- 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁new ▁ 3 . 0   L ▁CR D ▁tur b od ies el ▁engine ▁is ▁available ▁in ▁European ▁mark ets ▁as ▁ ▁low - power ▁version . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁S RT 8 , ▁which ▁started ▁production ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁is ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁▁ 6 . 4   L ▁H emi ▁V 8 ▁engine . ▁Je ep ▁claims ▁the ▁new ▁S RT 8 ▁gets ▁ 1 3   percent ▁better ▁fuel ▁economy ▁than ▁its ▁prede cess or . ▁To ▁keep ▁the ▁gas ▁mile age ▁respect able , ▁Je ep ▁has ▁employed ▁a ▁new ▁active ▁exhaust ▁system ▁that ▁lets ▁Ch rys ler ' s ▁cyl inder - de activ ating ▁F uel ▁Sa ver ▁Technology ▁operate ▁over ▁a ▁wider ▁r pm ▁band . ▁Ch rys ler ▁claims ▁that ▁with ▁the ▁larger ▁gas ▁tank , ▁the ▁SU V ▁can ▁now ▁travel ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁tank , ▁while ▁other ▁sources ▁estimate ▁range ▁to ▁be ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁Je ep ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁India ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Al ong side ▁the ▁W r ang ler , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁model ▁to ▁be ▁sold ▁directly ▁by ▁Je ep ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Je eps ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁under ▁license ▁by ▁Mah ind ra ▁in ▁India ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁