▁for ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁from ▁the ▁II HS , ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁Cons um ers ▁Dig est ▁Best ▁Bu y ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Saf est ▁SU V ▁in ▁America ▁by ▁MS N ▁Aut os , ▁and ▁T ruck ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁by ▁The ▁Detroit ▁News . ▁ ▁Like ▁previous ▁gener ations , ▁the ▁W K 2 ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁ch ass is ▁is ▁a ▁steel ▁un ib ody . ▁Un like ▁previous ▁gener ations , ▁it ▁features ▁four - w heel ▁independent ▁susp ension ▁for ▁better ▁on - road ▁handling . ▁The ▁W K 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Dur ango ▁use ▁a ▁Ch rys ler ▁designed ▁and ▁engine ered ▁platform / ch ass is ▁that ▁Mer cedes - B enz ▁later ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁Mer cedes - B enz ▁W 1 6 6 ▁series . ▁The ▁Ch rys ler ▁designed ▁platform ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Da imer Ch rys ler ▁engineering ▁projects ▁that ▁were ▁to ▁launch ▁the ▁W K 2 ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁with ▁the ▁Mer cedes - B enz ▁ML ▁to ▁follow . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁subsequent ▁sale ▁and ▁bank rupt cy ▁of ▁Ch rys ler , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee ▁launch ▁was ▁delayed ▁and ▁the ▁ML ▁launched ▁before ▁the ▁Grand ▁Ch ero kee . ▁ ▁Four ▁wheel ▁drive ▁systems ▁include ▁Qu ad ra - T rac ▁I , ▁Qu ad ra - T rac ▁II , ▁and ▁Qu ad ra -