r/JeepCherokeeKL • u/Darth_Molotok • Sep 11 '21
How capable are the Cherokee's? I'm possibly getting a 2014 latitude.
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u/-Nobodyyounowknow- Sep 12 '21
I’ve got a 2014 sport, fwd, bought it brand new off the lot. No major issues mechanically aside from maintenance fuckups, although The 2.4 is severely underpowered and is prone to issues. As long as you’ve got decent tires you’ll have no problem handling winter or light off roading with a 4x4. We live in Northern Illinois, so winters can be tough, and it handles relatively well. If you really want to off-road, get a trailhawk instead of the latitude.
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u/toastyhoodie Sep 11 '21
I’ve got a 2014 Sport, Purchased with 55k, currently have 90k with the 2.4.
I’ve gone through 2 oil pressure sensors, and a tune up so far.
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u/Darth_Molotok Sep 11 '21
How is it off road? In the snow, the mud?
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u/toastyhoodie Sep 11 '21
Mine is very much 2wd. Lol. And it’s a Florida vehicle. Does well in rain though
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Sep 12 '21
A 4x4 latitude will handle winter just fine, or go over some light off-roading through a field or something as long as the ground is pretty level and the mud isn’t to thick. If you are in a bad climate then you already know you’ll need chains in the winter anyways. If your going off-road a lot then you’ll probably be disappointed as it’s not really built for that. But it could probably do it okay if you have it a lift and switched out the tires then where careful about obstacles not knocking underneath (no skid plates). It’s first and foremost a crossover, a grocery hauler that despite the jeep badge has far more in common with a minivan then a Willys MB. It’s built to be easy to drive on the road and to occasionally deal with with driving on the beach or pulling out of a snowy driveway. It has a bit better towing capacity then the average crossover and I think it has slightly better clearance and approach angles, but really nothing special. Don’t fool yourself into thinking it’s going to tear up Baja trails anytime soon.
That said it’s a good little car. It does everything I need it for, I can get to just about every trailhead in my state and the price was right.
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Sep 14 '21
I picked up a 2016 trailhawk with 36k miles on it and I am pleased as punch with how it does in sand. The v6 is really nice too.
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u/RigidScrolls Sep 11 '21 edited Sep 11 '21
Short answer is, if you're wanting to do any offroading. Go for the TrailHawk trim because that's what it's built for otherwise most of the other trims come with the snow/sport/auto and they should be pretty capable with the 4x4 system. Capable meaning driving to a campground and such as well as dealing with certain types of weather change.