Goes Fast, Saves Gas, Bring Cash

Highs: Undeniably luxurious, the quickest new Grand Cherokee, a plug-in hybrid that can tow ORVs is our kind of contradiction. Lows: Uncertain handoff between gas and electric at low speeds, test-car issues, an expensive way to save gas.

- AUSTIN IRWIN

Hearing the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe described as the most fuel-efficient Jeep ever” gives us the warm fuzzies. It feels like a win for the world and makes us want to parade through an aisle at Whole Foods, high-fiving every farm-to-fork enthusiast until our palms turn red. But while the 4xe’s EPAestimated 56 MPGe and 26 miles of electric-only range are good for a Grand Cherokee, the plug-in-hybrid option is an expensive one.