Jeep Commander

The utilitarian sport (SUV) of seven places up to now formed a niche inside of the niche, with quite limited offer of models, being the most recent Audi Q7, of price in the heights. When shimmering that opportunity, DaimlerChrysler he/she starts to offer Jeep Commander, a derived of Grand Cherokee that uses the same architecture, mechanization, suspensions and system of permanent total traction now. In fact, it is first Jeep with seven banks. Clear project intention, its more rustic lines send to the tradition of the mark that, in the last times, had been attenuated even in Cherokee Sport. Indicators of this more style “durão” they are the windshield, the back optic group and the rectangular and vertical lateral glasses, something debatable, but that attract a faithful public.
DC bets in the price of R$ 237 thousand to attract buyers that need the two extra positions in the third array. And it was about placing Monday and third arrays in different plans in order to improve the visibility for the occupants, as it happens in theaters and movies. A step in the roof allows elevations around 12 cm for each array. Of the last for the first, therefore, there is a difference of 24 cm. All the banks behind are rebatíveis and they form plane platforms. Commander won a new steering wheel and the superior part of the panel is different from it of Grand Cherokee. Another novelty, the solar roof divides in three parts, and in the array of the there are half two fixed sections, one beside the other.
In the total length of the vehicle they are just 4 cm extras, so that the space for legs in the last array is very limited. The limit of the comfort is in the stature below 1,60 m, although those two passengers count with independent system of air conditioning. The access is reasonable. If seven passengers travel, they just remain 170 liters for baggage, but the volume can increase excellent 973 liters even in the five passengers' case. Or 1.775 liters with all the rebutted back banks.
The motor Hemi V8 of 5,7 liters and 326 cv/51 kgm are also the same to it of Grand Cherokee. It maintains, besides, the desligamento of four cylinders in cruzeiro speed that, in ideal conditions, it saves up to 20% of gasoline. The active system of permanent traction 4x4 Block-Drive II, with reduced, possesses electronic distribution of torque in the central diferencial. You differentiate yourselves lineman and back of limited sliding they received electronic gerenciamento. The automatic exchange box of five speeds with command manual seqüencial has programs of changes, including a specific one for towings.
Commander just comes in a version, quite it completes. There is sensor of parking, windshield cleaners with sensor of rain and monitoração of pressure of the tires, only to mention some. Available still a complete line of accessories of Mopar, of lights off-road supports it of bicycle for roof.
A challenging space out of highway, in Campinas (SP), it was good to demonstrate the qualities of Commander. In spite of its 2.318 weight kg in march order—110 kg the more in relation to Grand Cherokee with the same motor—, it shows agility when winning obstacles. The back suspension still with rigid axis, solution of undeniable robustness, doesn't translate her in limit to the comfort. On the contrary, the long course of the suspensions and springs dimensionadas the impacts that the great differences of the soil impose decreases well. Ascents and gone down radicals are due without the smallest difficulty.
The answer of the traction 4x4 Block-Drive 2 now are faster: an eighth of turn of any wheel just allow to the system to identify the need of additional torque. If necessary, 100% of the force can be addressed for just a wheel, in case she is the only in conditions of providing movement to the vehicle. With so much available potency, they are rare the situations in that he/she becomes, in fact, necessary to place in action the reduced of 2,72:1. The electronic controls of traction also help.
Brakes ABS to disk in the four wheels with additional attendance in emergency and divider of performance for the two axes, besides front tongs of two pistons, assures great frenagem efficiency. The electronic broker of trajectory in curves includes an additional function, capable to mitigate eventual tendency to the capotagem the one that whole SUV, for its high center of gravity, is subject in severe conditions or for the driver's inability. In the case of Commander, the total height arrives to 1,82 m.

Many good the entrance angles (37°), of exit (24°) and of dorso (24°). They are going free from the soil of 21 cm and of 51 cm to 15 km/h to win flooded spaces are aptitude examples in the use severe out-of-highway. The total length of 4,79 m doesn't impede that has a reasonable turn diameter—12 m among guides—to facilitate the maneuvers. A weak point is the visibility for the back glass, because the elevated position of the last banks and respective head encostos disturb. Mirrors external superdimensionados compensate part of that disadvantage.