Jeep Grand Cherokee with 3.0L diesel V6 to bow in Geneva

Chrysler wants to sell a healthy amount of Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV in Europe, but the Auburn Hills, Mich.-based auto manufacturers do not pass the without a diesel option. Therefore, team Pentastar, a new 3.0-liter oil burner unveil early next month at the Geneva Motor Show. The new mill packs 241 hp and 406 pound-feet of torque, more than enough grunt to motivate Jeep's beautiful Ute.

The new plant will feature Fiat MultiJetII technology, which the new engine clean and efficient, with 10 percent more output and eight percent more torque than the outgoing CRD Chrysler offering. The new engine also carries a lower compression ratio of 16.5:1, the minimization of harmful emissions. Chrysler claims that the new 3.0-liter to 8.3 liters per 100 km average, while the emissions come in at an average of 218 g / km. Chrysler also has a detuned version of the engine, with 191 hp and 324 lb-ft of torque. This mill will be for the Grand Cherokee is available in more countries.

Chrysler tells us that he fitted new diesel Grand Cherokee will be available in European markets by the end of the first half of 2011. Chrysler has no plans to offer this engine here in the U.S., unfortunately announced. Hit the jump to read about the Chrysler press release.

Chrysler fixes Grand Cherokee handling issue identified by Consumer Reports

According to Consumer Reports, Chrysler has a processing fee issue with the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, that the publication addressed discovered in independent tests. During a double lane-change emergency braking CR testers found a considerable amount of slide and hop on the limit of traction. Chrysler engineers went to the magazine test track, get the results before returning to Auburn Hills with a solution to be checked. In December, the car manufacturer, a software update for the stability of the vehicle control, and had made all Grand Cherokee models from the factory since the update.

Consumer Reports has recently updated the 2011 Grand Cherokee to the test at the track again and found that the problem was fixed. The large SUV managed an average speed of 50 MPH to keep through the course and acted on and beyond the limits of vehicle traction. The update has helped to improve the vehicle Consumer Reports rating for the Grand Cherokee from a 66 to A 71st