2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk 4x4 drive review - Autoweek
The mighty Cherokee takes on Moab, and Hwy. So there we were, hopelessly trapped in what was fast becoming another desperate situation: unable to move and pinned like so much stinky road kill between… the seatback of the swivel chair and the ergonomically correct OSHA-approved keyboard. Just then, as things were at their grimmest, the computer pinged and an e-mail popped up from Jeep. “We have some Cherokees in Moab. Just when we had about given up hope and were ready to chew off one or maybe both arms to escape, along comes Jeep to pull us from the quagmire and futility of everyday suburban living. Granted, there wasn’t much news value in the 2015 Cherokee. And with the exception of a few improvements like stop/start technology and the addition of low-speed crash mitigation to the forward collision warning system it was the same Cherokee that debuted two years ago with that front end that looked like... But that was no reason to miss out on Moab desert adventure was it. The Cherokees waiting in Moab were all Trail-Rated Trailhawks, the best of the Cherokee line when it came to rock-crawling and off-roading. Of the three 4x4 systems available on the Cherokee – Active Drive I, Active Drive II and Active Drive Lock – we had the spec-chart-topping Active Drive Lock. Since the engine sits transversely up front, Active Drive automatically disconnects the rear driveshaft and axle when they. Source: autoweek.com
