Jeep's Grand Cherokee has been voted the world's best five-door off-roader by the UK's 4x4 magazine.

In a series of tests — each designed to put every vehicle through real off-road situations — the 2.7 CRD Grand Cherokee was awarded 193 points out of a possible 250.

John Carroll, editor of 4x4 magazine, said: "This test wasn't about just driving the vehicles through the biggest mud-hole we could find. With a spirit-level, protractor and tape measure, it was about measuring their competence in a true off-road environment.

"Our judges felt that Jeep's Grand Cherokee stood out as being the most capable, this-will-go-anywhere vehicle. The Jeep's coil-spring suspension and Quadra-Drive system puts the Grand Cherokee in a different off-road league to the others and makes it a worthy holder of the title of World's Best Off-Roader."

Vehicle - Points
Jeep Grand Cherokee - 193
Toyota Land Cruiser - 184
Nissan Terrano - 166
Nissan Patrol - 162
Mitsubishi Shogun - 160
Land Rover Discovery - 157
Hyundai Terracan - 144
Kia Sorento - 143
Mercedes-Benz ML - 130
BMW X5 - 105

The 10 tests looked at key off-road criteria such as suspension flexibility and approach and departure angles, as well as ground clearance and axle articulation. The testing also included real world tests with each car completing a hillclimb and obstacle courses.