Difference between revisions of "Grand Cherokee 5.9"

[[Image:Pictures013.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A Deep Slate 1998 Grand Cherokee 5.9L (Note hood louvers and mesh grill inserts)]]

[[Image:Pictures013.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A Deep Slate 1998 Grand Cherokee 5.9L (Note hood louvers and mesh grill inserts)]]

The '''5.9 Limited''' was a [[Jeep]] [[Grand Cherokee]] produced only for the 1998 model year, having more luxury and performance than that of the regular Limited. Chrysler churned out nearly a quarter million Grand Cherokees in 1998. Of those, less than fifteen thousand were 5.9s. It housed a Magnum 5.9&nbsp;L [[V8]] engine with an output of {{Convert|245|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} and {{Auto ft.lbf|345|0}} of torque, going from zero to {{convert|60|mi/h|km/h|-1|abbr=on}} in only 7.3 seconds<ref>Peterson's 4-wheel & Off-road, February 1998, at 81</ref> (Motor Trend measured this at a slightly faster 6.8 seconds <ref>Motor Trend, January 1998, page 51</ref>''see'' Motor Trend, January 1998, page 51), making it the quickest SUV available that year.  The straight line performance of the 1998 5.9L V8 has been surpassed by Jeep only with the 2006 introduction of the 6.1l SRT8 HEMI grand Cherokee. The 5.9 Jeep Grand Cherokee was named the 1998 four-wheel drive vehicle of the year by Peterson's 4-wheel & Off-Road . <ref>'' Peterson's 4-wheel & Off-road'', February 1998, at 81 </ref> Other features separated the 5.9 from the standard Limited model including<ref>''ID.''</ref>:

The '''5.9 Limited''' was a [[Jeep]] [[Grand Cherokee]] produced only for the 1998 model year, having more luxury and performance than that of the regular Limited. Chrysler churned out nearly a quarter million Grand Cherokees in 1998. Of those, less than fifteen thousand were 5.9s. It housed a Magnum 5.9&nbsp;L [[V8]] engine with an output of {{Convert|245|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} and {{Auto ft.lbf|345|0}} of torque, going from zero to {{convert|60|mi/h|km/h|-1|abbr=on}} in only 7.3 seconds<ref>Peterson's 4-wheel & Off-road, February 1998, at 81</ref> (Motor Trend measured this at a slightly faster 6.8 seconds <ref>Motor Trend, January 1998, page 51</ref>''see'' Motor Trend, January 1998, page 51), making it the quickest SUV available that year.  The straight line performance of the 1998 5.9L V8 has been surpassed by Jeep only with the 2006 introduction of the 6.1l SRT8 HEMI grand Cherokee. The 5.9 Jeep Grand Cherokee was named the 1998 four-wheel drive vehicle of the year by Peterson's 4-wheel & Off-Road . <ref>'' Peterson's 4-wheel & Off-road'', February 1998, at 81 </ref> Other features separated the 5.9 from the standard Limited model including<ref>''ID.''</ref>: