2008 Jeep Liberty photos

Current Liberty styling will undergo a major change for '08. There will be similarities with the current Dodge Nitro (being built at the same factory as current Liberty's). The Nitro will be the "on-road" version, giving Dodge customers a choice of a smaller option to the Durango.

The Liberty is to retain its "off-road" capabilities.

Advance photos at:

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IMHO, isn't this "common platform" concept what got the US carmakers in trouble a few years ago when virtually all the cars from a manufacturer were basically the same with only restyled trim, grills & interiors? I understand the need to reduce costs, but when you have to see the name plate to tell the difference between models, they get boring.

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What!!?? No 7 slots? Something not right here, you SURE this is a KJ ???

If so, it looks like ASS! Currently the Libby is the best looking lil SUV out there, this looks like they whacked it with an ugly stick!

Kate

06 Rhooobe-Kahn

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Kate

It looks like they were going for the retro 40s-50s panel truck look in the front end.

I found this interesting: "Confirmed: a 4.0 liter V6 or a new 3.8 liter V6 for minivans and Pacificas. The 4.0 is 255 hp with about 265 lb-ft of torque. It's not tuned for "paper racing" (that is, with an inflated horsepower rating), but apparently has a nice torque curve and gas mileage similar to the 2004 215 hp / 245 lb-ft 3.8 liter V6 (which was rated 18 city, 25 highway, only 1 mpg less than the

3.3). ("hawida" noted that the 3.8 had been changed to 205 hp, 240 lb-ft for 2006, possibly due to new measurement rules by SAE.)

"Chrysler has generally tuned its minivan engines for low horsepower and high torque, since off-the-line full-load acceleration is more important than fast unloaded quarter-mile sprints (of the type magazines use). Thus, its engines' horsepower ratings should not be blindly compared with those of popular cars."

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billy ray

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L.W.(Bill) Hughes III

They are there. Enlarge the pics, and look under the screen.

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Retiredff

So... the giant (plus) + sign is a facade that hides them then...?? Kate

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Kate

Not hides, but disguises them. Remember, it is an '08 model. They don't want you to know what it looks like.

Manufacturers will go to great lengths to change (hide, disguise, etc) the look of new vehicles when they are out testing them. It keeps people guessing.

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Retiredff

You're possibly looking at the Dodge Nitro, dang near the same thing. You can see a picture of it in the 2nd link given in the OP under the Jeep Liberty/Dodge Nitro heading. The 1st link in the OP shows a covered up version with apparently a front cover for the Nitro, but you can see the sloted grill through the mesh, particularly in the 4th photo.

Brandonb

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Dave Milne

Well, then maybe there IS hope. I thought that the vinly bra was all the camo it had and saw the other as the grille. Pretty high on the yuck factor.

Not that I'm planning on buying another one, but still...

Kate

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Kate

Those living in Southeast Michigan get to see this all the time. BTW a couple weeks ago a KJ Rubicon Unlimited was sitting in my parking lot. I went out with our eBay camera and got some pics but I can't find the damn disk now. I never got to talk to the driver, who was shopping in my store, by the time I had a chance to look for him (s)he had left. It did have Michigan manufacturer plates on it.

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I could live with that, if they got rid of the IFS...

/herb

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Herb Leong

Our '05 has 32K on it now. Sue loves her 'Lil Jeepy. :) I just bought an '05 RAM 1500. Gotta have a pickup.

Ed

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Kate

Heh, maybe.

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