Cherokee since the fourth-gen introduction for the 2011 model year. The Grand Cherokee is popular, and a thorough update should help it feel fresh amongst its competitors.