What's Wrong With This Picture: Crossing The Rubicon Edition

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  • Lorenzo Lorenzo on May 21, 2010

    Folks, this vehicle redesign was started in the last days of Daimler ownership, and was the only "new" design Cerberus didn't kill. It's supposed to be a luxury CUV that trades on the Jeep reputation and generates a bigger margin for the parent company. It looks like it'll do that, if the build quality is decent. Even Sergio questioned the logic of putting that effort into a niche vehicle over upgrading the bread-and-butter compact/midsize models, but the decision had already been made/continued by the two entities that destroyed the successful Chrysler Corp. of the '90s. there's nothing that can be done except put it on the market and hope potential Traverse/Enclave shoppers will give it a look.

  • Jacksonbart Jacksonbart on May 21, 2010

    I am not in the market for an SUV, not unless I turn into Jake Gyllenhaal from the 'Day After Tommorrow'. I would rather have a 4wd wagon/sedan. Thankfully I can avoid both since the wife has one already. Its a doctored photo, its new, its more generic looking, but I sure hope they find some buyers and soon as I am about tapped out in terms of the Govt spending my future earnings before I earn it.

  • GregLocock That's a bodge, not a solution. Your diff now has bits of broken off metal floating around in it.
  • The Oracle Well, we’re 3-4 years in with the Telluride and right around the time the long term durability issues start to really take hold. This is sad.
  • CoastieLenn No idea why, but nothing about a 4Runner excites me post-2004. To me, they're peak "try-hard", even above the Wrangler and Gladiator.
  • AZFelix A well earned anniversary.Can they also attend to the Mach-E?
  • Jalop1991 The intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft may not be fully engaged due to suspected improper assembly by the supplier. Over time, partial engagement can cause damage to the intermediate shaft splines. Damaged shaft splines may result in unintended vehicle movement while in Park if the parking brake is not engagedGee, my Chrysler van automatically engages the parking brake when we put it in Park. Do you mean to tell me that the idjits at Kia, and the idjit buyers, couldn't figure out wanting this in THEIR MOST EXPENSIVE VEHICLE????
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