Compare the2024 Jaguar I-PaceVS 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee

For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Jaguar I-Pace have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The Jeep Grand Cherokee doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

Both the I-Pace and Grand Cherokee have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The I-Pace has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The Grand Cherokee’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

The I-Pace’s standard pretensioning seatbelts also sense rear collisions and remove slack from the seatbelts to help protect the occupants from whiplash and other injuries. The Grand Cherokee doesn’t offer a whiplash protection system.

To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the I-Pace. But it costs extra on the Grand Cherokee.

Both the I-Pace and Grand Cherokee have rear cross-traffic warning, but the I-Pace has Rear Traffic Braking (automatically applies the brakes) to better prevent a collision when backing near traffic. The Grand Cherokee’s Rear Cross Path Detection doesn’t automatically brake.

Both the I-Pace and the Grand Cherokee have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras and rear cross-path warning.

The I-Pace comes with a full 5-year/60,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The Grand Cherokee’s 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty expires 2 years or 24,000 miles sooner.

The I-Pace’s corrosion warranty is 1 year longer than the Grand Cherokee’s (6 vs. 5 years).

Jaguar pays for scheduled maintenance on the I-Pace for 3 years longer than Jeep pays for maintenance for the Grand Cherokee (5 years vs. 2 years).

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2023 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Jaguar vehicles are better in initial quality than Jeep vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Jaguar above average in initial quality. With 6 more problems per 100 vehicles, Jeep is rated lower.

The I-Pace’s electric motors produces 101 more horsepower (394 vs. 293) and 255 lbs.-ft. more torque (512 vs. 257) than the Grand Cherokee’s standard 3.6 DOHC V6. The I-Pace’s electric motors produces 19 more horsepower (394 vs. 375) and 42 lbs.-ft. more torque (512 vs. 470) than the Grand Cherokee 4xe’s standard 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder hybrid.

As tested in Motor Trend the Jaguar I-Pace is faster than the Jeep Grand Cherokee:

On the EPA test cycle the I-Pace gets better mileage than the Grand Cherokee running on electricity:

On the EPA test cycle the I-Pace gets better mileage than the Grand Cherokee running its gasoline engine:

The I-Pace can travel with zero emissions on a full charge for 217 to 246 miles. The Grand Cherokee 4xe has to start its internal combustion engine after only 26 miles.

The I-Pace has a standard locking charge port which locks and unlocks with the power locks. The fuel filler door is not lockable on the Grand Cherokee. A locking charge port prevents tampering and damage; a locking fuel door helps prevent fuel theft and vandalism, such as sugar in the tank.

In its Green Vehicle Guide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rates the Jaguar I-Pace higher (10 out of 10) than the Jeep Grand Cherokee (7). This means the I-Pace produces up to 11.8 pounds less smog-producing pollutants than the Grand Cherokee every 15,000 miles.

The I-Pace stops much shorter than the Grand Cherokee:

The I-Pace’s standard tires provide better handling because they have a lower 50 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Grand Cherokee Laredo’s standard 70 series tires. The I-Pace’s optional tires have a lower 40 series profile than the Grand Cherokee Summit Reserve’s 45 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the I-Pace has standard 20-inch wheels. Smaller 17-inch wheels are standard on the Grand Cherokee Laredo. The I-Pace’s optional 22-inch wheels are larger than the 21-inch wheels on the Grand Cherokee Summit Reserve.

The front and rear suspension of the I-Pace uses air springs for a smoother, controlled ride than the Grand Cherokee, which uses coil springs. Air springs maintain proper ride height and ride more smoothly.

The I-Pace’s front to rear weight distribution is more even (50% to 50%) than the Grand Cherokee’s (52% to 48%). This gives the I-Pace more stable handling and braking.

The I-Pace HSE handles at .90 G’s, while the Grand Cherokee 4x4 pulls only .79 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

The I-Pace HSE executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 3.3 seconds quicker than the Grand Cherokee Limited 4x4 (24.8 seconds @ .77 average G’s vs. 28.1 seconds @ .58 average G’s).

The I-Pace is 9.2 inches shorter than the Grand Cherokee, making the I-Pace easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The I-Pace is 9.5 inches shorter in height than the Grand Cherokee, making the I-Pace much easier to wash and garage and drive (lower center of gravity).

The design of the Jaguar I-Pace amounts to more than styling. The I-Pace has an aerodynamic coefficient of drag of .29 Cd. That is significantly lower than the Grand Cherokee (.357) and many sports cars. A more efficient exterior helps keep the interior quieter and helps the I-Pace get better fuel mileage.

The I-Pace’s front and rear power windows all open or close fully with one touch of the switches, making it more convenient at drive-up windows and toll booths, or when talking with someone outside the car. The Grand Cherokee’s standard rear power window switches have to be held the entire time to open or close them fully.

If the windows are left open on the I-Pace the driver can close them all from a distance using the remote. On a hot day the driver can also lower the windows the same way. The driver of the Grand Cherokee can only operate the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

The I-Pace’s rain-sensitive wipers adjust their speed and turn on and off automatically based on the amount of rainfall on the windshield. This allows the driver to concentrate on driving without constantly adjusting the wipers. The Grand Cherokee’s standard intermittent wipers change speed with vehicle speed, but can’t turn on and off or change speed based on changing rainfall.

Heated windshield washer nozzles are optional on the I-Pace to prevent washer fluid and nozzles from freezing and help continue to keep the windshield clear in sub-freezing temperatures. The Grand Cherokee doesn’t offer heated windshield washer nozzles.

In poor weather, headlights can lose their effectiveness as grime builds up on their lenses. This can reduce visibility without the driver realizing. The I-Pace offers available headlight washers to keep headlight output high. The Grand Cherokee doesn’t offer headlight washers.

The I-Pace has a standard heated steering wheel to take the chill out of steering on extremely cold winter days before the vehicle heater warms up. A heated steering wheel costs extra on the Grand Cherokee.

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Jaguar I-Pace has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) in the center console. Wireless charging costs extra on the Grand Cherokee and isn’t available on the Grand Cherokee Laredo A.