In October, an expert group of automotive journalists spent two days of on and off-road evaluation time with the Grand Cherokee, Wrangler and competitors during the annual Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) ‘Truck Rodeo’. After votes were in, the 2011 Jeep® Grand Cherokee was deemed the “SUV of Texas” and “Full Size SUV of Texas”, while the 2011 Jeep® Wrangler Unlimited Sahara was named the “Mid Size SUV of Texas”.

“It was an honor to represent Jeep at the Texas Auto Writers Association ‘Truck Rodeo,’ and we are thrilled that this opinion-leading journalist organization has recognized the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee as the ‘SUV of Texas’ and the ‘Full-size SUV of Texas,’ and the iconic Jeep Wrangler Unlimited as the ‘Mid-size SUV of Texas,’ said Mike Manley, President and CEO — Jeep Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. “This new generation of the Jeep Grand Cherokee delivers the perfect blend of on-road refinement, superb craftsmanship, world-class design, improved fuel economy, innovative features, and legendary real-world capability.”

We’re proud of our Wrangler and Grand Cherokee, which took home the crown after extensive evaluation of their exterior styling, off-road capability and overall utility, value and fuel efficiency.