I know Durango was.
Not sure GC L is competition to Yukon and Yukon XL. Body on frame, much bigger trunk etc. I mean, I can see some people cross shopping.I would say Yukon XL is competition to Wagoneer.
Not saying that the GC-L is competition to the Yukon/Yukon XL, but that Grand Cherokee/Grand Cherokee L are the same arrangement, with the 3-row version tacked on as a sub-model after the fact.
As for comparing, my point is that price wise and technically GC L should be absolute leader in that segment of unibody three row family SUV's. But it is not. It is not bcs. of all reliability image issues (like the fact that they cannot/don't want fix heat exchanger issue).
Well, it is in the top 5 if we aren't restricting it to the "L" version and instead going by just "Grand Cherokee", which includes the 2-row version the vehicle has historically sold as. The 3-row version is a new addition to the lineup and most of the sales, unsurprisingly, are of the 2-row version.
I don't think people are shunning the "L" version due to reliability issues, as if that were the case, the non-L version, which is the same vehicle, would also be impacted and combined, they wouldn't be in the top-5.
Also, the L was available with the 5.7L HEMI up until quite recently. The pictures I posted in this thread were of that model, but apparently, even though they show on the website, you can't order that configuration anymore.
Price may be a factor. The L with the HEMI that I posted pictures of stickers for $94,000. A Palisade Ultimate at my local Hyundai dealer is $62,000. That's a rather huge difference.
They are late in introducing Hurricane engines, etc. Others are just much faster and more flexible in this game.
Hurricane first appeared in the Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer combo and is now in the RAM. It is not yet available in Grand Cherokee. Meanwhile, in the WK2, you could get he 475HP 6.4L (what I have) or the 707HP 6.2L Supercharged.