Ron Perry’s Opinion of the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8’s Comfort:
Like all SRT-8 vehicles I have driven, the seats in this Jeep Grand Cherokee are outstanding, with lots of lateral support top and bottom. Nice leather surrounds suede inserts that help keep you in place when attacking corners. The seats also have sufficient adjustment to find an acceptable driving position. Being equipped with an automatic transmission, there is a nice padded console for your right arm to rest on when it gets tired. Your left arm gets ignored because designers didn’t give much padding on the door support. Getting in and out is easy thanks to the assist handles built into the A-pillar.

Step into the back seat and room for knees and feet is tight, and passengers greater than six-feet-two-inches tall may start to feel crowded when it comes to headroom. The person that has it bad is the poor schmuck that draws the short straw and has to sit in the middle of the back seat. The area is narrow and both the top and bottom cushions are hard, so sitting there for a long period would be very difficult, not to mention being squeezed between two other riders. All of the fun is definitely up front.

Christian Wardlaw’s Opinion of the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8’s Comfort:
Across the board, Jeep Grand Cherokee comfort levels improved with the 2005 redesign, from the basic cloth seats in the Laredo to the leather chairs in the Overland. The Grand Cherokee SRT-8 gets specific front seats with bigger bolsters, and they are extremely comfortable and supportive. With a nice, wide, softly-padded upper door panel on which to rest a left arm during cruising; a thick steering wheel; and adjustable pedals, it’s easy to find the right driving position in this SUV. The rear seats are snug, with just enough foot and leg room for adults, accentuated with a soft center armrest. Packing gear requires hoisting objects onto a tall load floor and into a rather small cargo area.

Thom Blackett’s Opinion of the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8’s Comfort:
Even before hopping inside, a shopper considering the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 needs to realize that the ride is stiff to optimize handling. However, the interior compensates for the rigidity with firm, comfortable front bucket seats that have so much side bolstering as to make them feel a bit narrow. The seat bottom is long enough to provide ample leg support, adjustable headrests are substantial and well-padded, and the two-setting heat function is effective. Drivers get a tilt leather-wrapped steering wheel and adjustable pedals for a personalized fit.

Technically, the Jeep SRT-8 is classified as a five-passenger ride, but with the rear bucketed seat bottoms, stiff center cushion, and headrests only for the outboard seat locations, room for four is more realistic. And that’s assuming rear occupants are satisfied with minimal leg and foot room, a point somewhat remedied by the soft front seatbacks. A fold-down center armrest with cupholders provides some comfort, as do the padded armrests and sills on all four doors.