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Time to quit your bellyaching and pony up your pennies, Jeep fans. Chrysler has announced the [Jeep Grand Cherokee](http://www.autoblog.com/jeep/grand cherokee/) will bow with a 3.0-liter V6 turbodiesel engine in the first quarter of next year. The engine yields 237 horsepower and an impressive 406 pound-feet of torque, and all that twist shows up from 1,800 rpm on. If you’re counting, that’s 16 lb-ft more than the 5.7-liter V8. Expect to see it bolted to a six-speed automatic transmission. As you may recall, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard this news.
Jeep CEO [Mike Manley](http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mike manley/) let the news slip while speaking with Ward’s Auto at the [LA Auto Show](http://www.autoblog.com/tag/la auto show/), and said if buyer feedback is any indication, the new model should see healthy sales. Manley also pointed to the now deceased Liberty diesel, which the executive said that enjoyed a faithful, if small following. Odds are we’ll hear more about pricing and fuel economy when the diesel Grand Cherokee gets an official unveil at the [2013 Detroit Auto Show](http://www.autoblog.com/tag/detroit auto show/).Jeep Grand Cherokee headed for Detroit reveal on diesel power originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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