NEWS that the Jeep Grand Cherokee has won another award is music to the ears of everyone down at Whitehouse of Maidstone Chrysler and Jeep.

For the luxurious Jeep took the honours in the Used 4x4 of the Year category of Used Car Buyer magazine's annual awards.

In winning the award the Grand Cherokee received praise for purpose, value for money, running costs, reliability, residual value and image.

And as Whitehouse has an extensive array of new and used Grand Cherokees on view at its Broadway dealership, the award is the perfect tonic in its bid to beat the 4x4 competition.

Mark Wood, dealer principal at Whitehouse of Maidstone, said: "Receiving the 4x4 of the Year award from Used Car Buyer is the equivalent to a royal seal of approval - and you can't get much better than that. The Grand Cherokee is an awesome machine. We have a superb line up of used vehicles from the Jeep line-up."

The Jeep Grand Cherokee comes in four specification levels: 4.0 Limited, 2.7 CRD Limited, V8 Limited and the top-of-the-range V8 Overland. New prices start from £27,995.