Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee Night Eagle released

Jeep Australia has released added-value versions of two of its most popular models, bringing black interior and exterior designs and more equipment to the cheapest 4x4 versions of the Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee.

Available in showrooms now, the MY19 Jeep Grand Cherokee Night Eagle is claimed to add more than $10,400 worth of extra customer value for $58,450 plus on-road costs — $5500 more than the entry-level Laredo 4x4 V6 auto on which it’s based. A 3.0-litre diesel version is $5000 pricier at $63,450 plus ORCs.

Meantime the smaller MY19 Jeep Cherokee Night Eagle package is said to add more than $6400 worth of extra customer value for $45,150 plus ORCs — $3200 more than the entry-level Longitude 4x4 V6 auto on which it’s based.

Following the success of similar urban-themed Blackhawk editions and the previous Cherokee special with the same name, the Night Eagle dark appearance package returns for MY19 with a host of black cosmetic additions inside and out.

For the Grand Cherokee, these include exclusive 20-inch split five-spoke black wheels with Jeep centre caps, a black seven-slot Jeep grille with silver mesh inserts, body-colour lower front and rear fascia with black inserts, black fog light bezels, black side window surrounds, black tail-light bezels, black rear step pad, black roof mouldings instead of roof rails, black Jeep and Grand Cherokee badging, a Night Eagle badge instead of Laredo badge on the latter and deep-tint privacy glass.

Inside, there’s all-black Capri leather seat upholstery with perforated suede inserts and black accent stitching, Jeep’s UConnect 8.4-inch navigation touch-screen with Apple Car Play and Android Auto, and a single-pane sunroof.

For the Cherokee, the Night Eagle extras are exclusive 18-inch black alloy wheels, gloss-black design features for the seven-slot grille, lower front fascia chin insert, roof rails and Jeep badging, plus matt-black Cherokee front door badging with gloss black surround.

Inside, there are gloss-black interior accents including piano-black bezels for the steering wheel, air-conditioning unit and door applique, plus the Longitude Technology Package as standard.

Jeep Cherokee Night Eagle:
Exterior
• Night Eagle exclusive 18-inch black alloy wheels with “Jeep” centre caps
• Gloss-Black 7-slot Jeep grille surrounds.
• Black side window surrounds (DLOs)
• Gloss Black fog lamp surrounds
• Gloss Black lower front fascia chin insert
• Gloss Black roof rails
• Matte Black ‘Cherokee’ front door badging with gloss black surround
• Gloss Black ‘4x4’ rear liftgate badging
• Gloss Black ‘Jeep’ badging; front bonnet and rear liftgate badge
• Night Eagle badge replaces Longitude badge on rear liftgate

Interior
• Piano Black Steering Wheel Bezel
• Piano Black Shift Knob Bezel
• Piano Black A/C Bezel
• Piano Black Door Applique
• Black Console Lid Accent Stitching
• Black Seat Accent Stitching

“We’re excited to bring two Night Eagle Special Editions to Australian customers, delivering a consistent sleek, urban dark look variant for both Grand Cherokee and Cherokee as well as value with almost 50 per cent customer advantage on the added content,” said Jeep Australia brand and product strategy director, Guillaume Drelon.

“Based off the most affordable AWD variants of both nameplates, the Night Eagle Special Editions provide not only a stunning and trendy look but also a very high content value to the customer which has in fact been improved further from their previous respective versions.”

How much do the Jeep Night Eagle editions cost?
Cherokee Night Eagle 3.2 (a) — $45,150
Grand Cherokee Night Eagle 3.5 (a) — $58,450
Grand Cherokee Night Eagle 3.0 (a) — $63,450