New Cherokee coming out?

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I had a chance to chew the rag with the Jeep people at the Minnesota State Fair, and one of the guys mentioned that Jeep was coming out with a new vehicle named the Cherokee. This will be a big vehicle with a 3rd seat, obviously designed to compete with the Ford Expedition. Anyone know anything about this. It seems Jeep is becoming more and more like any other SUV maker.

Also, I asked if there would ever be a Liberty with full instrumentation. The sales guy had to look to see that the Liberty on display didn't have a voltmeter and oil gauge. This seems to be a trend in smaller SUVs nowdays. I also pointed out that the Liberty was really too small to sleep in, and he didn't have much to say.

TJim · Accepted Answer

Did you ask him about putting the 2" back into the suspension?  How aboutgetting rid of the IFS, or at least, offering a solid axle option?  Ask himabout offering a 4.0 inline 6 with good low end torque instead of the v6.

TJim · Answer

Likewise.

bounce · Answer

What jeep really needs is a long, 4 door wrangler. In the world market for 4x4's 'jeep' is a generic term for a 4x4, but actual Jeeps are a minor player. Toyota Landcruiser Nissan Patrol and Mitsubishi montero/pajero are the preferred, durable machines.

Here in Haiti you cannot even buy a wrangler from the Jeep dealer. They sell Liberty and Grand. The Toyota Land Cruiser II is the best utility car you can buy. Land Rover is good too, but expensive.

That Wrangler Safari that daimler/chrysler showed a few years back is what they should do for the real market for real off road cars.

They should have keptthe xj in production as a utility car alongside the civilianized Liberty.

M> I had a chance to chew the rag with the Jeep people at the Minnesota

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