Jeep glows up the Cherokee, NIO rolls out flagship sedan

The long-awaited refresh of the Jeep Grand Cherokee is finally here, and it's a big boy. The new Grand Cherokee L a massive 204.9 inches long with features styling taken straight from the beautiful 2020 Grand Wagoneer Concept. The interior is completely new and quite luxurious, with the high-end Summit Reserve trim featuring hand-wrapped Palermo leather and open-pore waxed walnut wood. The trim also swaps the 8.4 inches center touchscreen with and a 10.1 inch UConnect 5 infotainment system, while the seats get  6-way power-adjustability. Power-wise, the base 3.6 liter V6 is adequate, but the top end versions get the 5.7 liter Hemi V8 making 357 HP and 390 lb-ft of torque. Being a Jeep, the car offers a solid 8.3 inches of ground clearance, with a 30.1-degree approach angle in the most aggressive off-road setting. Cool.

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Nissan went belly down, Jaguar goes the extra mile

Form a classic to a newcomer, the Chinese EV car company NIO finally got around to showing off their new flagship sedan. NIO ET7 is the eclectic luxury sedan that has all the bells and whistles you would expect from a new electric car. The interior of the car is luxurious with features such as panoramic sunroof, hidden air vents, 23 speakers, 10.2" instrument cluster, and a 12.8" center display. Power comes from two electric motors generating 644 HP and 627 lb-ft of torque with a 0-100 of 3.9 seconds. Nio is offering two types of battery for the new vehicle, one 70 kWh and 100 kWh battery. A 150 kWh battery option is also on its way, which will give the car an estimated range of a massive 1000 km. In addition to this, NIO intended to fit all cars with their NIO Aquila sensor suit based NIO Autonomous Driving system.