I'm not familiar with the Cape but I have a KL Cherokee Trailhawk and it has an ability to put power to the ground that gives me confidence beyond what I've had in any 4x4 I've driven off road previously (80-series Cruiser, WJ and KJ). As I understand the Renegade uses more or less the same 4x4 systems. Yeah, you need to be mindful of clearance and wheel travel with modern 4x4's but as with anything, pick your lines and take appropriate recovery gear.
So in terms of 'general' 4x4 ability I'd have few concerns, however, if I were doing the cape in the KL, I'd give some thought to water crossings - we've all seen the pics of water over the bonnet on that trip... The KL and Renegade both have 'official' water fording depths of just over 50cm - I'd estimate the lowest point of the air intake on the KL to be maybe 70cm. I'd be thinking about some way of extending the height of the air intake, within the engine bay at the very least, for a little extra piece of mind. That said, I don't know what other parts might be vulnerable to water if the 'official' wading depth is exceeded.
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