Jeep Commander Sport 3.0 CRD 
There are things that do not match. For example, pickled herring and strawberries. And there are things that should not fit together in the unanimous opinion. These include American cars and diesel engines. Although the oil burner the Americans in their driving style - powerful light-offs and cruise control sized cruising on endless highways - meet with the consumption perfect, despite economical common-rail technology and decried expensive measures for noise and emissions reduction is still as smelly, black-celled commercial vehicle engines. And yet, Jeep plant a Mercedes diesel in its two flagship Grand Cherokee and Commander and lets them both to go to the EU market. Grand Cherokee CRD, there were 2008 in the USA and got summarily on the 3.7 V6 approvals.
Interior and equipment
In the entry level sports include everything makes happy so far. U.S. typically may not be missing automatic transmission and cruise control. There are cloth seats with heated seats, six cup holders and of course, ABS and ESP. The center console is held a one Hellgrau-/Dunkelgraumix, but as the sport version will absolutely not be a luxury SUV and prefer to make a rustic and robust, which is more than okay. Place in the would-be's armored car in heaps. Taking out the Notsitzbank and flips to the back seat, you can easily inside sleep - for two, mind you.
driving performance and driving experience Compared to last year crossed 5.7 HEMI contribute V8 with 362 horsepower, the data of the diesel engine just enough to heave the two-ton box of the position: 3.0-liter, 218 hp. Man gets in, turns the key and the V6 diesel awakens with a roar to life you think you are sitting in a truck. Loud it is not, but the rumblings are already idle a sense of power and torque that you can be happy on the gas type. It is also the selector lever of the Mercedes-derived five-speed automatic transmission to D, releases the brake and the Commander rolled good-natured by the Court. At 30 I sneak to the first traffic light, which is naturally red. Before me, a two-kilometer long straight up to the motorway. The traffic light turns yellow. Of course, I'm from the 98 HP weak Mazda used to give a little more gas when starting. The traffic light turns green, unusually I release the brake and the accelerator as hard as elsewhere in the Mazda. No turbo lag. The diesel is a WRRRROOOOOOM of himself, which I answer with a "UUUUUUAAAAAAHHH !!!", as Commander of the rears and I have the feeling to end up with the driver's seat in the trunk. 510 Newton meters tear the Jeep from the spot - an elderly couple at the roadside shows me the shocked Vogel, as the power-wall unit vorbeischnauft them. When I look at the speedometer, are already at 70 km / h and I take the foot off the gas. A voice in the back of his head shouts at me:
Hell, to moving smoothly, you idiot! fit to run this start in radio at a time
Start me up of the Rolling Stones. Thanks Radio PSR is, then this officer I am the wild steer to the highway exit A14 towards Grimsby. On the acceleration lane ... but I may WRRRROOOOOOM, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, foot off the gas, cruise control clean. We see from Keith Richards guitar is rest. The diesel growls at 2500 Tour to himself, the Commander slides on the shaft torque and swallows the transverse joints down easy. Too bad that we are no highways. The steering is amazingly direct and oversight deserves thanks to the box-shaped little criticism. Wiesel Flink I can it on the way back to the dealers by the city traffic circles.
costs
No question, compared to the Hemi, the diesel is a piggy bank. 11-13 liters should schedule one, or better aerodynamically Grand Cherokee attack. The Sport version is no longer available, but good copies with 80,000 km or 48,400 km in this case are already accounted for just over 20,000 euros. Good pay the jeep of course leaves the Limited version. For 55 690 € you get a Land yacht with all-wheel drive. In ranking the country for over 60 290 €. You need that but only if it is not on the price difference matters. That should be the target group but Wump. The motor vehicle tax for vehicles registered before 01.07.2009 € 463 a year, brand new all should pay more again with 615 €. For the HEMI € 384 will be charged.
Conclusion Yes, I know he is an evil, spritsaufendes, polluting SUV. But the Jeep Commander polarized in a world drowning in political correctness and comes from a cult brand. No CW-value-delusion, diesel power at its best, moderate consumption, space without end. The shape like it, or not. The question remains whether one wants it. I say it this way: From Political Correctness I've never held what.
